Auntie Anns Child Care

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of the staff attendance log and on a discussion with staff, Staff #1(DOE 5/2016) had not recorded their attendance for 4/21/2026, 4/22/2026 and 4/23/2026. The staff acknowledged they had worked on those days and stated they had not signed in or out.”

AAC R9-3-302.C. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that each staff member completes a total of 12 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after becoming a staff member in two or more of the following: 1. Child growth and development, which may include sudden infant death prevention; 2. Developmentally appropriate activities; 3. Nutrition and developmentally appropriate eating habits; 4. Responding to accidents and emergencies, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; 5. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 6. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 7. Guiding and disciplining children; and 8. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of staff files, the files for Staff #1 (DOE 5/20/2016), Staff #2 (DOE 5/20/2016 and Staff #3 (DOE 5/20/2016) contained documentation of only 3 of the required 12 hours of annual training for the timeframe of 5/20/2024 through 5/20/2025.”

AAC R9-3-303.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-309, before a child is enrolled at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall require the individual enrolling the child to complete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, sex, and date of birth; 2. The date of the child’s enrollment; 3. The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of each parent of the child; 4. The name and contact telephone number of at least two individuals authorized by the child’s parent to collect the child from the child care group home or to be contacted if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; 6. Written authorization for emergency medical care of the child; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. A written description provided by a child’s parent of the nutritional and dietary needs of the child; 9. A written description provided by the child’s parent noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance; and 10. The dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of Child #1's emergency card, the card lacked the name and telephone number of a second emergency contact.”

AAC R9-3-504.A.4. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 4. The child care group home’s residence has at least two portable fire extinguishers: a. One of which is labeled as rated at least 1A-10-BC by the Underwriters Laboratories is mounted on the kitchen wall and is easily accessible, and b. One of which is labeled as rated at least 2A-10-BC by the Underwriters Laboratories and is maintained in a location accessible to staff members in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the Fire extinguisher in the kitchen was not mounted.”

AAC R9-3-504.F.1. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. An unannounced fire and emergency evacuation drill are: a. At least once each month; and b. Each fire drill and emergency evacuation drill at a different time of day than the fire and emergency evacuation drill conducted in the previous month;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of the fire drill log and a discussion with the Provider, the Provider acknowledged that a fire drill had not been conducted in August and September 2025.”

AAC R9-3-507.B.1. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. A staff member: a. Cleans, sanitizes, and dries a diaper-changing surface using a single-use paper towel before and after each diaper change; b. Washes the staff member’s hands with soap and running water before and after each diaper change; c. Wears single-use non-porous gloves during each diaper change; d. Washes an enrolled child’s hands with soap and running water or with a washcloth or disposable wipe after the enrolled child’s diaper is changed and uses each washcloth or disposable wipe on only one child and only one time before it is laundered or discarded; and e. Documents the daily diaper changes for each enrolled child in a dated diaper-changing log after changing the enrolled child’s diaper;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation and a discussion with the Provider, the diapering area lacked the required bottle of bleach water that is used to sanitize the diapering area after each use.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of documentation and a discussion with the Provider, the Provider acknowledged that Staff #1, Staff #2, and Staff #3 had not documented their attendance for the months of August, September and October 2025.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.2. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The individual signing the enrolled child into or out from the child care group home: a. Records the time of the enrolled child’s arrival or departure, and b. Signs the attendance record with at least the first initial of the individual’s first name and the individual’s last name; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of the children's attendance records, Child #1 and #2 were present but they were not signed in and their arrival times were not recorded.”

AAC R9-3-301.G. G. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member posts in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the child care group home: 1. The child care group home certificate; 2. The name of the provider; 3. The name of the staff member designated to act on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home; 4. The hours of operation for the child care group home; 5. The weekly activity schedule required in R9-3-401(B)(4)(b); 6. The amount of time in minutes enrolled children may watch television, videos, or DVDs at the child care group home; and 7. The weekly menu, required in R9-3-406(F), before the first meal or snack of the week.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the Menu was not posted on the Posting board.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.9. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 9. An enrolled child does not have access to the following on the premises: a. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other equipment that may be a hazard to a child; b. An air conditioner, evaporative cooler, heat pump, or furnace; c. A hot tub or spa; d. A pond or fountain; e. An irrigation ditch, abandoned mine, or well; or f. A trampoline.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, a toilet brush was stored on the floor of the children's bathroom and was accessible to children.”

AAC R9-3-502.A. A. Except as provided in subsection (B), a certificate holder shall ensure that the child care group home has an outdoor activity area that: 1. Is on the premises; 2. Is at least 500 square feet in size; 3. Is adjacent to the residence; 4. Includes shaded areas large enough to accommodate all enrolled children occupying the outdoor activity area at any time; and 5. Except as provided in subsection (D), is enclosed by a fence that: a. Is at least 4 feet high; b. Is secured to the ground; c. Does not have any vertical or horizontal open space that exceeds 4 inches at any point, including any space on a gate; and d. Has a gate from which an individual may exit the outdoor activity area.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation and on a discussion with the Provider, the outdoor activity area lacked shade. The Provider stated the shade structure was not set up and was stored in the garage.”

