Faith Community Academy

AAC R9-5-203.G. G. As required by A.R.S. § 8-804, before an individual’s starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall comply with the submission requirements in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) for the individual.

“FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observations and review of documentation, the file for Staff 2 lacked the results of the Central Registry Background Check.”

ARS § 36-883.02.A. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.

“FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observations and review of documentation, Staff 1 (start date July 29, 2026) was issued a Fingerprint Clearance Card on August 03, 2026.”

AAC R9-5-203.C. C. Except as provided in A.R.S. § 41-1758.03, a licensee shall ensure that each staff member, before starting date of employment or volunteer service, submits to the licensee a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card, front and back, issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1.

“FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations and review of documentation the file for Staff 1 lacked a copy of the front and back of the fingerprint clearance card.”

AAC R9-5-203.E. E. If a staff member possesses a fingerprint clearance card that was issued before the staff member became a staff member at the facility, a licensee shall: 1. Contact the Department of Public Safety before the individual becomes a staff member to determine whether the fingerprint clearance card is valid; and 2. Document this determination, including the name of the staff member, the date of contact with the Department of Public Safety, and whether the fingerprint clearance card is valid.

“FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations and review of documentation, the file for Staff 2 lacked documentation that the Fingerprint Clearance Card was validated before the current employment date.”

AAC R9-5-309.B. B. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the facility premises, a licensee shall ensure that a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction conducts a gas inspection that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on facility premises at least once every 12 months after the issue date of the license.

“FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations and review of documentation the licensee did not ensure a gas inspection was conducted every 12 months as required, the most recent gas inspection was conducted on July 24, 2025.”

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.

“The Compliance Officer reviewed that sign in/out records for the after care program and noted that Child 1 and Child 2 were not signed out on 8/8/2025.”

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.

“The Compliance Officer requested the attendance roster in the Kingdom Activity Room (after care) for review. Facility staff reported that they had not been maintaining a roster because the administrative staff was working on creating a roster for the group. School had started on 8/6/25, two days prior to the inspection.”

AAC R9-5-501.C. C. A licensee is not required to have a schedule required in subsection (C)(4) or a lesson plan required in subsection (C)(5) for an indoor activity area that is approved and used: 1. By enrolled children only for: a. Snacks or meals, or b. A specific activity; 2. To provide child care services to infants; or 3. As a substitute for an outdoor activity area.

“The Compliance Officer noted that there were no posted lesson plans in the Kingdom activity area. Facility staff reported that they working on developing plans.”

AAC R9-5-603.E. E. A licensee shall ensure that hard surfacing material such as asphalt or concrete is not installed or used under swings or climbing equipment unless used as a base for a rubber surfacing.

“The Compliance Officer measured the depth of the sand in the fall zones of the playground equipment on the preschool playground as follows: 5" in the fall zone of the blue swings; 4.5" in the fall zone inside of the monkey bar dome; 4" in the fall zones outside of the monkey bar dome, the small red slide, and the wood slide; 2.5" in the fall zone of the green slide.”

AAC R9-5-301.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits, on or before the starting date of employment or volunteer services, one of the following as evidence of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis: 1. Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administered within 12 months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service, that includes the date and the type of tuberculosis screening test; or 2. If the staff member has had a positive Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test, a written statement that the staff member is free from infectious active tuberculosis that is signed and dated by a health care provider within six months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service.

“Compliance Officer 1 reviewed two personnel files and noted that Staff 1's file did not have documentation of their TB test results.”

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.

“The facility was unable to locate documentation of a current gas inspection when Compliance Officer 1 requested it for review.”

AAC R9-5-603.C. C. 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

“Compliance Officer 1 measured the height of the gates that enclose the preschool playground as follows: the gate in the northwest corner of the playground measured 45"; the fence along the south entrance measured less than four feet; the fence along the grassy play area measured 46.5".”

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

“Compliance Officer 1 reviewed the medications belonging to enrolled children at the facility and noted that two medications for Child 1 had prescription numbers on the medication boxes that did not match the prescription numbers on the authorization forms for each medication.”

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.

“Compliance Officer 1 measured the depth of the sand in the fall zones of the playground equipment as follows: 5” in the fall zone on the outside of the igloo climber and in the fall zone of the backseat of the airplane seesaw on the preschool playground; 4” on the inside of the igloo climber on the preschool playground; 4" in the fall zone of the gray curved slide on the school age playground.”