Garcia's family care providers

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“Findings: Upon reviewing the documentation for staff sign in and out, the Primary Compliance Officer observed that the Provider and Staff were not signing in and out on a daily basis. The last sign in and out was 1/12/26.”

AAC R9-3-508.1. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. Each dog, cat, or ferret at the child care group home has a current vaccination against rabies;

“Findings: The Secondary Compliance Officer observed that the 3 cat’s rabies vaccines were expired based on the documentation.”

AAC R9-3-504.D.2. D. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the premises: 2. A certificate holder shall ensure that: a. Each unused natural gas outlet at the child care group home has its valves removed by and is capped at the wall or floor by a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction; b. 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 the premises at least once every 12 months after the date of the certificate; and c. A copy of a current gas inspection report, including documentation of any repairs or corrections required by the gas inspection report, is maintained on the premises.

“Findings: The Secondary Compliance Officer observed that the last gas inspection was completed in December 2024 and not within the last 12 months.”

AAC R9-3-406.F. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Prepares a weekly menu specifying the foods to be served at each meal and snack on each day, 2. Dates each menu, and 3. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of the meal or snack to which the substitution applies.

“Findings: The Primary Compliance Officer observed that the posted menu was from Dec 2025.”

AAC R9-3-402.A. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. Each enrolled child who naps or sleeps at the child care group home is furnished with a bed, cot, mat, or crib that accommodates the enrolled child’s height and weight; 2. The bed, cot, mat, or crib is not used by another individual while in use by the enrolled child; 3. The cot, mat, or bed’s mattress is covered with a clean sheet that is laundered when soiled, at least once every seven calendar days, and before use by a different enrolled child; 4. The crib mattress is covered with a clean fitted-sheet designed for the crib mattress size that is laundered when soiled, at least once every 24 hours, and before use by a different enrolled child; and 5. A clean blanket or sheet is provided to each enrolled child.

“Findings: The Compliance Officers observed an infant asleep in a bouncy seat and not a crib.”

AAC R9-3-408.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall only allow a staff member to take an enrolled child away from an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services during hours of operation with written permission from the enrolled child’s parent as follows: 1. For a trip to drop off the enrolled child at or pick up the enrolled child from the enrolled child’s school, bus stop, or another location, the written permission shall include: a. The enrolled child’s name; b. The location where the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; c. The time at which the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; d. The time period, not to exceed 12 months, during which the permission is given; and e. The dated signature of the enrolled child’s parent; and

“Compliance Officer 1 reviewed the travel permission forms for the children picked up at school and 2 forms had not been updated since 2015.”

AAC R9-3-303.C. A certificate holder shall maintain a current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card for each enrolled child on the premises in a place that provides a staff member ready access to the card in the event of an emergency at, or evacuation of, the child care group home.

“The Provider told the Compliance Officers that they take all of the Emergency Information and Immunization cards on the vehicle when picking up children at school, leaving no cards for the children present in the home.”

AAC R9-3-507.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member changes diapers only on a nonabsorbent, sanitizable diaper changing surface that: 1. Is kept clear of items not required for diaper changing;

“Compliance Officer 1 observed straps attached to the diaper table that are absorbent and not sanitizable.”

AAC R9-3-408.C.1. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. Each motor vehicle used by an individual to transport an enrolled child: a. Is maintained in a mechanically safe condition; b. Is free from hazards; c. Is registered by the Arizona Department of Transportation as required by A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 7; d. Has documentation of current motor vehicle insurance coverage maintained inside the motor vehicle that includes the legal name of the child care group home or certificate holder and, if transporting enrolled children and infants, liability information; e. Has an operational heating system; f. Has an operational air-conditioning system; and g. Is equipped with: i. A first-aid kit that meets the requirements in R9-3-310; and ii. Two large, clean towels or blankets;

“Compliance Officer 1 observed that the insurance was not in the van used to transport children.”