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AAC R9-5-501.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 1. In addition to complying with the requirements in this Chapter, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child is not placed at risk of harm;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observation, the health, safety, and welfare of an enrolled child was placed at risk of harm when 3 infants were left alone and unattended in the young infant room when Staff #1 stepped out of the Young Infant Classroom (Room 2) to cover another staff member's break. Per the Employee Incident Report: Staff #1 was covering a lunch break in the infant classroom and did not wait for the other teacher to come back from break, and left 3 infants unattended. Staff stated: *Staff #1 left the classroom for 10 seconds. Staff #1 was giving potty breaks and went to cover another teacher. *Staff left the classroom to cover another room. *The facility manager caught Staff #1 outside the door of the Young Infant Classroom putting on their shoes. Staff #1 was terminated after the incident.”

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 Officers' observation, the ratio in the Young Infant Classroom (Room 2) was 0:3 on 5/29/26 when Staff #1 left the classroom to cover another staff member's break, leaving the infants alone.”

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 child educator 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 if working with enrolled children five years old and younger, or three months of child care experience if working with school-aged children; 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 the Compliance Officers' observation, the files for Staff #1 (DOE 5/5/26) and Staff #2 (DOE 6/2/25) lacked the following: *Staff #1 acted as a child educator. Staff #1 lacked the experience and documentation to qualify as a child educator; and *Staff #2 acted as a child educator. Staff #2 did not meet the age requirements to qualify as a child educator.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observation, Staff #1 (DOE 5/5/26) and Staff #2 (DOE 6/2/25) worked alone and unsupervised. Staff #1 and Staff #2 lacked the qualifications to serve as a child educator.”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observation, staff failed to supervise each enrolled child at all times when 3 infants were left alone and unsupervised in the Young Infant Room (Room 2) when Staff #1 stepped out of the room to cover another staff member's break.”

AAC R9-5-517.A.10. A. A licensee who transports an enrolled child in a motor vehicle that the licensee owns, or acquires for use by contract, shall: 10. Ensure that the motor vehicle is: a. Maintained in a clean condition, b. In a mechanically safe condition, and c. Free from hazards; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children in the facility vans: *Two buckle covers were missing in Van 59A OBL, exposing the metal interior of the buckle; and *One buckle cover was missing, and the sun visor was detached in Van CLA4808.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observation, 3 medication authorization forms lacked the following: Child #3: The times and frequency of administration; Child #4: The reason for the medication and an ending date consistent with the medication's packaging; and Child #5: The name of the medication, and a dosage consistent with the medication's packaging.”

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, there was a buildup of dirt on the vents in the boys' and girls' school-age bathrooms.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.21. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 21. A refrigerator at the child care facility maintains a temperature of 41° F or below and a freezer maintains a temperature of 0° F or below, as shown by a thermometer kept in the refrigerator and in the freezer at all times;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the thermometer in the freezer of the infant room was read at 50 ° F and not 0° F or below as required.”

AAC R9-5-503.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains: 2. A hand-washing sink next to the diaper changing surface for staff use when changing diapers and for washing an enrolled child during or after diapering that provides: a. Running water between 86° F and 110° F, b. Soap from a dispenser, and c. Single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the following diaper changing sink temperatures were not maintained between 86° F and 110° F as required: Two's Room: The diaper sink temperature was 76.4° F; and One's Room: The diaper sink temperature was 81.3° F.”

AAC R9-5-502.C.2.b. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 2. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room does not: b. Place an infant to sleep using a positioning device that restricts movement, unless the infant’s health care provider has instructed otherwise in writing;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, in the infant room, there was a swaddled infant sleeping in a crib.”

AAC R9-5-502.C.1.lk. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 1. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room: k. Obtains written, current, and dated dietary instructions from a parent or health care provider regarding the method of feeding and types of foods to be prepared or fed to an infant at the facility;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, 2 of 5 infant feeding instructions reviewed lacked the following: Child #1: The child's date of birth and the types of food the child can eat; Child #2: The types of food the child can eat.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observation, the facility lacked a violation-free fire inspection.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observation, the medication authorization forms for Child #4 and Child #5 were inconsistent with the instructions on the medication packaging.”

AAC R9-5-502.C.1.m. C. A licensee shall ensure that:1. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room: m. Posts the current written dietary instructions in the infant room and the kitchen and maintains the instructions on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the instructions; and

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations and a review of facility documentation, 5 of 13 enrolled infant feeding instructions were not posted in the kitchen.”

AAC R9-5-503.A.3. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:3. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled diapers; and

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations, the soiled diaper containers in Infant Room I and the 1's room lacked a tight-fitting lid.”

AAC R9-5-503.A.4. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:4. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled clothing.

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations, the soiled clothing containers in Infant Room I and the 1's room lacked a tight-fitting lid. In the 2's Room, the lid on the soiled clothing container was cracked.”

