Licensing Visit Report

All licensed day home agencies in Alberta must follow the regulations set out in the Family Day Home Standards Manual of Alberta (http://humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/family-day-home-standards-manual.pdf). Each agency then implements their own standards to go above and beyond these minimum regulations. Hemel House plans regulations based on Accreditation Standards (http://humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/accreditation-standards.pdf), input from our early childhood educations and families, and the Family Day Home Standards Manual of Alberta to ensure we implement best practices.

On August 28, 2014 Child and Family Services completed a review of one of the Hemel House contracted family day home providers as required in Standard 1 of the Manual. As a result of the review, it was identified that the provider was non-compliant with the provincial standards for the family day home program.

Standard 10E: Medications

- Medication is to be kept under lock and key unless deemed as emergency medication. All emergency medication must be easily accessible to the provider yet still inaccessible to children at all times.

Emergency medication is kept in the front pouch of a backpack located on the top shelf of the front hall closet. At the time of the visit, the backpack was left on the floor in front of the closet.

September 3, 2014 is confirmed remedy date by CFS as the provider keeps the outdoor backpack, containing emergency medication, higher than 5 feet up in the front hall closet.

                                                                                             

On August 28, 2014 Child and Family Services completed a review of one of the Hemel House contracted family day home providers as required in Standard 1 of the Manual. As a result of the review, it was identified that the provider was compliant with the provincial standards for the family day home program.