Brighter Day Childcare

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 a review of facility documentation, staff interviews and the Compliance Officer's observation, there were no attendance records available for Staff #1 and Staff #2 on 2/25/25. Staff #1 stated today was their first day. Staff #2 stated they only came to help sometimes.”

AAC R9-3-301.D.1. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. While acting on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home, an adult staff member with a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and one of the following is on the premises: a. At least six months of child care experience; b. Two or more credit hours in child growth and development, nutrition, psychology, or early childhood education; or c. At least 30 hours of training in child growth and development, nutrition, psychology, or early childhood education; and

“Findings: Based on a review of facility documentation, staff interviews and the Compliance Officer's observation, upon the Compliance Officer's arrival at 7:50 AM, Staff #1 was the only staff member present and lacked a staff file. The Provider called during the inspection and stated that Staff #3 could be in charge, but when Staff #3 arrived at 9:00 AM, their staff file lacked documentation of the required training or education to qualify as the person acting on behalf of the provider. Staff #1 stated that today was their first day and the Provider did not have staff file completed for them. Staff #3 stated that they did not have the training/education documentation.”

AAC R9-3-307.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that an enrolled child is excluded from the child care group home when: 1. A staff member determines that the enrolled child’s illness: a. Prevents the enrolled child from participating in activities without experiencing discomfort or aggravation of symptoms, or b. Results in a greater need for care than staff members can provide without compromising the health or safety of other enrolled children, or

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, at 7:50 AM one 4-year-old child was observed on the couch asleep. The child was moved to a cot, and after waking began to cough continually and did not participate in any activities with other children. The child was still present at 9:48 AM.”

AAC R9-3-301.D.2. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. At least one adult staff member, in addition to the provider or the staff member specified in subsection (D)(1), is on the premises when six or more enrolled children are at the child care group home.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, upon arrival at 7:50 AM Staff #1 was alone with 6 enrolled children. Two more children arrived before 8:30 AM, when Staff #2 arrived to help.”

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 a review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, the attendance records for 2/25/25 lacked admission signatures and times for 6 enrolled children (of 10 children present).”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.b. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: b. Maintains on the premises a file for each staff member, for 12 months after the date the staff member last worked at the child care group home, containing: i. The staff member’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; ii. The staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service; iii. The staff member’s ending date of employment or volunteer service, if applicable; iv. The staff member’s written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis; v. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(B); vi. For an adult staff member, a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; vii. Documents required by subsection (A)(3); viii.Documentation of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(C); ix. If applicable: 1. The form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I); 2. Documentation of the submission required in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) and the information received as a result of the submission; and 3. Documentation of the completion of the Department-provided orientation training specified in subsection (A)(1)(e), if applicable; x. Documentation of the training required in R9-3-302; and xi. Documentation of a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma, associate degree, or bachelor degree, if applicable;

“Findings: Based on a review of facility documentation, staff interviews and the Compliance Officer's observation, there were no files available for Staff #1 and Staff #2. Staff members stated the Provider did not have files for them. The Provider stated there were not complete files for the staff.”

AAC R9-3-506.5. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each bathroom used by an enrolled child at the child care group home has the following within the reach of enrolled children: a. Mounted toilet tissue, b. Soap contained in a dispenser, and c. Singly dispensed paper towels;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the toilet room lacked soap and singly dispensed paper towels.”

A.R.S. § 36-897.02.B. B. At least two adults shall be present in the child care group home when six to ten children are cared for in the home.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations and an interview with staff, eight children were present with the only staff member upon the Compliance Officers' arrival. The provider was not present. The staff stated that the provider took a family member to school and would return shortly.”

