Penny Blanchette-Lucia

Regulation 3.3.6.1: The FCCP shall maintain a record of the date of each evacuation drill as required in the rules in section 3.6.2 of these regulations that includes the number of children, 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.

“Upon review of the evacuation drill logs, it was observed that there was no documentation of the evacuation drills that were practiced since 1/1/2025. When discussed with provider they stated that the drills were actually practiced they just forgot to write them down. Corrective Action: Complete an evacuation drill no later than 3/28/2025. Email the licensor for confirmation of completion of the evacuation drill. Develop a plan to ensure all evacuation drills are documented as required in the rules in section 3.3.6.1 that includes the date the drill was completed, number of children and staff evacuated, time taken to evacuate, and notation of the of the drill conducted while children were sleeping or resting.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 24, 2025

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.

“Upon review, it was found that staff did not have up-to-date BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and have been employed longer than six (6) months. The provider 's account is missing the high school diploma and the substitute's account is missing the current CPR and first aid certificates. The provider confirmed that all missing documents had not been sent to Northern Lights. Corrective Action: By 8/04/2021, submit educational documentation and training certifications to Northern Lights at CCV with the required cover sheet and maintain accounts as up to date going forth. The 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: Jul 22, 2021