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 CO #1's observations, in the 2's room, a used pull-up was in the children's restroom's garbage can accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-5-503.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member does not:1. Permit a bottle, formula, food, eating utensil, or food preparation in a diaper changing area; 2. Draw water for human consumption from a diaper changing area sink; or 3. Except as provided in subsection (C), if responsible for food preparation, change diapers until food preparation duties have been completed for the day.

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations, there was a drinking water spout at the diaper changing sink in the Infant room.”

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 CO #1's observations, the top and sides of a sensory table on the School-Age playground were splintered and rough, accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-5-502.C.1.l. C. A licensee shall ensure that:1. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room: l. Obtains written, current, and dated dietary instructions from a parent or health care provider regarding the method of feeding and types of foods to be prepared or fed to an infant at the facility;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer (CO) #1's observations and a review of facility documentation, 6 of 13 enrolled infant feeding instructions lacked the following required information: **Child #1 - Feeding amounts; date instructions were signed by the parent/guardian **Child #2 - Feeding amounts and times **Child #3 - Feeding times **Child #4 - Parent/guardian signature; date instructions were signed by the parent/guardian **Child #5 - Solid foods **Child #6 - Solid foods”

AAC R9-5-517.A.10. A. A licensee who transports an enrolled child in a motor vehicle that the licensee owns, or acquires for use by contract, shall:10. Ensure that the motor vehicle is: a. Maintained in a clean condition, b. In a mechanically safe condition, and c. Free from hazards; and

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations, a seat belt buckle lacked the cover, in a van (LIC#CLG4808) used to transport enrolled children, exposing the inside of the buckle and sharp edges.”

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 CO #2's observations and a review of facility documentation, medication authorizations for enrolled children lacked the following required information: **Child #1 - One medication authorizaion labeled with two enrolled children's names **Child #2 - Dosage; route; times and frequency”

AAC R9-5-516.B.1. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered, a licensee shall ensure that:1. A facility director, or a staff member designated in writing by the facility director, is responsible for the administration of all medications in the facility, including storing, supervising an enrolled child’s ingestion of a medication, and documenting all medications administered to an enrolled child;

“Findings: Based on CO #2's observations and a review of facility documentation, the facility lacked a written medication administration policy.”

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 CO #1's observations, the caulking at one corner and end of the diaper changing surface in the 1's room was not smooth and separating from the wall. In the Infant I room, a strip of sticker animals was adhered to the inside rail of the diaper changing surface.”

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 staff interview and the Compliance Officers' observations, on June 6, 2024, at 9:30 AM, the ratio on the 2's playground was 0:1, with a required ratio of 1:1. Staff stated a child was left outside by themselves.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that:1. In addition to complying with the requirements in this Chapter, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child is not placed at risk of harm;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child was placed at risk of harm when, on June 6, 2024, at 9:30 AM, Child #1 was left outside on the playground for 3 minutes. The outside temperature was 97° (per www.wunderground.com). Per an incident report dated 6/6/24, when Child #1 was found, the child was "sweating and crying".”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observation, staff member did not supervise each enrolled child at all times. Per an incident report dated 6/6/24, "Staff #1 left a (child) on the playground when coming in from outside. (The child) went unnoticed for 3 minutes."”

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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, 8 of 35 child attendance records reviewed lacked the following required documentation: Child #5: Release times and signatures for 10/25 and 10/26/23. Child #6: Release times and signatures for 10/25 and 10/26/23. Child #7: Admission times and signatures for 10/25 and 10/26/23. Child #8: Admission time and signature for 10/26/23. Child #9: Release time and signature for 10/25/23. Child #10: Release time and signature for 10/25/23. Child #11: Release time and signature for 10/25/23. Child #12: Admission times and signatures for 10/25 and 10/26/23.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, Staff #1’s (start date 5/3/22) 10 day training form was not signed by the director.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, A 5-year-old child (Child #1) was in a 0:1 staff-to-child ratio instead of the mandated 1:1 ratio, due to a therapist working with a child alone in a classroom.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation, the paper towel dispenser for the 4/5’s restroom was empty.”

AAC R9-5-503.A.2.a. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains: 2. A hand-washing sink next to the diaper changing surface for staff use when changing diapers and for washing an enrolled child during or after diapering that provides: a. Running water between 86° F and 110° F, b. Soap from a dispenser, and c. Single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer's observation, the paper towel dispenser in the diaper changing area of the 2’s classroom was empty.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, 3 of 35 Emergency Information and Immunization record cards reviewed lacked the following required documentation: Child #2: Health care provider's phone number; the name of the individual to be contacted in case of sudden injury or illness. Child #3: Health care provider's contact information. Child #4: Health care provider's contact information.”

AAC R9-5-301.E. E. A licensee shall, with the exception of individuals listed in subsection (D)(2), ensure that a staff member supervises any individual that is not a staff member who is on facility premises where enrolled children are present.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer's observation, Child #1 was alone in the school age classroom with a therapist without supervision by a qualified staff member.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation, the chain link fence on the southern side of the playground had sharp, rusting edges that were accessible to enrolled children.”