International School Of Tucson

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;

“PER ALLEGATION FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officers’ review of facility documentation, staff interviews, and electronic correspondence, the health, safety and welfare of a child was placed at risk of harm. The health and safety incident report created by the licensee states that the staff member acknowledged slapping the child after the child refused to sit on the toilet. According to the report, the child bit the staff member, and the staff member responded by slapping the child’s hand. Upon interviews, staff stated: They heard commotion and yelling coming from the restroom and ran to support the educator. Witnessed the educator and child crying. Asked the educator what had happened, educator responded: I hit Child. Educator explained that the child had to go pee before nap and was refusing so she sat the child on the toilet, the child reacted by biting the educator, and the educator slapped the child on the hand.”

AAC R9-5-510.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member does not use or permit: 1. The use of physical punishment including: a. Hitting, spanking, shaking, slapping, twisting, pulling, squeezing, or biting; b. Demanding excessive physical excercise or excessive rest; and c. Forcing a child to eat or consume soap, food, or foreign substances;

“PER ALLEGATION FINDINGS: Based on the Compliance Officers’, review of facility documentation, staff interviews, and electronic correspondence a staff member used physical punishment on an enrolled child. The health and safety incident report created by the licensee states that a staff member slapped an enrolled child on the hand, on February 11, 2026 at approximately 12:00 PM. Upon interviews, staff stated: I asked the educator what had happened, the educator confessed slapping the child on the hand. Educator explained that she wanted the child to go pee before nap and the child was refusing so the educator sat the child on the toilet, the child reacted by biting the educator, and the educator slapped the child on the hand.”

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' review of facility documentation, the file for Staff 1 contained an education certificate from a foreign country that was not translated and evaluated as being equivalent to a diploma in the United States.”

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' review of facility documentation, the licensee failed to ensure the supervision of a staff member that did not meet the qualifications to be an unsupervised child educator. Staff 1 was acting in the capacity of an unsupervised child educator during the incident documented on February 11, 2026.”

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: The Compliance Officer reviewed the medications and written authorization forms and noted the following missing information: the forms for the medications belonging to Child 2 and Child 3 were missing their prescription numbers and the end dates for their dosage periods; Child 4's form did not list the end date for their dosage period; Child 5's form did not list the time and frequency for administration of their medication; Child 6 did not have an authorization form for their over-the-counter medication; Child 7's form did not list the start and end dates of the dosage period for one of their medications and did not list the dosage for a 2nd medication: Child 8's form did not list the end date of the dosage period; the forms for the medications belonging to Child 9 and Child 10 did not list the end dates of the dosage periods for their medications.”

AAC R9-5-516.G. G. A licensee shall return all unused prescription and nonprescription medications to a parent when the medication prescription date has expired or the medication is no longer being administered to the enrolled child or dispose of the medication if unable to locate the enrolled child's parent after the child's disenrollment.

“Findings: The Compliance Officer that reviewed children's medications noted that Child 4's medication had expired in October, 2025, but had not been returned to the parents.”

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: The Compliance Officer noted that the exhaust fan in the Owls' classroom bathroom was not in working order.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.9. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 9. Fans are mounted and inaccessible to an enrolled child;

“Findings: The Compliance Officer observed a fan on a shelf in the Owls' classroom that was not mounted.”

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: The Compliance Officer measured the depth of the sand in the fall zones of the playground equipment in the Sandbox playground as follows: 2" in the fall zone of the pink slide; 3" in the fall zone of the red slide; 3.5" in the fall zone of the dark red slide.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.20. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 20. Perishable foods, which are foods that become unfit for human consumption if not stored to prevent spoilage, are covered and stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of 41° F or below;

“Findings: The Compliance Officer read the temperature of the thermometer in the refrigerator in the Cottontails' .... classroom to be 46°F. Facility staff reported that children's food is stored in the refrigerator.”

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: The Compliance Officer noted that there was a strong odor in the Preschool Bathroom across from the German classroom.”

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: The Compliance Officer observed that there were two unflushed toilets in the preschool bathroom by the school office and two unflushed toilets in the girls' elementary school bathroom that is used for the aftercare program.”

AAC R9-5-512.F.8.9. F. A licensee shall ensure that: 8. Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and 9. Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.

“Findings: The Compliance Officer observed an open drain in the floor of the Preschool bathroom across from the German classroom. Previously, there had been a urinal installed over the drain.”

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: The Compliance Officer observed the following: the posted lesson plans in the after care, preschool classroom were not dated; the posted lesson plans in the German preschool classroom were dated for 11/10/25 - 11/14/25 and not for the current week as required.”

