D.U.S.D.#89 - Canyon Ridge Elementary

AAC R9-5-516.G. G. A licensee shall return all unused prescription and nonprescription medications to a parent when the medication prescription date has expired or the medication is no longer being administered to the enrolled child or dispose of the medication if unable to locate the enrolled child's parent after the child's disenrollment.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the medication prescription for Child #12 had expired (Expiration date 02/18/2026). The expired medication had not been returned to the parent.”

AAC R9-5-516.B.4. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered, a licensee shall ensure that: 4. A staff member: a. Administers a prescription medication provided by a parent only from a container dispensed by a pharmacy; b. Administers a nonprescription medication provided by a parent for an enrolled child only from a container prepackaged and labeled for use by the manufacturer and labeled with the enrolled child’s name; c. Does not administer any medication that has been transferred from one container to another; and d. Does not administer a nonprescription medication to an enrolled child inconsistent with the instructions on the nonprescription medication’s label, unless the facility receives written authorization from the enrolled child’s health care provider.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the medications for Child #12 and Child #13 were dispensed as a two-pack, but only one was present at the facility, and a physician's authorization to separate was not present”

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 the following children lacked the required information: Child #11: There was no completed medication form. Child #12: The amount, the times, and frequency of administration, the expiration date, the prescription number, and the route the medication is to be administered. Child #13: The start date, the times, the frequency of administration, and the prescription number.”

AAC R9-5-401.4. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 4. An assistant child educator is 16 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class; b. High school or high school equivalency diploma; c. Enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, as defined in A.R.S. § 23-501; or d. Employment or service as a volunteer in a licensed child care facility for 12 months;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that Staff #2 (8/31/2023) was an assistant teacher-caregiver in the Den Club program. Staff #2 (8/31/2023) was not qualified as the assistant teacher-caregiver because the staff file lacked documentation of enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class as required.”

AAC R9-5-401.2. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 2. A facility director’s designee is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. At least 12 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and: i. Three credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university, or ii. At least 30 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;b. At least 12 months of child care experience and: i. An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or ii At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; c. At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or d. At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that Staff #1 (DOE-09/11/2025) was the director designee. Staff #1(DOE-09/11/2025) was not qualified as the director designee because the staff file lacked documentation of 12 months of experience and 30 hours of Early Childhood Education. ”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the Licensee lacked a violation-free or corrected fire inspection as required.”

AAC R9-5-304.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-3009, before an enrolled child receives child care services, a licensee shall require the enrolled child’s parent to complete an Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record that is no more than a two-page written notice, and is signed by the enrolled child’s parent containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, sex, and date of birth; 2. The date of the child’s enrollment; 3. The name, home address, email address, and 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 facility in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider; 6. The written authorization for emergency medical care of the enrolled child when the parent cannot be contacted at the time of the emergency; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. The written instructions of a child’s parent or health care provider for the nutritional and dietary needs of the child including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-509(C)(14); and 9. A written record completed by the child’s parent or health care provider noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, it was determined that 10 of 35 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Records reviewed lacked the following information: Child #1 and Child #3: The Date of enrollment. Child #2: The date of enrollment, the 2nd parent's address, the name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #4: The date of enrollment and the name and contact telephone number of a 2nd individual authorized by the child's parent to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child's parent cannot be contacted. Child #5: The name, home address, email address, and telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child. Child #6: The date of enrollment and the name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #7: The date of enrollment, the name, home address, email address, and telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child, and the name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #8: The date of enrollment, the name, and contact telephone number of a 2nd individual authorized by the child's parent to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child's parent cannot be contacted, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #9: The date of enrollment, the 2nd parent's home address, the name, and contact telephone number of a 2nd individual authorized by the child's parent to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child's parent cannot be contacted, and the written record completed by the child's parent or health care provider noting the child's susceptibility to illness, physical condicions of wich a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance. Child #10: The date of enrollment, the child's date of birth, the child's last name, the name, home address, email address, and telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child, the name, and contact telephone number of 2 individuals authorized by the child's parent to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child's parent cannot be contacted, the name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the toilet rooms in the following areas were not maintained in a clean condition: Cafe Girl's Toilet Rooms: *All of the toilets lacked caulking and had a build-up of dark gray and rust colored substance at the base of the toilet. Outdoor Activity area: Boys' Toilet Room: *The large stall toilet had a build-up of dark gray and rust colored substance at the base of the toilet. Girls' Toilet Room: *All of the toilets lacked caulking and had a build-up of dark gray and rust colored substance at the base of the toilet.”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, during the inspection, enrolled children were alone and unsupervised by staff when the following was observed: *Multiple children went out to the front of the building to purchase dessert from a food truck. *2 Children alone and unsupervised in the hallway from the playground to the cafe. *2 Children in the toilet room, staff unaware of the location of the children. *Multiple children in the toilet rooms on the playground, staff were unaware of the location of the children. *2 Children alone and unsupervised in the hallway from the playground to the cafe. *1 Child walked in from the playground without the staff members knowing *1 Child ran out of the Cafe, into the hall, and out to the playground. *Multiple children in the toilet rooms on the playground, staff were unaware of the location of the children.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.7. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 7. Except as provided in subsection (C)(8), implements the schedule in subsection (C)(4) and lesson plan in subsection (C)(5);

