A.U.S.D. #10 - Imagine Preschool at Nash Elementary

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.

“The Compliance Officer observed that the last fire inspection was conducted on 7/12/22.”

AAC R9-5-512.A. A. A licensee shall maintain facility premises free of insects and vermin.

“The CO observed an insect approximately 2 inches long run across the floor in the activity area. The CO observed ants on playground around the tree area, and by the sidewalk leading to the classroom.”

AAC R9-5-603.G. G. A licensee shall ensure that a swing or climbing equipment is not located in the fall zone of another swing or climbing equipment.

“The CO observed the outdoor activity area. The balance beam is set up in the exit area of the climbing structures slide. The balance beam is also too close to the fence. Please ensure that the fall zone for the balance beam does not conflict with other equipment.”

AAC R9-5-603.C. C. Except as provided in subsection (D), a licensee shall ensure that an outdoor activity area:1. Is enclosed by a fence: a. A minimum of 4 feet high; b. Secured to the ground; and c. With either vertical or horizontal open spaces on the fence or gate that do not exceed 4.0 inches; 2. Is maintained free from hazards, such as exposed concrete footings and broken toys; and 3. Has gates that are kept closed while an enrolled child is in the outdoor activity area

“The CO observed the drainage area in the outdoor activity area has a cement with two metal plates bridging the space that is greater than 4 inches.”

AAC R9-5-304.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-3009, before an enrolled child receives child care services, a licensee shall require the enrolled child’s parent to complete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card that is signed by the enrolled child’s parent containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, home telephone number, 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 facility in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider; 6. The written authorization for emergency medical care of the enrolled child when the parent cannot be contacted at the time of the emergency; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. The written instructions of a child’s parent or health care provider for nutritional and dietary needs of the child including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-509(C)(9); and 9. A written record completed by the child’s parent or health care provider noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance.

“The CO reviewed 10 EIIR cards and observed 2 of the 10 to be incomplete. Child 1 did not have a date of enrollment, physicians name and phone number, and who to call first in the event of an emergency documented on the card. Child 2 did not have a date of enrollment and a physicians name and phone number documented on the card.”

AAC R9-5-301.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits, on or before the starting date of employment or volunteer services, one of the following as evidence of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis: 1. Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administered within 12 months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service, that includes the date and the type of tuberculosis screening test; or 2. If the staff member has had a positive Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test, a written statement that the staff member is free from infectious active tuberculosis that is signed and dated by a health care provider within six months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service.

“The CO observed that Staff 1 was hired 11/8/22, and the TB test was not read negative until 11/16/22.”