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AAC R9-3-301.N. When the premises of a child care group home are left unoccupied during hours of operation or the child care group home is temporarily closed due to an unexpected event, a certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member notifies the Department before leaving the child care group home unoccupied or closing the child care group home, stating the period of time during which the child care group home will be unoccupied or closed.

“Upon arrival at the group home, the Compliance Officers found that the home was unoccupied. The Provider failed to notify the Department of any closure during hours of operation.”

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

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the group home's sign in/out documentation and noted the following: Child 1 was not signed in on 3/19 and 3/26/2024; Child 2 was not signed in on 3/14 and 3/25/2024, and was not signed out on 3/27/2024; Child 3 was not signed in on 3/14 and 3/15 and 3/30/24, and was not signed out on 3/27/2024.”

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.

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed three staff files and noted the following: the files of Staff 1 and Staff 2 had documentation of nine of twelve required hours of annual training from 5/2022-5/2023; Staff 3's file had documentation of 10 hours of annual training 5/2022-5/2023.”

AAC R9-3-202.F. F. A certificate holder shall ensure each staff member and each adult resident submits to the certificate holder documentation of the staff member’s or adult resident’s valid: 1. Background check issued under A.R.S. § 46-811(A) within 10 calendar days after stating date of employment or volunteer service; and 2. Background check each time the background check document is issued or renewed every five years.

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed two resident files and noted that neither Resident 1 nor Resident 2's files had documentation to verify that a request for a Central Registry background check had been submitted for them.”

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;

“Compliance Officer 2 observed a bottle of Febreze fabric spray that was accessible to children. The bottle has a warning label that states, "Keep out of the reach of children."”

AAC R9-3-408.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall only allow a staff member to take an enrolled child away from an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services during hours of operation with written permission from the enrolled child’s parent as follows: 1. For a trip to drop off the enrolled child at or pick up the enrolled child from the enrolled child’s school, bus stop, or another location, the written permission shall include: a. The enrolled child’s name; b. The location where the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; c. The time at which the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; d. The time period, not to exceed 12 months, during which the permission is given; and e. The dated signature of the enrolled child’s parent; and

“Staff 1 reported that Child 4 and Child 5 are met at their school by Staff 2, who then walks the children to the group home from the school. Compliance Officer 1 asked if the group home has written authorization from the children's parents to do so. Staff 1 offered the children's files for review but CO 1 did not find the written authorizations in the children's files.”

AAC R9-3-202.D. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that each individual who is a staff member or an adult resident submits to the certificate holder a copy of the individual’s a valid fingerprint clearance card each time the fingerprint clearance card is issued or renewed every six years.

“Compliance Officer 2 noted that per the Arizona Department of Public Safety website, the fingerprint clearance cards belonging to Resident 1 and Resident 2 had expired and neither Resident had applied for renewals. Resident 1's card expired on January 26, 2022 and Resident 2's card expired on June 9, 2023.”