Mount Holly Elementary School Preschool

Regulation 7.1.2.2: Staff who are counted in the staff/child ratios 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 shall obtain training in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR within three (3) months of beginning work in the CBCCPP and remain currently certified.

“Two staff members do not have documentation of current First Aid and CPR in BFIS or on site. Corrective Action: Ensure that all staff have a current certification in infant/child CPR and pediatric first aid training. Send copies of the completion certificates to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov and also to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS accounts. Develop a plan to ensure that all staff required to do so complete first aid/CPR within their first 3 months of employment, and renew their certification prior to the current one expiring. Notify sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when this is complete.”

Correction date in the state record: May 1, 2026

Regulation 5.10.1.2.1: The licensee shall ensure that the CBCCPP is in compliance with Vermont Division of Fire Safety rules at all times. This includes but is not limited to: * Complying with Vermont Division of Fire Safety inspection reports; * Having regular fire systems inspected with violations identified during the inspection noted as corrected; and * Having fire extinguishers tagged with valid inspection tags.

“Fire extinguishers (two observed) were out of date for inspection. Tags noted serviced in July 2022. Corrective Action: Fire extinguishers must be inspected and new tags issued. Send a photo of the fire extinguisher with current inspection tags to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 10, 2025

Regulation 3.4.6.1: The licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children and staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years. When the CBCCPP counts lock-down drills as allowed in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations, the licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each lock-down drill, the number of CBCCPP children and staff who participated, and note that the drill performed was a lock-down drill.

“Fire drills were documented as having been completed in the front office. This documentation did not inculde the number of preschool children and staff evacuated, the time taken to evacuate, or whether or not children were resting, This information was documented in the classroom for September only. This is a repeat violation and was also cited in March 2022. Corrective Action: Ensure that an emergency drill is conducted each month, and that all required information be documented for each drill. Create a plan to ensure that this information is documented for each drill, and send a copy of this plan to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov. Additionally, send a copy of the documentation for drills completed in January and February.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 9, 2024

Regulation 7.1.2.2: Staff who are counted in the staff/child ratios 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 shall obtain training in pediatric first aid and in infant and child CPR within three (3) months of beginning work in the CBCCPP and remain currently certified.

“Two staff members who have been employed for longer than three months did not have documentation in BFIS or on site showing that they have completed the required pediatric first aid and infant/child CPR. Corrective Action: Ensure that these staff members complete the required trainings. Email the completion certificates to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS accounts and copy sarah.crosier@vermont.gov on the email(s).”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 8, 2024

Regulation 3.4.6.1: The licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children and staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting. Evacuation records shall be kept for two (2) years. When the CBCCPP counts lock-down drills as allowed in the rules in section 3.7.2 of these regulations, the licensee shall maintain a record of the date of each lock-down drill, the number of CBCCPP children and staff who participated, and note that the drill performed was a lock-down drill.

“Evacuation drill documentation did not show the number of children and staff evacuated, and did not indicate whether it was during rest time or not. Corrective Action: Create a plan to ensure that all of the required information is captured in the drill documentation. Email sarah.crosier@vermont.gov with a description of the plan once it is created.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 4, 2022

Regulation 3.4.3: A system for taking attendance, including documentation of the time when each child arrives and departs each day he/she attends the CBCCPP, shall be established. The licensee shall save all daily attendance records identifying the hours of children's attendance for at least twelve (12) months from the date that care is provided.

“Throughout the duration of the licensing visit, 11 children were present in the program, while only ten children were signed in on the attendance sheet. Corrective Action: Develop and implement a plan to ensure that each child is signed in upon arrival. Send an email to sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when the new plan has been enacted.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 10, 2021

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.

“Staff listed on the associated parties list are in posession of documents that have not been sent to Northern Lights for entry into BFIS accounts. Corrective Action: By March 1, 2021, staff on the associated parties list will send documentation of education and/or training to Northern Lights for entry into their BFIS Quality and Credential accounts, and will maintain up to date accounts moving forward. Program will send an email to this licensor at sarah.crosier@vermont.gov when all documents have been sent to Northern Lights.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 9, 2021

Regulation 7.2.2: The licensee shall ensure that all new staff and auxiliary staff, prior to working with children in the CBCCPP; and any new individual designated as the representative of the licensee shall submit 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.

“The required background record checks have not been submitted for three persons associated with the preschool program. [name] has been the Preschool Teacher since the start of the school year. Devin Brown has been providing special education services within the preschool classroom since the start of the school year. Rainn Martin is working directly with children during this visit and is substituting for the full day. Corrective Action: Submit the record check authorization form for [name], Devin Brown, and Rainn Martin immediately. Establish a system that will ensure the submission of background clearance requirements are met for each person associated with the preschool program. Send an e-mail to elaine.crawford@vermont.gov detailing the system.”

Correction date in the state record: Jan 23, 2018