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: The Compliance Officer reviewed the dietary instructions in the infant classroom and noted that Child 1 did not have dietary instructions. The CO asked classroom staff if instructions had been completed for Child 1, and they reported that because the child's parent worked in the classroom, they had not completed dietary instructions for Child 1.”

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: The Compliance Officer observed the following: a pacifier, a child's sippy cup, and Magna Tiles around the diaper changing sink and surface in the Owls' classroom; a small box containing Sharpie markers and a dish containing paintbrushes next to the diaper changing sink and surface in the Bobcats' classroom. *Facility staff removed all non diapering related items during the inspection.”

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: The Compliance Officer measured the water temperature of the diaper changing sink in the Infant's classroom to be 82°F.”

AAC R9-5-503.A.3.4. 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 4. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled clothing.

“Findings: The Compliance Ofificer observed the following: in the Cottontails classroom (18 - 24 months), there was no lid on the soiled clothing container; In the Owl's classroom (Two year olds), the lid was not covering the soiled diaper container; the soiled clothing container in the Bobcats classroom (Young one year olds), did not have a liner.”

AAC R9-5-402.A. A. A licensee shall maintain a file for each staff member containing:1. The staff member’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; 2. The staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service; 3. The staff member’s ending date of employment or volunteer service, if applicable; 4. The name and telephone number of an individual to be notified in case of an emergency; 5. The staff member’s written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis; 6. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); 7. Documents required by R9-5-203; 8. Documents required by R9-5-301; 9. Documents required by R9-5-401, if applicable; 10. If applicable: a. The form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I), b. Documentation of the submission required in A.R.S. § 8-804 and the information received as a result of the submission, and c. Documentation of training provided by a licensee as required by R9-5-403, if applicable; 11. A copy of any current license or certification required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1. or this Chapter; and 12. Documentation of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(D).

“Complaince Officer 2 reviewed two staff files and noted that Staff 1's file did not have any documentation of the facility's good faith efforts to contact their previous employers.”

AAC R9-5-403.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that:1. Each staff member who provides child care services completes 18 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after the effective date of this Chapter or the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service in at least two topics listed in this subsection: a. Child growth and development, including: i. Infant growth and development, which may include sudden infant death syndrome prevention; ii. Developmental psychology; iii. Language development; iv. Observation and child assessment; v. Developmentally-appropriate activities; vi. Child guidance and methods of discipline which may include training on the appropriate techniques to prevent a child from harm or to prevent the child from harming others; and vii. Developmentally-appropriate activity areas; b. Health and safety issues, including: i. Accident and emergency procedures, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; ii. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation; iii. Nutrition and developmentally-appropriate eating habits; iv. Child abuse detection, reporting, and prevention; v. Safety of indoor and outdoor activity areas; and vi. Sun safety policies and procedures; c. Program administration, planning, development, or management; and d. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs; and 2. As part of the required 18 hours of training in subsection (B)(1): a. A staff member who has less than 12 months of child care experience before the staff member’s starting date, completes at least 12 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) in the staff member’s first 12 months at the facility; b. A staff member who has 12 months or more of child care experience, completes at least 6 hours in one or more of the topics in subsection (B)(1)(a) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date; c. A staff member who provides child care services to an infant completes at least 6 hours in subsection (B)(1)(a)(i) every 12 months after the staff member’s starting date; and d. A facility director completes at least 6 hours in subsection (B)(1)(c) every 12 months after the facility director’s starting date.

“Compliance Officer 2 reviewed two staff files and noted that Staff 1's file had documentation for 14 hours of training from 7/10/23 - 7/10/24.”

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;

“Compliance Officer 1 reviewed the posted lesson plans in the classrooms that were reported to be in use on the day of the inspection and noted the following: the lesson plans in the preschool room were dated 12/16/24 - 12/20/24; the lesson plans in the preschool craft room were not dated; the lesson plans in the German preschool room were dated 12/30/24 - 1/3/25.”

AAC R9-5-502.A.1. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall: 1. Provide a wall-enclosed room for infants that provides exits required by R9-5-601(1);

“Compliance Officer 1 observed that the entrance door for the infant classroom was propped open.”

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;

“Compliance Officer 1 measured the water temperature of the diaper changing sinks to be 80° in the infant classroom and 122° in the Toddlers classroom. The facility director emailed video documentation to the CO the day following the inspection which verifed that both water temperatures have been corrected.”

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.

