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Calvary Central Day Care

2831 West Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 850514.7· 12 reviews
licensed capacity
59
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$270

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About

About Calvary Central Day Care

Calvary Central Day Care is a licensed child care center in Phoenix, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 59 children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. It describes a Faith-based approach, with after-school care, before-school care, full-time care and infant care.

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 11 rules across 2 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsBefore- and after-schoolFaith-based
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Type
Child care center
Ages
Ages 2 weeks through 12 years
Hours today
Closed today
Licensed capacity
59 children

Hours

Hours

Monday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Tuesday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Wednesday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Thursday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
Friday7:30 AM to 4:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayTodayNot listed
Hours it lists: “7:30 am to 4:00 pm M-F”

Programs

Programs and care

AgesAges 2 weeks through 12 years
ProgramsAfter-school care, before-school care, full-time care, infant care, preschool and toddler care
ApproachFaith-based (Christian Day Care, ministry of Calvary Chapel Central Phoenix)
Licensed capacity59 childrenFrom the state license
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Cost

Tuition and costs

Calvary Central Day Care has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Maricopa County has a median price of $270 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

Ask the daycare for its ratesIt has not listed its tuition. The county medians below are a starting point.
Maricopa County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$270
Home daycare$180

Toddler

Center$210
Home daycare$171

Preschool

Center$210
Home daycare$171

School age

Center$175
Home daycare$150

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Calvary Central Day Care

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Child Care Center
Capacity
59 children
License number
#CDC-13632
See the state's record

Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jul 13, 2026: 2 rules cited

Rules cited on 2 of 3 visits · 11 rules in all

  • Records and paperwork 3
  • Discipline and child guidance 2
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Supervision and ratios 1
  • Background checks 1
  • Food and nutrition 1
  • Health, medication and illness 1

For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Jul 13, 2026Inspection2 rules cited
    • Discipline and child guidance

      AAC R9-5-501.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 6. For enrolled children five-years or younger, and except as provided in subsection (C), prepares, posts, and implements a dated lesson plan in each indoor activity area for each calendar week, which is maintained on facility premises for 12 months after the lesson plan date and provides opportunities for each child to: a. Gain a positive self-concept; b. Develop and practice social skills; c. Think, reason, question, and experiment; d. Acquire language skills; e. Develop physical coordination skills; f. Participate in structured large muscle physical activity; g. Develop habits that meet health, safety, and nutritional needs; h. Express creativity; i. Learn to respect cultural diversity of children and staff; j. Learn self-help skills; and k. Develop a sense of responsibility and independence;

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, the School-age Classroom lacked a current lesson plan.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      AAC R9-5-501.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Supervises each enrolled child at all times;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, upon arrival at the facility, the school-age teacher had to leave the classroom to open the facility door, leaving 7 children in the classroom alone and unsupervised.”
  2. Jul 21, 2025InspectionNo rules cited
  3. Jul 29, 2024Inspection9 rules cited
    • Background checks

      ARS § 36-883.02.A. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C 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 and Compliance Officer #2’s observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 (Date of employment-02/06/2024) lacked documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card at the time of hire. The Department of Public Safety (DPS) received the finger print application on 4/22/2024 and validated the fingerprint clearance card on 4/26/2024.”
    • Food and nutrition

      AAC R9-5-504.5.d. A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and 2-year-old children shall:5. Ensure that: d. If a parent brings a sippy cup for the parent’s enrolled child, the sippy cup is labeled with the enrolled child’s name.

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2's observation, in the Toddler Classroom, there were 3 water bottles that lacked the enrolled child's first and last name.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-503.A.3. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:3. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled diapers; and

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2's observation, in the Toddler Classroom, the soiled diaper container lacked a waterproof liner.”
    • Records and paperwork

      AAC R9-5-502.A.5.a. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall:5. Develop, document, and implement tummy time policies and procedures that: a. Provide an opportunity for a non-crawling infant to experience tummy time each day: i. While the infant is awake, and ii. On the infant’s stomach;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, the Infant Room lacked documentation of tummy time.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      AAC R9-5-501.C.5. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:5. Except as provided in subsection (D), prepares and posts a dated lesson plan in each indoor activity area for each calendar week, which is maintained on facility premises for 12 months after the lesson plan date and provides opportunities for each child to: a. Gain a positive self-concept; b. Develop and practice social skills; c. Think, reason, question, and experiment; d. Acquire language skills; e. Develop physical coordination skills; f. Participate in structured large muscle physical activity; g. Develop habits that meet health, safety, and nutritional needs; h. Express creativity; i. Learn to respect cultural diversity of children and staff; j. Learn self-help skills; and k. Develop a sense of responsibility and independence;

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2’s observation, it was determined that the Toddler Classroom lacked documentation of a current lesson plan. The lesson plan was dated for the week of July 22, 2024.”
    • Records and paperwork

      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 facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2’s observation, it was determined that the roster in the Morning Opening Classroom did not reflect the number of children present (6 children present, 9 children listed on the roster). In the Toddler Classroom the roster did not reflect the number of children present (5 children present, 4 children listed on the roster).”
    • Safety and hazards

      AAC R9-5-501.A.19. A. A licensee shall ensure that:19. Except as provided in subsection (A)(20), the following are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. All materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic or flammable substance; b. All substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child; and c. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other facility equipment that may be a hazard to a child;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observations, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children: Downstairs Boy's Toilet Room: *There was a 4-shelf double-door cabinet open with accessible chemicals (bleach, Lysol, floor cleaner).”
    • Safety and hazards

      AAC R9-5-501.A.12. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 12. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observations, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children: Downstairs Girl's Toilet Room: *There were two loose and wobbly toilets seats located in Stall #1 and Stall #2.”
    • Records and paperwork

      AAC R9-5-303.A. A. A licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the facility or activity area, the:1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1); 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-882(P); 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2, from the date of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the Department’s intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-888 at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond; 8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-891.01 within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate sanction; 9. Notice of a legal injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-886.01 when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and 10. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that the main posting board lacked the name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility.”

Copied from Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Sep 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Questions about Calvary Central Day Care

Is Calvary Central Day Care licensed?

Yes. Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Calvary Central Day Care last inspected?

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on July 13, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Calvary Central Day Care had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 11 rules across 2 of 3 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Calvary Central Day Care care for?

59, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Calvary Central Day Care's hours?

Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Calvary Central Day Care cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (602) 242-1945 to ask.

What is Calvary Central Day Care's phone number?

(602) 242-1945.

Where is Calvary Central Day Care?

2831 West Glendale Avenue, Phoenix, AZ 85051. The nearest other daycare we list is Early Steps Learning, 0.5 miles away.

Sources: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).