Garden City Child Development Center - Buckeye
406 North 1st Street, Buckeye, AZ
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Imagine Schools At Buckeye is a licensed child care center in Buckeye, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 59 children.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 14 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Licensed capacity | 59 childrenFrom the state license |
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Imagine Schools At Buckeye 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).
State record
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Nov 12, 2025: 4 rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 14 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 R9-5-603.D. D. 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 observation, it was determined that the fall zones around the slide on the playground lacked 5" of the required 6" of wood chips.”
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 the Compliance Officer’s observation and review of facility documentation, it was determined that 5 out of 20 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards reviewed were incomplete and lacked the following required information: Child #1: The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. Child #2: The contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. Child #3 and Child #4: The 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 #5: The name and phone number of the child's second parent, the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider, and the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.”
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 observation and review of facility documentation, it was determined that the roster was not accurate in Room 106 (Pre-K classroom). There were 17 children present in the classroom, but the roster reflected the presence of 18 children.”
AAC R9-5-501.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 6. For enrolled children five-years or younger, and except as provided in subsection (C), prepares, posts, and implements 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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, it was determined that the lesson plan was not posted in Room 106 (Pre-K classroom).”
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 Compliance Officer #1's observation, it was determined that 6 out of 20 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards reviewed were incomplete and lacked the following required information: Child #1: The date of the child's enrollment, the name and phone number of a second emergency contact and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #2, Child #3, Child #4 and Child #5: The date of the child's enrollment. Child #6: The date of the child's enrollment and the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider.”
AAC R9-5-509.C.22. C. A licensee shall ensure that:22. A refrigerator at the child care facility maintains a temperature of 41° F or below, as shown by a thermometer kept in the refrigerator at all times;
“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, it was determined that the refrigerator in Room 106 (Pre-K classroom) that is used to store the children's food lacked a thermometer.”
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 Officers' observations, there was a trash receptacle on the facility playground that contained food waste but lacked a cover.”
AAC R9-5-605.B.5. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 5. Electrical extension cords are not used;
“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was a blue extension cord being used in Room 106.”
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 Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the facility lacked documentation of a current fire inspection.”
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 Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, 9 of 25 Emergency Information and Immunization record cards reviewed lacked the following documentation: Child #1: Health care provider's information. Child #2: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of sudden illness/injury. Child #3: 2 emergency contact's information. Child #4: Parent/guardian's contact information; Health care provider's information; The name of the individual to be contacted in case of sudden injury/illness. Child #5: The written nutritional and dietary needs; Parent/guardian's signature and date. Child #6: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of sudden injury/illness. Child #7: 1 emergency contact's information. Child #8: 1 emergency contact's information. Child #9: Health care provider's contact information.”
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 Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the roster was done in dry erase marker, and documentation was not able to be maintained for 12 months.”
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 Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, 0 of 25 children's immunization records were not attached to the Emergency Information and Immunization record cards that were in the classroom binder.”
AAC R9-5-605.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 6. Except for a room used only for an enrolled school-age child, each unused electrical outlet is covered with a safety plug cover or insert;
“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was an electrical outlet under the white board that was left uncovered.”
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 teacher-caregiver 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 Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the facility posting board lacked documentation of the name of the director’s designee.”
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FAQ
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 November 12, 2025, with 4 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 14 rules across 3 of 3 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.
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It has not listed its tuition. Call (623) 250-4570 to ask.
(623) 250-4570.
2400 South 247th Avenue, Buckeye, AZ 85326. The nearest other daycare we list is B.U.H.S.D.#201 - Youngker High School Coop Childcare Center, 0.6 miles away.