“The teachers in the Cubs classroom (Toddlers) reported to Compliance Officer 1 that there was no soiled clothing container in the activity area.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.21. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 21. Perishable foods are covered and stored in a refrigerator at a temperature of 41° F or below;

“Compliance Officer 1 read the thermometers in the refrigerators to be 47°F in the Cubs classroom and 48° in the Cottontails classroom. Both refrigerators are used to store children's milk and lunchboxes.”

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 2 reviewed the authorization forms for children's medications that are kept at the facility and noted the following: Child 1's authorization form listed a prescription number that was different than the number listed on the medication, and the form also did not list the start and end dates of the dosage period; Child 2's authorization form did not list the end date for the dosage period for their medication.”

AAC R9-5-518.C. C. A staff member shall verify the presence of each enrolled child and place a checkmark next to the enrolled child’s name on the list required in subsection (B)(3) for each enrolled child who is present at the following times:1. At the beginning of the field trip or when boarding the motor vehicle, 2. Upon arrival and each hour while at the field trip destination, 3. When preparing to leave the field trip destination or when boarding the motor vehicle to return to the facility, and 4. When reentering the facility at the conclusion of the field trip.

“Complaince Officer 2 reviewed the facility's field trip documenatation and noted that for a field trip to Flandrau Planetarium in February, 2024 and another in October of 2024 to the Arizona History Museum, attendance was not documented when returning to the facility.”

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 preschool playground equipment as follows: 2.5" in the fall zone of the pink slide; 4" in the fall zone of the red slide. Compliance Officer 1 measured the depth of the wood chips in the fall zones of the playground equipment on the Big Kids playground as follows: 1.5" in the fall zone of double red slide; 2" in the fall zones of the red steps and the wavy red slide; 3.5" in the fall zone of the triangle bars; 4" in the fall zone of the wavy red slide.”

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;

“Compliance Officer 1 observed one uncovered outlet in the preschoolers craft 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.

“During the inspection, Compliance Officer 1 observed two unflushed toilets in the Preschool bathrooms close to the office; one had urine and the other feces. There were also two unflushed toilets in the bathooms closest to the German classroom; both toilets had urine.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed an outlet on power strip the was uncovered in the 3 year old classroom.”

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.

“The Compliance Officer measured the sand at 2 inches in the fall zones of the Pre-K playground.”

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.

“The Compliance Officer observed that the medication for Child 8 was prescribed in a quantity of 2 and only 1 was in the box.”

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

“The Compliance Officer observed that the medication consent form for Child 6 and 7 did not have end dates.”

AAC R9-5-512.B. B. A licensee shall maintain facility premises and furnishings:1. In a clean condition, and 2. Free from odor.

“The Compliance Officer observed 2 toilets that were not flushed in the hallway restrooms.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer measured the water temperature in the diapering sink of the infant classroom at 64 degrees.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed that the diaper surface in the infant room had items on it unrelated to diapering.”

AAC R9-5-502.C.4.h. C. A licensee shall ensure that:4. When feeding an infant, a staff member: h. If an infant is no longer being held for feeding, seats the infant in a feeding chair or at a table with a chair that allows the infant to reach the food while sitting.

“The Compliance Officer observed an infant in the swing drinking a bottle.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed that the written feeding instructions for Child 1-5 were incomplete as they did not have the foods listed that the children eat.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed that the lesson plan in the one year old classroom was dated 1/8/24 to 1/12/24 and not for the current week.”

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

“The Compliance Officer observed the two year old teacher in the hallway while 6 children were left unsupervised in classroom.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.21. A. A licensee shall ensure that:21. Except when used as part of an activity, the following are stored in an area inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. Garden tools, such as a rake, trowel, and shovel; and b. Cleaning equipment and supplies, such as a mop and mop bucket.

“The Compliance Officer observed a broom and dust pan accessible to enrolled children in the one year old classroom.”

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;

“The Compliance Officer observed a plunger and a toilet brush in the bathroom of the 2 year old classroom.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.12. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 12. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;

“The Compliance Officer observed an air purifier cord hanging low and accessible to enrolled children in the 1 year old classroom.”

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

“The Compliance Officer observed that the teacher of the two year old classroom was in the hallway leaving the classroom at a 0 to 6 ratio.”

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.

“Upon review of staff files, it was found that Staff 1 did not have documentation of the 10 day training.”

AAC R9-5-502.A.8.a. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall: 8. Provide a crib for each infant that: a. Has bars or openings spaced no more than 2-3/8 inches apart and a crib mattress measured to fit not more than 1/2 inch from the crib side;

“The Compliance Officer observed an infant sleeping in a swing and not in their crib.”