Sun Valley Kids Academy AHS is temporarily closed

A Calgary daycare center has been temporarily closed after health officials found mouse droppings and cockroaches inside.

Sun Valley Kids Academy on SW 2nd Street was closed after live and dead roaches were found in the kitchen, refrigerator and under the sink.

Mouse droppings were found in various places, including on the carpet near the play kitchen, near the diaper closet, and near the children's baskets in the nursery room.

“Mouse droppings have come into contact with children's toys and personal belongings, including bite marks and droppings observed on foam toys in the baby's room,” the report said.

There was also no hand soap in the kitchen sink, a broken probe thermometer and no thermometer in the children's room refrigerator, among other violations.

The owner was ordered to hire a pest control operator and meet a number of other obligations before being allowed to reopen.

There was no word on whether the facility would reopen Monday.

CTV News has reached out to Alberta Health Services for further comment.