Phoenix Children's Academy Private Preschool #226
15562 North Reems Road, Surprise, AZ
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D.U.S.D.#89 - Countryside Elementary is a licensed child care center in Surprise, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 59 children.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 4 visits in the last 3 years and cited 15 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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D.U.S.D.#89 - Countryside Elementary has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Maricopa County has a median price of $270 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
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4 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Jan 12, 2026: 2 rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 4 visits · 15 rules in all
For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12.
A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
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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 observation, it was determined that Child #1 lacked an Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record to be reviewed.”
AAC R9-5-507.A.1. A. A licensee providing child care services for a a child with a special health care need or a disability shall: 1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), before a a child with a special health care need or a disability receives child care services, obtain from the enrolled child’s parent a copy of an existing individualized plan for the enrolled child that can be reviewed, adopted, and implemented by the licensee when providing child care services to the enrolled child that includes the following as needed for the enrolled child: a. Medication schedule; b. Nutrition and feeding instructions; c. Qualifications required of a staff member who feeds the enrolled child; d. Medical equipment or adaptive devices; e. Medical emergency instructions; f. Toileting and personal hygiene instructions; g. Specific child care services to be provided to the enrolled child at the facility; h. Information from health care providers, including the frequency and length of any prescribed medical treatment or therapy; i. Training required of a staff member to care for the enrolled child’s special health care need or a disability; and j. Participation in practice drills;
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the Licensee failed to obtain a copy of an existing individualized plan from the parent of the enrolled child as required.”
AAC R9-5-503.E.1. E. A licensee shall ensure that in an activity area with a diaper changing area: 1. The container required in subsection (A)(3) and (4) are inaccessible, and
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in Classrooms 4 and Classroom 5 , the soiled clothing container was accessible to enrolled children.”
AAC R9-5-512.F.8.9. F. A licensee shall ensure that: 8. Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and 9. Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the Playground Boys' Toilet Room, the sink had 2 areas, 6 inches in length, cracked and lacking tile.”
AAC R9-5-512.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the following toilet rooms were not maintained in a clean condition: Playground Boy's Toilet Room: *The large stall had a buildup of orange and yellow substance on the toilet base caulking. *The large stall had 3 areas of 1inch length where caulking is breaking off at the toilet base. Playground Girl's Toilet Room: *The large stall had a buildup of orange and yellow substance on the base caulking.”
AAC R9-5-603.B. B. Except as provided in subsection (D) a licensee shall ensure that an outdoor activity area: 1. Is enclosed by a fence: a. A minimum of 4 feet high; b. Secured to the ground; and c. With either vertical or horizontal open spaces on the fence or gate that do not exceed 4.0 inches; 2. Is maintained free from hazards, such as exposed concrete footings and broken toys; and 3. Has gates that are kept closed while an enrolled child is in the outdoor activity area
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the outdoor activity area, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children: *The south blue slide had a 2-inch crack at the base of the slide that was rough to the touch.”
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 found that Child #15’s prescription medication was dispensed as a two-pack but only one injection was present at the facility, and a physician’s authorization to separate the injections was not present.”
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 child educator 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, it was determined that the Licensee lacked documentation that Staff #1 was to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present at the facility.”
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 observation, it was determined that 8 out of 25 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Records 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: The name, home address, city, state, zip code and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child. Child #5: The name, home address, city, state, zip code and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #6 and Child #7: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #8: The name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider.”
AAC R9-5-306.A. A. A licensee shall: 1. Maintain a dated attendance form containing an enrolled child’s name with the time of each admission and release, and the parent or staff member's signature or other unique identifier. 2. If an electronic signature is used to admit or release the enrolled child, adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the individual whose signature the electronic or digital method of identification represents is accountable for the use of the electronic or digital method; 3. Develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the identity of an individual is known to the staff member or is verified with picture identification before releasing an enrolled child to the individual. 4. Not release the enrolled child to an individual other than the enrolled child’s parent or other individual designated in writing by the enrolled child’s parent except when the enrolled child’s parent is unable to collect the enrolled child and authorizes the licensee by telephone to release the enrolled child to an individual not so designated. 5. Not permit the self-admission or self-release of an enrolled child unless the enrolled child is of school-age and the licensee has obtained and verified written permission from the enrolled child’s parent. 6. Maintain the attendance form on facility premises for 12 months after the date of attendance.
