Franklin Phonetic Primary School Sunnyslope Preschool

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, Staff #3 (DOH: 7.8.25) and Staff #4's (DOH: 8.26.24) files lacked documentation of the Central Registry Background check results.”

AAC R9-5-203.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member completes, signs, dates, and submits to the licensee, before the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service: 1. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); and 2. If required by A.R.S. § 8-804, the form in A.R.S. § 8-804(I).

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, Staff #1 (DOH: 7.28.25) and Staff #2's (DOH: 7.28.25) files lacked documentation of the Central Registry Background Check prior to the starting date of employment, as required.”

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 Officers' observations, the Main Preschool Playground swings' fall zones lacked 3" of the 6" required of resilient surfacing (wood chips).”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the following hazards were accessible to children in the outdoor activity areas: In the Main Preschool Playground, the caterpillar tunnel rim was broken, exposing sharp edges. On the School-Age Playground, there was chipped paint exposing rust along the fencing. Additionally, on the Main Playground, there was a 4" gap on the east side fence, and on the School-Age playground, there was a 6" gap at the end of the metal fence and the beginning of the brick wall on the north side of the fence.”

AAC R9-5-512.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that:1. Each toilet room in a facility contains, within easy reach of enrolled children: a. Mounted toilet tissue; and b. Except as provided in subsection (G): i. A sink with running water; ii. Soap contained in a dispenser; and iii. Disposable, single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser, or a mechanical air hand dryer; 2. Staff members wash their hands with soap and running water after toileting; 3. An enrolled child’s hands are washed with soap and running water after toileting; 4. Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag; 5. Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors; 6. A staff member or an enrolled child does not draw water for human consumption from a toilet room handwashing sink; 7. Toys, materials, and equipment are maintained in a clean condition; 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 Officers' observations, *Main Preschool Classroom: There was an uncovered food waste in a trash can. *School-Age Girls' Bathroom: The toilet lid was cracked in one of the corners.”

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 Officers' observations, the following bathrooms were not maintained in a clean and sanitized condition: *Main Preschool Boys' and Girls' Bathroom: Caulking was separating around the toilet base and sink basin; *Main Preschool Boys' and Girls' Bathroom: Caulking was separating around the toilet base and sink basin; *School-Age Bathroom: Caulking was separating at the toilet base and sink basin, and there was a grime and dirt buildup around the sink basin.”

AAC R9-5-512.C. C. A licensee shall ensure that floor coverings are:1. Clean; and 2. Free from: a. Dampness, b. Odors, and c. Hazards.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, there was part of a floor tile missing and one floor tile loose on the East side of the Quiet Room.”

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 Officers' observations, in the Main Preschool Girls' bathroom, there was a buildup of soap residue below the soap dispenser.”

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 review of the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the School-Age Room lacked a current lesson plan; the lesson plan posted was from November 2024.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.4. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:4. Except as provided in subsection (D), prepares and posts in each indoor activity area, a current schedule of children’s age-appropriate activities, including the times the following are provided: a. Meals and snacks; b. Naps; c. Indoor activities; d. Outdoor or large muscle development activities; e. Quiet and active activities; f. Teacher-directed activities; g. Self-directed activities; h. Activities for individuals, groups of five or fewer children, and groups of six or more children; and i. Activities that develop small muscles;

“Findings: Based on the review of the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observation, it was determined that the School-Age Room lacked a current schedule of children's activities.”

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 Officers' observations, hazards were accessible to children in the following areas: *Main Preschool Classroom: There was a built-in cubby with exposed particle wood on the side of the shelf. *Quiet Room: There was loose wiring hanging down the wall to the ground. *School-Age Boys' Bathroom: There was a 2" hole with exposed untreated drywall.”

AAC R9-5-403.A. A. Within 10 calendar days of the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall provide, and each staff member who provides child care services shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following:1. Facility philosophy and goals; 2. Names and ages of and developmental expectations for enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services; 3. Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services; 4. Lesson plans; 5. Child guidance and methods of discipline; 6. Hand washing techniques; 7. Diapering techniques and toileting, if assigned to diaper changing duties; 8. Food preparation, service, sanitation, and storage, if assigned to food preparation; 9. If a staff member is assigned to feeding infants, the preparation, handling, and storage of infant formula and breast milk; 10. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation; 11. Child abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and reporting; 12. Accident and emergency procedures; 13. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter; 14. Sun safety policies and procedures; 15. Safety in outdoor activity areas; 16. Transportation procedures, if applicable; and 17. Field trip procedures, if applicable.

“Findings: Based on the review of the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 (DOE 07.20.24) lacked the 10-day training for new staff members.”

AAC R9-5-305.B. B. A licensee shall attach an enrolled child’s written immunization record or exemption affidavit, required in subsection(A), to the enrolled child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card, required in R9-5 304(B).

“Findings: Based on the review of the facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that children's Immunization records were not attached to the Emergency and Immunization record card for all the enrolled School-Age children.”