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 facility documentation and Compliance Officer #1's observation, it was determined that 7 out of 10 Emergency, Information, and Immunization cards reviewed lacked the following information: *Child #1, Child #4, Child #7: The name and telephone number of the child's health care provider. *Child #2: A date and signature on page 2/the back side of the Emergency, Information, and Immunization card. *Child #3: The name and telephone number of the child's health care provider, the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness, and telephone numbers for 4 of 4 emergency contacts. *Child #5: The date of enrolment, the name and telephone number of the child's health care provider, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness. *Child #6: The home address and telephone number of parent #2.”

AAC R9-3-304.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall not permit an enrolled child to receive child care services at a child care group home until the child care group home receives: 1. An immunization record for the enrolled child with the information required in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, stating that the enrolled child has received all current, age-appropriate immunizations required under 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, that is: a. Provided by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or another individual authorized by state law to administer immunizations; or b. Generated from the Arizona State Immunization Information System, which is the Department’s child immunization reporting system established in A.R.S. § 36-135; or

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observations, it was determined that the files for Child #1, Child #5, Child #6, and Child #7 lacked immunization records.”

AAC R9-3-401.B.3.d. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. The toys, materials, and equipment for use by enrolled children: d. Are maintained free from hazards and in a condition that allows the toys, materials, and equipment to be used for their original purpose;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, on the playground, four of four windows on a large toy truck were broken, exposing sharp plastic edges to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.b. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: b. Maintains on the premises a file for each staff member, for 12 months after the date the staff member last worked at the child care group home, containing: i. The staff member’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; ii. The staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service; iii. The staff member’s ending date of employment or volunteer service, if applicable; iv. The staff member’s written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis; v. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(B); vi. For an adult staff member, a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; vii. Documents required by subsection (A)(3); viii.Documentation of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-897.03(C); ix. If applicable: 1. The form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I); 2. Documentation of the submission required in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) and the information received as a result of the submission; and 3. Documentation of the completion of the Department-provided orientation training specified in subsection (A)(1)(e), if applicable; x. Documentation of the training required in R9-3-302; and xi. Documentation of a high school diploma, high school equivalency diploma, associate degree, or bachelor degree, if applicable;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation, an interview with the provider, and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the provider lacked a file with the required documentation for Staff #1. The provider stated they did not have a file for the staff member.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.3.a. A. A certificate holder shall: 3. Ensure that each resident 12 years of age or older and each staff member submits, on or before the starting date of residency, employment, or volunteer services, one of the following as evidence of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis: a. 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 residency, employment, or volunteer service, that includes the date and the type of tuberculosis screening test; or b. If the resident or staff member has had a positive Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test, a written statement that the resident or staff member is free from infectious active tuberculosis that is signed and dated by a physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner within six months before the starting date of residency, employment, or volunteer service; and

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 lacked a negative TB test before their hire date 10/16/2024.”

A.R.S. § 36-897.03.C. C. The provider shall make documented, good faith efforts to contact previous employers of child care personnel to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to an individual's fitness to work in a certified child care group home.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 lacked two of two good-faith efforts to contact previous employers.”

A.R.S. § 36-897.03.A. A. Child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection B of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation, interviews with staff, and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that Staff #1 (DOE 10/16/2024) lacked documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card and a completed Criminal History Affidavit before their date of hire. The provider stated that when they asked the staff member [during the inspection], they said "I have not done that yet".”

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 a review of documentation, the Compliance Officer's observation and an interview with the provider, the menu posted on the main posting board was dated "April Week 4." The provider stated that she had not posted the updated menu.”

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 a review of documentation, an interview with the provider, and the Compliance Officer's observation, the attendance records for nine of ten enrolled children were dated "June 2024." The provider stated that she changed out the attendance sheets too soon and did not note the correct dates for 5/30/24 and 5/31/24.”

AAC R9-3-301.D.2. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. At least one adult staff member, in addition to the provider or the staff member specified in subsection (D)(1), is on the premises when six or more enrolled children are at the child care group home.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation and an interview with the provider, the provider was alone with six enrolled children at the time of the inspection. The provider stated that her daughter (the other staff member) had just left to go to the dentist.”