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that 4 out of 25 enrolled children's attendance forms lacked the following information: Child #9: A release time and signature on 09/02/25, 09/18/2025 and 09/29/2025. Child #10 and Child #11: A release time and signature on 08/05/2025, 08/20/25, and 09/23/2025 Child #12: A release time and signature on 09/10/2025.”
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 medication forms lacked the following information: Child #11, Child #13, Child #14, and Child #15: The prescription number and the times and frequency of administration of the medication.”
AAC R9-5-501.B.8. B. 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 and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the posted schedule was not being implemented. The schedule read that the children would be doing free play (crafts and games), the children were on the playground at the time of the inspection.”
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 violation-free fire inspection report as required. Fire Inspection Exp 09/30/2024”
AAC R9-5-306.A. A. A licensee shall maintain a dated attendance form containing an enrolled child’s name with the time of each admission and release of the enrolled child. 1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), a licensee shall ensure that the attendance form is signed with at least a first initial of an individual’s first name and the individual’s last name by each enrolled child’s parent or individual designated by the enrolled child’s parent, each time the enrolled child is admitted or released. 2. An electronic fingerprint verification or an electronic signature may be used in place of a signature of the enrolled child’s parent or designated individual to admit or release the enrolled child. 3. If an electronic signature is used to admit or release the enrolled child, the licensee shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the individual whose signature the electronic or digital method of identification represents is accountable for the use of the electronic or digital method; 4. A licensee shall develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the identity of an individual is known to the staff member or is verified with picture identification before releasing an enrolled child to the individual. 5. A licensee shall not release the enrolled child to an individual other than the enrolled child’s parent or other individual designated in writing by the enrolled child’s parent except when the enrolled child’s parent is unable to collect the enrolled child and authorizes the licensee by telephone to release the enrolled child to an individual not so designated. a. The licensee shall verify the telephone authorization using a means of verification that has been agreed upon between the licensee and the enrolled child’s parent at the time of enrollment. b. The licensee shall document the means of verification in subsection (A)(5)(a) on the enrolled child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card. 6. A licensee shall not permit the self-admission or self-release of an enrolled child unless the enrolled child is of school age and the licensee has obtained and verified written permission from the enrolled child’s parent. 7. A licensee shall maintain the attendance form on facility premises for 12 months after the date of attendance.
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that 7 out of 20 enrolled children's attendance forms lacked the following information: Child #1: A release signature and time for 09/09/2024-09/18/2024 Child #2: A release signature for 09/18/2024 Child #3: A release signature for 09/18/2024 and a release signature and time for 09/20/2024 Child #4 and Child #5: A release time for 09/20/2024 Child #6 and Child #7: A release signature and time for 09/19/2024”
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 15 out of 25 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards reviewed lacked the following required information: Child #6: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child and the name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #7: The name and contact telephone number of 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. Child #8: The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider 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. Child #9 and Child #18: The name and contact telephone number of 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. Child #10 and Child #13: The date of the child’s enrollment and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #11:The date of the child’s enrollment. Child #12 and Child #16: The date of the child’s enrollment and the name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of 2nd parent of the child. Child #14: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of 2nd parent of the child, 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 #15:The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #17, Child #19, and Child #20: 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.”
AAC R9-5-605.B.16. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 16. The fire extinguisher required in subsection (A): a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months; and b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher; and
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the fire extinguisher lacked identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher.”
AAC R9-5-605.B.9. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 9. Fans are mounted and inaccessible to an enrolled child;
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, in Room 3, there was a black stand-up fan on the counter that was not mounted, and in Room 5 there was a gray stand-up fan not mounted.”
AAC R9-5-509.A. A. A licensee that prepares food for enrolled children on facility premises shall, if required by 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, and the local ordinances of the local health department where the facility is located, obtain a food establishment permit issued under 9 A.A.C. 8, Article 1, and: 1. Provide the Department with a copy of the facility’s food establishment permit before the Department issues a license to the facility, 2. Maintain the facility’s current food establishment permit on the facility’s premises, and 3 Provide a copy of the facility’s current food establishment permit to the Department upon request.