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Cafe, the licensee did not implement the schedule or lesson plan as required.”

AAC R9-5-301.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a facility director: 1. Designates, in writing, an individual who meets the requirements of R9-5-401(2) to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility; 2. Supervises or assigns a teacher-caregiver to supervise each staff member who does not meet the qualifications of R9-5-401(3); 3. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member documents on the attendance record the time of each arrival and departure of the staff member; and 4. Maintains on the facility premises, the dated attendance record required in subsection (B)(3) for 12 months after the date on the attendance record.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, 1 out of 5 staff members' attendance records lacked an arrival and departure time for the month of April.”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the outdoor activity area, the water fountain was not maintained in a clean condition. Bird Feces was observed in the fountain basin.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.8. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 8. If the schedule in subsection (C)(4) or lesson plan in subsection (C)(5) is not implemented, writes on the schedule or the lesson plan the activity that is implemented;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation, staff statement, and the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Cafe, the schedule lacked documentation of changes. Staff Stated *We had to change our schedule today, that's why it looked different.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.6. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 6. If an activity in the lesson plan required in subsection (C)(5) includes screen time, include in the lesson plan the duration of the screen time in minutes;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Cafe, the lesson plan lacked documentation of screen time in minutes. Screen time was observed during the entire inspection.”

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 the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the licensee lacked a roster in the outdoor activity area.”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the Licensee lacked documentation of a current fire inspection report as required. Fire Inspection expired 7/18/24.”

AAC R9-5-506.3. A licensee providing child care services for school-age children shall:3. Provide age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment accessible to enrolled children in each activity area in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance including: a. Arts and crafts, b. Games, c. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative skills, d. Books, e. Science materials, f. Sports equipment, and g. Outdoor play equipment; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the Cafe and outdoor activity area, the licensee lacked age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment for 25 enrolled school-age children. The Cafe lacked puzzles, manipulatives, books, and science materials. The outdoor activity area lacked sports equipment.”

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 the Compliance Officer’s observations, in Classroom 122, the side panel next to the sink was detached from the wall exposing adhesive and drywall. Additionally, there were 3 holes 1 inch in diameter next to the sink exposing drywall.”

AAC R9-5-304.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-3009, before an enrolled child receives child care services, a licensee shall require the enrolled child’s parent to complete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card that is signed by the enrolled child’s parent containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, home telephone number, 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 facility in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider; 6. The written authorization for emergency medical care of the enrolled child when the parent cannot be contacted at the time of the emergency; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. The written instructions of a child’s parent or health care provider for nutritional and dietary needs of the child including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-509(C)(9); and 9. A written record completed by the child’s parent or health care provider noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that 9 out of 15 enrolled children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards reviewed lacked the following required information: Child #1, Child #2 and Child #3: The name and contact telephone number of a 2nd individual authorized by the child’s parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted. Child #4, Child #5 and Child #6: The name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #7: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child. Child #8: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #9: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child and the name and contact telephone number of a 2nd individual authorized by the child's parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, or if the child's parent cannot be contacted.”