Windsor Early Childhood Education Center

Regulation 3.4.7.5: The licensee shall maintain a current list of the licensee or designee, staff, auxiliary staff, and volunteers as in the rules in section 7.7.5 of these regulations, as applicable in BFIS. Any changes shall be reported through BFIS within five (5) working days of the change.

“Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts and on-site staff files, three (3) errors were identified: 1. Staff A, Business Manager on the Associated Parties list for several years, was unknown to the Director; 2. Staff B, Teacher Associate, did not have the qualifications required for their position title; Staff C Teacher Associate, has been working in the role of Aide for the past eight (8) months, and volunteers from a local home for the aging, that regularly visit the program are not on the Associated Parties list. Corrective Action: Review the current list of staff, and make necessary adjustments to ensure it is accurate. Develop a system for ensuring changes to the list are reported within five (5) working days of the change. Send a detailed description of the changes made and the system created for maintenance of the list to Licensing Field Specialist Stark. Status: Appeal Period.”

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.

“Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential accounts and on-site staff files, it was identified that a Teacher Assistant did not have pediatric first aid training. Basic Life Support training in pediatric infant and child CPR was completed 8/6/24. Corrective Action: Have Teacher Assistant complete pediatric first aid training and send their certificate to Northern Lights at CCV to be verified and submitted to BFIS. Send a copy of the certificate to Licensing Field Specialist Stark. Develop a plan for ensuring staff members complete pediatric first aid and infant and child cpr and remain currently certified. Send a detailed description of the plan to Licensing Field Specialist Stark. Status: Appeal Period.”

Regulation 7.4.4: All staff shall complete fifteen (15) clock hours of annual professional development activities as required in the rule 7.4.2 of these regulations. Substitutes filling a staff position for less than thirty (30) consecutive days within a 365 day period shall be exempt.

“Upon review of staff BFIS Quality and Credential Accounts and on-site staff files, it was identified that the Director was missing 1.5 hours of annual professional development activities and a Teacher Associate was missing fifteen (15) hours of annual professional development. Corrective Action: Develop a plan to ensure completion of the missing professional development hours. These hours will be in addition to the current professional development year's requirements. Email Licensing Field Specialist Stark the detailed plan. Develop a system for monitoring professional development requirements to ensure compliance moving forward. Email Licensing Field Specialist Stark a detailed description of the system. Status: Appeal Period.”

Regulation 3.7.2.3: At least one (1) drill every 365 days shall be conducted while children are sleeping or resting.

“Review of evacuation drill records for May 2023 through May 2024 found during that twelve month time period no drill had been conducted while children were sleeping as required by this rule. Follow up conversation with Staff A confirmed findings. Corrective Action: For the months of July and August ensure the evacuation drills conducted are done so when children are sleeping. Create a system for ensuring going forward at least one drill annually is conducted in accordance with this rule.”

Correction date in the state record: May 28, 2025