“Findings: Based on the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the facility lacked a current food establishment permit, the permit on site expired on 8/31/2023.”
AAC R9-5-503.F.1. F. A licensee shall ensure that in an activity area with a diaper changing area: 1. The containers required in subsections (A)(3) and (4) are inaccessible, and
“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observations, in Classroom 3, the diaper changing container was next to the toilet room stall and the soiled clothes container was under the trash can next to the diaper changing area and accessible to enrolled children. In Classroom 5, the soiled clothing container was on top of the diaper changing surface and accessible to enrolled children.”
AAC R9-5-503.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains: 1. A nonabsorbent, sanitizable diaper changing surface that is: a. Seamless and smooth, and b. Kept clear of items not required for diaper changing;
“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observation, in Classroom 5, the soiled clothing container was on the diaper changing surface. In Classroom 3, the changing pad was not a heat-sealed pad as required.”
AAC R9-5-501.C.5. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 5. Except as provided in subsection (D), prepares and posts a dated lesson plan in each indoor activity area for each calendar week, which is maintained on facility premises for 12 months after the lesson plan date and provides opportunities for each child to: a. Gain a positive self-concept; b. Develop and practice social skills; c. Think, reason, question, and experiment; d. Acquire language skills; e. Develop physical coordination skills; f. Participate in structured large muscle physical activity; g. Develop habits that meet health, safety, and nutritional needs; h. Express creativity; i. Learn to respect cultural diversity of children and staff; j. Learn self-help skills; and k. Develop a sense of responsibility and independence;
“Findings: Based on the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the School-Age classroom lacked a posted and dated lesson plan.”
AAC R9-5-501.A.14. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 14. Temperatures are maintained between 68° F and 82° F in each room used by enrolled children;
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the School-Age portable was 84° F, rather than between 68° F and 82° F as required.”
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 the facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observation of 8 staff files, it was determined that 2 out of 8 staff files reviewed lacked the following required information: Staff #1: An additional 16.5 of the required 18 hours of training for the time period of 07/29/2022-07/29/2023. Staff #2: An additional 18 of the required 18 hours of training for the time period of 08/11/2022-08/11/2023.”
AAC R9-5-401.3. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 3. A teacher-caregiver is 18 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Six months of child care experience and: i. A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; or ii. At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; b. Associate or bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or c. N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential;
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observation, it was determined that Staff #3 was a teacher-caregiver in the School-Age classroom. Staff #3 was not qualified as a teacher-caregiver, the staff file lacked documentation of an evaluated and translated diploma issued in a foreign country that is equivalent to a high school diploma in the United States.”
AAC R9-5-303.A. A. A licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the facility or activity area, the: 1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1); 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-882(P); 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2, from the date of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the Department’s intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-888 at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond; 8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-891.01 within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate sanction; 9. Notice of a legal injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-886.01 when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and 10. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the facility lacked a main posting board with the following required items: 1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility; 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees; 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.”
AAC R9-5-301.I. I. At least once a month, and at different times of the day, a licensee shall ensure that an unannounced fire and emergency evacuation drill is conducted and each staff member and enrolled child at the facility participates in the fire and emergency evacuation drill. 1. If child care services for a child with special needs are provided at a facility, the licensee shall provide for the enrolled child’s participation in each fire and emergency evacuation drill according to the enrolled child’s individualized plan as specified in R9-5-507(A)(1). 2. A licensee shall document each fire and emergency evacuation drill and maintain the documentation on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the fire and emergency evacuation drill.
“Findings: Based on the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the School-Age Program lacked documentation of completed Fire Drills for the 2023 school year.”
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 the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that 6 out of 26 enrolled children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record card lacked the following required information: Child #1: The name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #2: The name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #3: 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 home address for each parent 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. Child #5: 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 #6: The enrolled child's date of birth.”
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Yes. Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on January 12, 2026, with 2 rules cited. It lists 4 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 15 rules across 3 of 4 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.
59, the licensed capacity on the state record.
Its hours are not listed. Call (623) 876-7875 to confirm.
It has not listed its tuition. Call (623) 876-7875 to ask.
(623) 876-7875.
15034 North Parkview Place, Surprise, AZ 85379. The nearest other daycare we list is Countryside Recreation Center, under 0.1 miles away.