Arizona Desert Head Start

AAC R9-5-306.B. B. A licensee shall: 1. Develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a staff member maintains daily documentation of the presence of an enrolled child in an activity area that includes a method to account for any temporary absences of the enrolled child from the activity area, and 2. Maintain the documentation of the presence of enrolled children in an activity area required in subsection (B)(1) on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the documentation.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations and facility documentation, there were 6 children in the preschool classroom and only 5 were listed on the roster.”

AAC R9-5-512.E. E. If laundry belonging to a facility is done on facility premises, a licensee shall:1. Not use a kitchen or food storage area for sorting, handling, washing, or drying laundry; 2. Locate the laundry equipment in an area that is separate from licensed activity areas and inaccessible to enrolled children; 3. Not permit an enrolled child to be in a laundry room or use a laundry area as a passageway for enrolled children; and 4. Ensure that laundry soiled by vomitus, urine, feces, blood, or other body fluid is stored, cleaned, and sanitized separately from other laundry.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, in the preschool office, the fridge that stored food for enrolled children was 2" away from the laundry washer and dryer used for the preschool.”

AAC R9-5-309.C. C. A licensee shall maintain on facility premises: 1. A current fire inspection report including documentation of any repairs or corrections required by the fire inspection report; and 2. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the facility premises, a current gas inspection report including documentation of any repairs or corrections required by the gas inspection report.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations and facility documentation, the facility lacked a passing, violation-free fire inspection.”