Loretta Snyder

Regulation 3.6.2.3: At least one (1) drill every 365 days shall be conducted while children are sleeping or resting.

“No evacuation drill was conducted during rest time in the last 12 months. Provider stated she believed it was ok to look at calendar year and one had been done in March 2025. Corrective Action: Complete an evacuation drill during June that occurs during rest time. Notify sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when this is complete. Create a plan to ensure that a rest time drill occurs at least every 365 days. Status: Appeal Period.”

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.

“The provider has completed and documented 6 of the required 15 professional development hours for the review period 7/4/2023-7/4/2024. Corrective Action: By 7/4/2025, provider should complete 15 hours for the 7/4/24-7/4/2025 period. There are currently 2 hours documented in BFIS. Additionally, by 9/1//2025 she should complete an additional 9 hours of professional development to make up the missing hours for this review period. When sending the additional hours to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS, please copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov on the email.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 2, 2025

Regulation 5.10.1.8: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention The FCCP shall comply with the requirements of 18 V.S.A. Chapter 38 Vermont Lead Law and shall ensure that Essential Maintenance Practices (EMP) is performed. This includes but is not limited to protecting children from peeling or chipping paint, and dust build up from the friction of moving doors or windows.

“IRC has not been completed within the previous year. No immediate concerns for chipping or flaking paint were noted. Corrective Action: Complete the IRC and submit to the Vermont Department of Health system as required. Send a copy of your updated IRC to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov by 8/1/2025.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 24, 2025

Regulation 5.6.6: The FCCP shall ensure that all prescription medication is in its original container, properly labeled for the child, and administered prior to the expiration date on the container.

“A review of medication administration records found that a medication had been administered after the expiration date on the medication. The expired medication remained on site. The provider stated that she did not realize it was expired at the time and expressed concern that not having any rescue medication on site when a child needed it would be worse than having an expired medication until the family was able to get another one. Corrective Action: Remove the expired medication from the program and request a new one from parents with current documentation. Send a photo of the updated medication to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when it is received.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 8, 2025

Regulation 5.2.1.1: The FCCP shall ensure that adults and children wash their hands: * Upon arrival at the FCCH; * Before they eat, prepare or handle food; * Before and after handling raw meat; * Before feeding children; * After toileting or diapering; * After cleaning; * After taking out the garbage; * After handling animals; and * After outdoor play.

“Children did not wash hands upon coming inside after outdoor play, and some children did not wash hands after diaper changing. Hands were washed prior to eating lunch. Corrective Action: Create a plan to ensure that children's hands are washed at all required times. Send an email to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov once the plan is created.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 28, 2023

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.

“Documentation, including training completion certificates and education documents are available and have not yet been sent to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS Quality and Credential accounts. Corrective Action: Ensure that all training completion certificates, including first aid and CPR, and educational documents are submitted to Northern Lights, and develop a plan to ensure that documents are submitted in such a way that all accounts remain up to date. Copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when documents are sent to Northern Lights.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 10, 2021

Regulation 5.4.1.8: Bedding used by a child shall be stored in a manner that prevents contact with bedding used by other children.

“Cots with bedding were stacked in a corner of the room. They were stacked in a way that allowed bedding to be in contact with the bedding of other children. Corrective Action: Establish a method of bedding storage that prohibits the bedding of any child from touching the bedding of any other child. Send an email to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov describing the new storage method.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 19, 2019

Regulation 7.1.2.1: The FCCP shall have successfully completed pediatric first aid and CPR prior to being licensed and must remain currently certified.

“Loretta's First Aid certification expired on 12/31/18 and she stated that this certification was the most recent one. Corrective Action: Immediately identify an upcoming First Aid training, sign up for and successfully complete the training to become certified. Notify sarah.crosier@vermont.gov once registered for the training.”

Correction date in the state record: Sep 7, 2019