C.U.S.D.#80 - Andersen Elementary - School-Age & Preschool

AAC R9-5-721.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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, the facility lacked a current Fire Inspection report. The Fire Inspection report provided expired 12/12/2025.”

AAC R9-5-742.D. D. 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.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, on the Playground, the following fall zones lacked the required 6-inches of resilient surfacing: *West climber: Lacked 3-inches of the required 6-inches of wood chip resilient surfacing. *Monkey bars: Lacked 4-inches of the required 6-inches of wood chip resilient surfacing.”

AAC R9-5-209.2. A licensee shall: Notify the Department within 24 hours, prior to the next business day, of business closure; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the Licensee did not notify the Department of the closure of the facility's Preschool Program effective this school year. Front office staff at the school informed the Compliance Officer that the Preschool "moved to another location" and had not been active at that location since the beginning of the school year in 2025. The staff then informed the Compliance Officer that the School-Age program was still active.”

AAC R9-5-516.B.3. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered, a licensee shall ensure that:3. A facility director, or a staff member designated in writing by the facility director, does not administer a medication to an enrolled child unless the facility receives written authorization signed by the enrolled child’s parent or health care provider that includes the: a. Name of the enrolled child; b. Type of the medication; c. Prescription number, if any; d. Instructions for administration specifying the: i. Dosage and route of administration; ii. If indicated, starting and ending dates of the dosage period; and iii. Times and frequency of administration; e. Reason for the medication; and f. Date of authorization; and

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, the medications for child #1 lacked documentation of the starting and ending dates of the dosage period on the written authorization form for 1st medication and a prescription number on the written authorization form for a 2nd medication.”

AAC R9-5-403.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that:1. Each staff member who provides child care services completes 18 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after the effective date of this Chapter or the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service in at least two topics listed in this subsection: a. Child growth and development, including: i. Infant growth and development, which may include sudden infant death syndrome prevention; ii. Developmental psychology; iii. Language development; iv. Observation and child assessment; v. Developmentally-appropriate activities; vi. Child guidance and methods of discipline which may include training on the appropriate techniques to prevent a child from harm or to prevent the child from harming others; and vii. Developmentally-appropriate activity areas; b. Health and safety issues, including: i. Accident and emergency procedures, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; ii. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation; iii. Nutrition and developmentally-appropriate eating habits; iv. Child abuse detection, reporting, and prevention; v. Safety of indoor and outdoor activity areas; and vi. Sun safety policies and procedures; c. Program administration, planning, development, or management; and d. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs; and 2. As part of the required 18 hours of training in subsection (B)(1): a. A staff member who has less than 12 months of child care experience before the staff member’s starting date, completes at least 12 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) in the staff member’s first 12 months at the facility; b. A staff member who has 12 months or more of child care experience, completes at least 6 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date; c. A staff member who provides child care services to an infant completes at least 6 hours in subsection (B)(1)(a)(i) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date; and d. A facility director completes at least 6 hours in subsection (B)(1)(c) every 12 months after the facility director’s starting date.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that 1 out of 5 staff files reviewed lacked the required training documentation: Staff #1 (DOE-7/27/23): An additional 15.5 hours of annual training for the time period of 07/27/2023-07/27/2024”

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.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, the outdoor activity area lacked the following resilient surfacing: Little Playground *6 of the required 6 inches of wood chips under the red straight slide *3 of the required 6 inches of wood chips under the red slide and double red slide *6 of the required 6 inches of wood chips under the tan slide of the covered wagon. *3 of the required 6 inches of wood chips under the fall zone of the swings. Big Playground *6 of the required 6 inches of sand under the SE-facing yellow slide.”

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 Compliance Officer's (CO) observations and a review of facility documentation, the facility lacked a current, violation-free fire inspection. The fire inspection reviewed had expired on 06/02/2023.”

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.

“Findings: Based on CO's observations, the Preschool and School-Age playgrounds lacked the minimum 6" of resilient material (wood chips): **Preschool - 5" of the required 6" at the red bowl swing; 2" of the required 6" at the east red slide; 4" of the required 6" at the west beige slide; 4" of the required 6" at the swings **School-Age - 4" of the required 6" at the west yellow slide”

AAC R9-5-605.B.15. B. A licensee shall ensure that:15. If the local fire jurisdiction requires a sprinkler system, the sprinkler system is: a. Installed, b. Operable, c. Tested quarterly, and d. Serviced at least once every 12 months;

“Findings: Based on CO's observations and a review of facility documentation, the facility lacked documentation of sprinkler service inspection in the last 12 months.”