Creative Minds Childcare

AAC R9-3-407.A.17. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 17. A freezer at the child care group home maintains a temperature of 0° F or below, as shown by a thermometer kept in the freezer at all times;

“Findings: The Compliance Officer noted that the temperature of the freezer thermometer read 4°F.”

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.

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards of ten enrolled children and noted the following: Child 1's card did not list their date of enrollment and only had one of two required emergency contacts; Child 2's card did not list the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; there were no responses to the medical questions on the back of Child 3's card; Child 4's card did not list their date of enrollment.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. An enrolled child is signed into and signed out from the child care group home by: a. The enrolled child’s parent; b. An individual authorized in writing or by telephone by the enrolled child’s parent; or c. The enrolled child, if the enrolled child is a school-age child and the enrolled child’s parent has given written permission for the enrolled child to self-admit or self-release;

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed ten sign in/out records and noted the following: Child 2 was signed out at 3:30 PM on the day of the inspection, however it was 1:10 PM at the time the sign in/out documentation was reviewed and the child was in attendance at that time; Child 4 and Child 5 were signed out with a time but no signatures on 5/6/24.”