Childtime Child Care

AAC R9-5-605.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that:1. All designated exits, corridors, and passageways that provide escape from the building are unobstructed and unlocked during hours of operation;

“Based on an observation, the designated exit in the 1 year old classroom had a chair and stool obstructing the exit.”

AAC R9-5-203.B. B. A licensee shall maintain documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. § 41-1758.03 and valid background check document issued under in A.R.S. § 46-811.

“Based on a review of personnel files, it was determined that staff 1 and 6 lacked documentation of a clearance card on file. CO was able verify staff had current cards based on DPS website.”

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.

“Based on a review of facility reports, it was determined that the licensee lacked documentation of a current gas inspection”

AAC R9-5-603.E. E. A licensee shall ensure that the following is provided and maintained within the fall zones of swings and climbing equipment in an outdoor activity area:1. A shock-absorbing unitary surfacing material manufactured for such use in outdoor activity areas; or 2. A minimum depth of 6 inches of a non-hazardous, resilient material such as fine loose sand or wood chips.

“Based on an observation, it was observed that the wood chips were 0-3 inches in the fall zones of the climbing equipment.”

AAC R9-5-512.B. B. A licensee shall maintain facility premises and furnishings:1. In a clean condition, and 2. Free from odor.

“Based on an observation, dirt and mud were observed on the diaper changing table in the 3 year old classroom.”

AAC R9-5-502.A.5.c. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall: 5. Develop, document, and implement tummy time policies and procedures that: c. Require continuous interaction between a non-crawling infant and the staff member who is supervising the non-crawling infant during tummy time;

“Findings: When entering the classroom the Compliance Officer observed an infant laying on a blue carpet and another infant laying on their back in a circle play area and both infants were crying. There were no teachers observed on the floor interacting with the infants.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 1. All designated exits, corridors, and passageways that provide escape from the building are unobstructed and unlocked during hours of operation;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer observation, a gliding chair and bouncy seat were in front of the designated exit in the infant classroom and a brown couch was blocking the passageway to the designated exit in the 2-year-old's classroom.”

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.

“Findings: Based on a review of facility inspection records, it was determined that the licensee lacked documentation of a current gas inspection.”

AAC R9-5-502.A.5.b. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall: 5. Develop, document, and implement tummy time policies and procedures that: b. Ensure a staff member who is supervising a non-crawling infant while the infant is flat on their stomach and on the floor: i. Is within reach of the infant; ii. Does not perform any other duties while supervising the infant; iii. Does not allow the use of pillows, comforters, sheepskins, stuffed toys, or other soft products in the same floor space as the infant; and iv. Does not allow any product specified in subsection (A)(5)(b)(iii) to be within reach of the infant;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, a basket of stuffed toys was on the floor next to infant sitting on a floor mat and 2 other infants were laying on their back on the floor area. The staff members in the classroom were standing and performing other duties while the infants were observed on the floor.”