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 Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, it was determined that 8 out of the 15 Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards reviewed were incomplete and lacked the following required information: *Child #1: The contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. *Child #2: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. *Child #3: The child's last name, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. *Child #4: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. *Child #5: The date of the child’s enrollment. *Child #6: The date of the child’s enrollment, and the name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of a second parent. *Child #7: The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. *Child #8: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of a second parent, and the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.10. B. A licensee shall ensure that:10. Toilet rooms are ventilated to the outside of the building, either by a screened window open to the outside air or by an exhaust fan and duct system that is operated when the toilet room is in use;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the exhaust fan in the Boys' and Girls' bathroom located in the Main Preschool area was not operable.”

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 observations, on the playground, the fall zones of the slides and swings lacked 6" of the required 6" of resilient surfacing.”

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 observations, in the Main classroom, there was an enrolled child alone and unsupervised in the bathroom with the door closed.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.19. A. A licensee shall ensure that:19. Except as provided in subsection (A)(20), the following are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. All materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic or flammable substance; b. All substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child; and c. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other facility equipment that may be a hazard to a child;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Main classroom's bathroom, there was a plug-in air fresher accessible to the enrolled children.”

AAC R9-5-404.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that at least the following staff-to-children ratios are maintained at all times when providing child care services to enrolled children: Age Group/Staff: Children - Infants/1:5 or 2:11; 1-year-old children/1:6 or 2:13; 2-year-old children/1:8; 3-year-old children/1:13; 4-year-old children/1:15; 5-year-old children not school-age/1:20; School-age children/1:20

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Main classroom's bathroom, the staff-to-child ratio was 0:1, with a required ratio of 1:1.”

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 teacher-caregiver 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; d. Employment as a teacher-caregiver aide for 12 months; or e. Service as a volunteer in a child care facility for 12 months;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, 1 of 3 staff files reviewed lacked the following to qualify as an assistant teacher-caregiver: Staff #3 (DOE:12/18/23): Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class or a high school or high school equivalency diploma or enrollment in vocational rehabilitation or employment as a teacher-caregiver aide or service as a volunteer in a child care facility for 12 months.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observations, on the playground, there were 10 enrolled present and there was no roster available.”

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 observations, 5 of 15 children's attendance records reviewed lacked the following: Child #3: The release signatures for 4/1/24, 4/2/24, 4/3/24, 4/5/24, 4/9/24, 4/10/24, 4/11/24, 4/14/24, 4/22/24, 4/23/24, 4/24/24 and 4/25/24 were initials only. Child #5: The release time and signature for 4/12/24. Child #6: An admission time and signature for 4/17/24. The release signatures for 4/2/24, 4/5/24, 4/8/24, 4/9/24, 4/11/24, 4/12/24, 4/15/24, 4/16/24 and 4/17/24 were first name only. Child #7: The release signatures for 4/2/24, 4/4/24, 4/5/24, 4/8/24, 4/9/24, 4/10/24, 4/11/24, 4/15/24, 4/16/24, 4/17/24, 4/18/24, 4/22/24, 4/23/24, 4/24/24 and 4/25/24 were initials only. Child #8: The admission and release signatures for 4/22/24 and 4/23/24 were initials only.”

AAC R9-5-304.C. C. A licensee shall maintain a current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card for each enrolled child on facility premises in a place that provides a staff member ready access to the card in event of an emergency at, or evacuation of, the facility.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the Preschool Emergency, Information and Immunization Records cards were in a file cabinet in the back room.”

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 observations, 5 of 10 children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards reviewed lacked the following: Child #1: The home address, city, state, zip code of the second parent and the contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #2: The date of the child's enrollment, the name, home address, city, state, zip code and contact telephone number of the second parent, and the contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #3: The child's home telephone number. Child #4: The name and contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #5: The name and contact telephone number of the 2nd individual authorized by the child's parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, and the name of the individual be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. The 20 enrolled School-age children lacked an Emergency, Information and Immunization Record 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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, 2 of 3 staff files reviewed lacked the following: Staff #2 (DOE: 7/31/23) and Staff #3 (DOE: 12/18/23): Fingerprint clearance cards were not verified by DPS before their starting date of employment. Staff #2 and Staff #3 fingerprint clearance cards were verified at the time of the inspection.”

AAC R9-5-203.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member completes, signs, dates, and submits to the licensee, before the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service:1. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); and 2. If required by A.R.S. § 8-804, the form in A.R.S. § 8-804(I).

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, 3 of 3 staff files reviewed lacked the following: Staff #1 (DOE: 9/25/23): Documentation of the DCS Central Registry Affidavit dated 11/28/23, not before their starting date of employment as required, and documentation of the DCS Central Registry submission requirements. Staff #2 (DOE: 7/31/23): Documentation of the DCS Central Registry Affidavit dated 8/16/23, not before their starting date of employment as required. Staff #3 (DOE: 12/18/23): Documentation of a completed DCS Central Registry Affidavit and documentation of the DCS Central Registry submission requirements.”