Little Angels Early Education Center

Regulation 5.1.2: General Health Examinations: Within forty-five (45) days of enrollment, the licensee shall obtain documentation of the child's age appropriate well care exam from the parent. Documentation shall include information regarding any health conditions and medications that may impact the care of the child.

“In a review of 3 child files, none of them had well visit documentation. Corrective Action: Ensure that all children have documentation of a well visit in their files. Create a plan to ensure that this document is collected for each child within 45 days of enrollment. Notify sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when all enrolled children have this document in their files, and send the plan to this licensor for review.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 16, 2026

Regulation 6.2.6.1: Staff shall be able to hear all children of pre-kindergarten age and younger at all times, shall be able to see the children with a quick glance, and shall be able to physically respond immediately.

“A child exited the program building, crossed the sidewalk, and entered the road in front of the building. The road is Route 7, a numbered highway. The child was found by a motorist and returned to the program by the motorist. The child was able to exit through the front door of the building and the gate outside the front door to get to the road. Corrective Action: Ensure a system is created to restrict children's access to leaving the building without staff knowledge. This could include alarms, bells, sturdy gates and/or additional locks. Please consult with Division of Fire Safety if additional locks are the chosen system. This is a serious violation which requires that a Parental Notification Letter be sent to all families of children enrolled in your program. Please also send to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov names and contact information for parents who will be sent the Parental Notification Letter.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 5, 2025

Regulation 5.4.2.3: Staff shall ensure that infants sleep in cribs or port-a-cribs. Infants shall not be placed to sleep on soft surfaces, such as a couch or sofa, pillow, quilts, sheepskins or blankets. Infants shall not be placed in car seats, swings, high chairs, jumping chairs or similar equipment for sleep. A child that falls asleep in this type of equipment shall be gently transferred to a crib or port-a-crib as soon as feasible.

“Staff stated that a child had been left sleeping in a swing for approximately one hour on one or more occasions. Corrective Action: Develop a plan to ensure that no infant is left sleeping in any equipment other than a crib or pack and play, and that they are moved as soon as possible if they fall asleep in other equipment. Send the plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov for approval.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 29, 2025

Regulation 6.2.4.3: The program director shall ensure that each group of children is led by a staff member who is at least qualified as a teacher associate for at least 75% of the hours of operation.

“Two classrooms do not currently have lead teachers who meet requirements for teacher associate or higher. Staff A has 9 related credits based on information in BFIS and provided to CDD. Staff B has 3 related credits. This program does have an expedited variance, and would require at least 12 related credits to meet teacher associate qualifications. Corrective Action: Create a plan for how the program will come into compliance with this regulation, specifically detailing how these or other staff members will fully meet this requirement.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 24, 2025

Regulation 5.6.10: All medication and non-medications described in the rule 5.6.9 of these regulations shall be securely stored and inaccessible to children.

“Interviews with staff confirm that a single adult medicine capsule was found on the bathroom floor, accessible to children, at two separate times in one day. Corrective Action: Develop a written plan to ensure that all medication - including over the counter and prescription, and for adults and children - will be secure and inaccessible to children at all times. Ensure that all staff are aware of and using the identifed plan. Please send documentation of the plan and the staff training to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov by 9/13/2022.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 13, 2022

Regulation 3.4.7.3: Within six (6) months of the initial date of employment; staff and auxiliary staff left alone with children and/or counted in staff/child ratio as specified in the rule 6.2.1.8 of these regulations, and the program director 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 in sections 7.3 and 7.4 of these regulations shall be submitted to Northern Lights at CCV to be verified and maintained in BFIS.

“Documentation was available on site that had not been sent to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts. Corrective Action: Immediately send all documents - including educational documents, training completion certificates, Protecting Vermont's Children, First Aid and CPR certificates - to Northern Lights at professional.development@ccv.edu and copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov on these emails. Develop a plan that ensures all items are submitted in a manner that maintains up to date BFIS accounts for all staff.”

Correction date in the state record: Apr 6, 2022