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Community Care Facilities Licensing
FACILITY INSPECTION REPORT
HEALTH & SAFETY
JBES-DFEN8Y

FACILITY NAME
Swetexel Preschool & Daycare
SERVICE TYPES
301 Group Child Care (under 36 months)
302 Group Child Care (30 months to school age)
303 Preschool (30 months to school age)
305 Group Child Care (School Age)
FACILITY LICENSE #
TBIU-B5ZM6P
FACILITY ADDRESS
Bldg 2 - 949 3rd Ave
FACILITY PHONE
(604) 860-0510
CITY
Hope
POSTAL CODE
V0X 1L0
MANAGER
Sandra Swecera

INSPECTION DATE
April 04, 2025
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
ADDITIONAL INSP. DATE (multi-day)
TIME SPENT (HRS.)
1.5
ARRIVAL
10:00 AM
DEPARTURE
11:30 AM
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE
INSPECTION TYPE
Routine
# OBSERVED IN CARE
22

Introduction

An unscheduled inspection was conducted to assess compliance with the Community Care and Assisted Living Act (CCALA), the Child Care Licensing Regulations (CCLR) and the relevant Director of Licensing Standards of Practice (DLSP). All care categories were inspected for compliance.

Contraventions
Previous Inspection -
Current Inspection - Items reviewed comply with the Act, regulations & standards of practice except for those noted on supplementary pages.

Observed Violations
LICENSING: 10050 - CCLR s.11(1) - A licensee must display in a prominent place in the community care facility both the licence, including any terms or conditions of the licence, and the name of the manager.
Observation: During a walkthrough of the facility it was noted that the Manager's name is not posted in any of the child care rooms
Corrective Action(s): Manager states that their name will be posted in all 3 rooms
Date to be Corrected:

PHYSICAL FACILITY, EQUIPMENT AND FURNISHINGS: 11200 - CCLR s.17 - A licensee must ensure that children do not have access to any object or substance that may be hazardous to the health or safety of a child.
Observation: During a walk through of the facility, it was noted that a large wooden play house is stored above the cubby area where children 's belongings are stored, and could cause injury if fell
Corrective Action(s): Manager states they will remove playhouse from the shelf
Date to be Corrected:

STAFFING: 12040 - CCLR s.19(1)(a) - A licensee must not employ a person in a community care facility unless the licensee or, in the case of a person who is not the manager, the manager has first met with the person and obtained all of the following: (a) a criminal record check for the person.
Observation: Audit of staff files revealed one Criminal Record Check has expired
Corrective Action(s): Manager states a Criminal Record Check application will be submitted to CRRP
Date to be Corrected:


Comments

At this inspection the above noted contravention were identified. The Licensee/Manager will take action to bring the facility into compliance and provide a written response to the Licensing Officer. The Licensing Officer will review the response.

As part of this Routine Inspection a Facility Risk Assessment Tool is completed. For this inspection the contents of the Facility Inspection Report and Risk Assessment were discussed and provided to the Licensee and/or Manager while on site.

Thank you for your assistance during today’s inspection, if you have any questions or concerns related to this inspection, please do not hesitate to contact me. I can be reached either by telephone at: 604.793.7173 or email at: jody.belous@fraserhealth.ca. If you are unable to reach your Licensing Officer directly and would like to file complaint, report a serious incident or have another urgent issue please contact the Licensing Duty Line at 604.587.3936 and ask to speak to the Licensing Officer on duty.

Visit the CCFL website at www.fraserhealth.ca/childcare for additional resources, and links to the Legislation (CCALA and CCLR).

Additional websites:
Criminal Records Checks at:
www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/crime-prevention/criminal-record-check
Appetite to Play at: https://www.appetitetoplay.com
Healthlink BC at: https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/services-and-resources/healthlinkbc-files
BCCDC for Covid-19 information: Child Care (bccdc.ca)

Action Required by Licensee/ManagerAction Required by Licensing Staff
Take corrective action to bring facility into compliance, Provide a written response to LicensingNo action required
Due Date
Apr 17, 2025

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