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Regulation 7.2.1: The FCCP shall ensure that all new staff, and any new individual with unsupervised access to children in the FCCH submits a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprinting Authorization Certificate by the Division.

“Upon review of the Associated Party list with the provider, it was determined that a household member had not completed the Background Clearing process as required. An authorization letter was issued on 12/29/23 for a household member and as of 8/23/24, this individual had not completed the out of state Registry check form. Corrective Action: By 9/23/24, complete and submit your out of state registry check form and submit it to the Division as directed on the form.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 3, 2024

Regulation 7.4.4: All staff, with the exception of substitutes, shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations.

“Review of the provider BFIS Quality and Credential account and post site visit follow up, found that a staff 5 hours of professional development were not completed for the period of 2/2023-2/2024. The provider was not able to provide additional certificates and conversation with provider confirm that the professional development hours had not been completed. Corrective Action: Develop a plan to complete the required 5 hours of professional development that were missed for the past year in addition to the remaining 7 hours of professional development needed for this year. By 9/23/24, submit a copy of this plan to this licensor at ann.sparrow@vermont.gov. Submit all training certifications to Northern Lights using the cover sheet.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 12, 2024

Regulation 7.6.2: The FCCP shall ensure all substitutes comply with legal mandates regarding child abuse and neglect in the rules in section 3.2 of these regulations.

“A substitute employed longer than 6 months did not complete a training on Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect. Corrective Action: By 11/22/21, have your staff complete a training on understanding and reporting Child Abuse and Neglect. Submit the certificate to Northern Lights and notify this licensor when the certificate has been sent.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 19, 2021

Regulation 3.3.7.3: Within six (6) months of initial date of employment, the FCCP and all staff shall maintain an up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential Account. Documentation, verification of qualifications, and all annual professional development activities as specified in the rules sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to NLCDC to be verified and maintained in BFIS.

“After a review of BFIS Quality and Credential accounts, it was determined that staff A, B and C employed longer than six (6) months did not have up to date BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts as required and was missing qualification and/or certification information. Corrective Action: By 11/22/21, review Staff A, B and C BFIS Quality and Credential accounts, submit missing documentation for qualifications and/or certification to Northern Lights at CCV with the required cover sheet. The Verification Cover Sheet can be found at: https://northernlightsccv.org/resource/verification-cover-sheet/ .Submit confirmation to this Licensor that all required information has been sent to Northern Lights at CCV.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 19, 2021

Regulation 2.5.2.5: Providing false information, incomplete information or misrepresentation of facts in obtaining a license, renewing a license or in the operation of the FCCH;

“When your program was called on July 21, you reported on several occasions that your attendance was accurate and reflected when children was in care. When you were made aware that we had written documentation and that at least two parents reported their children were not in care on days you included them on your attendance( you indicated one child in care for 8 days and the other was for 5 days) , you stated that you had put children as attending when they were not present and logging false hours on your calendar keeper and submitted for payment from the Child Development Division financial assistance unit for payment. Corrective Action: Effective immediately ensure that all communication shared with the Child Development Division be truthful. Review the provider's financial assistance responsibilities through available CDD resources and regulations from the State of Vermont and email this licensor the steps you have taken to informed yourself of your responsibilities and the steps you will take to ensure accurate documentation, as well as a statement of your intention to move forward and work collaboratively with the Child Development Division.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 11, 2020

Regulation 2.3.1.5: The FCCP shall not interfere with, impede, deter, provide false information or cause another to do any of the aforementioned, or in any manner hinder the Department or its agent(s) in an investigation or inspection.

“When the Child Development Division called your program on July 21, you stated that the attendance for November and December was accurate and that you had not requested at least two (2) families to report that their children were at the childcare once or twice a week, when they were not. Once we informed you that we had written documentation that you had asked parents' permission to enter false hours to keep us from asking if child care is warranted, and asking another to provide false information if we ask about the hours, you acknowledged that you had falsify your attendance and requested permission from parents to enter false hours and for them to provide false information if we ask. Corrective Action: Effective immediately, ensure that all your documentation, including attendance is accurate and no longer ask parents permission to add hours or to provide false information to representatives of the Division. Submit to the Division a statement of your understanding of the implications that may result from providing false information or asking someone else to provide false information to the Division.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 14, 2020

Regulation 3.3.6.5: Staffing Schedule: A licensed FCCP shall maintain a written record of the daily schedule for at least 365 days of all staff including the exact days and hours worked.

“Staff schedule records were missing for the month of November and the first week in December. The provider acknowledged that she had not included herself on the schedule and was missing information for the other staff. Corrective Action: Create a system that documents staff, including yourself, daily hours worked. Maintain these records as required.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 12, 2022

Regulation 6.2.2.4: The licensed FCCP shall ensure that the number of staff present meets requirements described in the chart below for ages of children, maximum group size, and staff/child ratios at any time of day.

“Provider and staff stated that one staff had been left alone with four (4) children under the age of two (2). Corrective Action: Effective immediately, care is to be provided within compliance with the allowable number and ages of children identified in the ratio chart for Licensed Family Childcare Homes listed within the Child Care Licensing Regulations for Registered and Licensed Family Child Care Homes. Submit a Program Improvement Plan that contains the steps taken to ensure compliance to the number of children to be in care at one time.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 12, 2022

Regulation 7.2.1: The FCCP shall ensure that all new staff, and any new individual with unsupervised access to children in the FCCH submits a Records Check Authorization form to the Division and shall submit to fingerprinting at a location designated by the Division after having received the Fingerprinting Authorization Certificate by the Division.

“A substitute, left alone in the program in charge of 5 children, was not on the associated party list and no record check authorization form had been submitted to the Division. Corrective Action: Complete and submit a background check authorization form on the substitute present during the visit to the Child Development Division by November 4th, 2019.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 31, 2019