AAC R9-3-506.1. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. All areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services and the furnishings, equipment, supplies, materials, utensils, and toys in those areas are kept clean and free of insects and vermin;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the outside corner table and the Lakeshore children's table were both covered in a layer of dirt.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.2. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The individual signing the enrolled child into or out from the child care group home: a. Records the time of the enrolled child’s arrival or departure, and b. Signs the attendance record with at least the first initial of the individual’s first name and the individual’s last name; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of the children's attendance records and a discussion with the Provider, the Provider stated that Child #1 had left for the day but was not signed out.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's review of staff attendance records and on a discussion with the Provider, the Provider acknowledged that none of the 3 Staff have been recording their attendance. *Repeat deficiency cited at the 5/21/24 inspection.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.9. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 9. An enrolled child does not have access to the following on the premises: a. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other equipment that may be a hazard to a child; b. An air conditioner, evaporative cooler, heat pump, or furnace; c. A hot tub or spa; d. A pond or fountain; e. An irrigation ditch, abandoned mine, or well; or f. A trampoline.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, a toilet brush was observed on the bathroom floor and was accessible to children.”

AAC R9-3-508.10. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 10. Pet feces in an outdoor activity area are cleaned up before enrolled children are permitted in the outdoor activity area; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observations, in the outdoor activity area there were multiple piles of dog feces on the ground.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“Findings: Based on the provider's statement none of the staff have been recording start and end times this year.”

AAC R9-3-504.C.2. C. A certificate holder shall: 2. Ensure that each rechargeable fire extinguisher in the child care group home’s residence: a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months, and b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher.

“Findings: Based on documentation and Compliance Officer #1’s observation, it was determined that the child care group home's fire extinguishers were tagged December, 2022 and had not been serviced in the past 12 months.”

AAC R9-3-401.B.2. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observations, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children in the outdoor activity area: *There were sharp edges on the metal security door. *There were 2 dead birds on the ground. *There was a broken orange cone with sharp edges on the top. *There were broken hard plastic edges on the white part of the red fire truck. *There were 2 six inch deep holes in the ground. *There were pieces of discarded white plastic on the ground.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.2. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The individual signing the enrolled child into or out from the child care group home: a. Records the time of the enrolled child’s arrival or departure, and b. Signs the attendance record with at least the first initial of the individual’s first name and the individual’s last name; and

“Findings: Based on documentation and Compliance Officer #1's observations, 1 out of 6 enrolled children's attendance records reviewed lacked the following required documentation: Child #1: Time and release signature on 5/17/2024, was present 5/21/2024 (and had already left for the day) and lacked times of arrival and departure and signatures on 5/21/2024.”

AAC R9-3-302.C. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that each staff member completes a total of 12 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after becoming a staff member in two or more of the following: 1. Child growth and development, which may include sudden infant death prevention; 2. Developmentally appropriate activities; 3. Nutrition and developmentally appropriate eating habits; 4. Responding to accidents and emergencies, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; 5. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 6. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 7. Guiding and disciplining children; and 8. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs.

“Findings: Based on documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observations, staff files lacked the following: Staff #1 (DOE 5/20/16) lacked 9 of the required 12 hours of annual training from 5/20/23- 5/20/24. Staff #2 (DOE 7/21/2004) lacked 9 of the required 12 hours of annual training from 7/21/22- 7/21/23. Staff #3 (DOE 6/22/2019) lacked 9 of the required 12 hours of annual training from 6/22/22 - 6/22/23.”

AAC R9-3-301.G. G. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member posts in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the child care group home: 1. The child care group home certificate; 2. The name of the provider; 3. The name of the staff member designated to act on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home; 4. The hours of operation for the child care group home; 5. The weekly activity schedule required in R9-3-401(B)(4)(b); 6. The amount of time in minutes enrolled children may watch television, videos, or DVDs at the child care group home; and 7. The weekly menu, required in R9-3-406(F), before the first meal or snack of the week.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observations, the weekly menu was not posted.”

AAC R9-3-506.1. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. All areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services and the furnishings, equipment, supplies, materials, utensils, and toys in those areas are kept clean and free of insects and vermin;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observation of the outdoor activity area, the following was observed: *There was a thick layer of a a brown fuzzy substance on the brown sink set located on the patio. *There were 2 dusty white chairs. *There was bird feces on the basketball hoop located front side down. *There were spider webs on the upside down green table. *There was a thick layer of dust on the bar top table located on the patio.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.5. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Except as provided in R9-3-503(C)(4) and subsection (D)(6)(d), the following are stored in a labeled container separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. Materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic substance, and b. Substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observations, a can of Febreze Air Freshener with a child warning label was located on a table in the dining room area accessible to children.”

AAC R9-3-401.B.2. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observations, the following hazards were found accessible to the enrolled children: OUTDOOR ACTIVITY AREA BACKYARD: 1) Dog feces in several areas on the east side; 2) Green garden hose was strung out on the ground; 3) Small plastic tubing was hanging down from the Solar lantern on the porch. LIVING ROOM: 1) Exposed untreated wood and particle board on the small storage cubicle.”