Phoenix Children's Academy Private Preschool #222
18820 North 83rd Avenue, Peoria, AZ
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K.C.E. Champions, L.L.C. At Explore Academy is a licensed child care center in Peoria, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 105 children.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 32 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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K.C.E. Champions, L.L.C. At Explore Academy 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).
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3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 9, 2026: 18 rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 32 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 R9-5-727.A.8. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 8. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children: Room B112: *There was a broom and dust pan next to the toy shelves: *A vacuum was located in a basket near the classroom smart board; *A blue wire was hanging from the ceiling and sprawled on the floor; *An air wick freshener labeled "keep out of reach of children" was located on top of a filing cabinet; Gross Motor Room: *There was a broom and mop along the north wall; *The fabric on the left corner of the stage was fraying and ripped, exposing raw, splintering wood; *The outlet cover plate on the north wall was cracked and broken, exposing sharp plastic and the interior wall.”
AAC R9-5-727.B.5. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 5. Except as provided in subsection (C), prepares, posts, and implements 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. If weather and air quality permit, 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 Compliance Officer's observation, Room B112 lacked a posted schedule.”
AAC R9-5-727.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 7. If an activity in the lesson plan required in subsection (C)(5) includes screen time, include in the lesson plan the duration of the screen time in minutes;
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, an enrolled child was observed using an iPad in Room B112; the room lacked a lesson plan that included the duration of screen time in minutes.”
AAC R9-5-733.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 Officer's observations, the following was observed: Gross Motor Room: *There was a buildup of old food and trash on the cart that the trash cans were located on; *There was brown splatter covering the walls behind the trash cans; Courtyard: *There was trash scattered around the courtyard.”
AAC R9-5-720.A. A. A licensee shall secure and maintain the following minimum insurance coverage: 1. General facility liability insurance of at least $300,000; and 2. Motor vehicle insurance coverage, required by A.R.S. Title 28, Chapter 9, Article 4, for each motor vehicle provided by a licensee to transport enrolled children.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the facility lacked current liability insurance. The facility's insurance expired in December 2025.”
AAC R9-5-725.E. E. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member, as required by R9-5-301(G): 1. Obtains adult and pediatric first aid certification; 2. Obtains adult and pediatric CPR certification, which includes a demonstration of the staff member’s ability to perform CPR; 3. Maintains current certification in adult and pediatric first aid and CPR; and 4. Provides the licensee with a copy of the front and back of the current card issued to the staff member upon completing adult and pediatric first aid and CPR training as proof of completion of the requirements of this subsection.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #1 (DOE 9/12/25) lacked documentation of CPR certification.”
AAC R9-5-715.A. A. A licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the facility or activity area, the: 1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1); 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-882(P); 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2.2, from the date of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the Department’s intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-888 at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond; 8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-891.01 within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate sanction; 9. Notice of a legal injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-886.01 when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and 10. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the main posting board lacked the following: *The facility's license; *The name of the Director; *The name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present at the facility; *A snack menu; and *Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.”
AAC R9-5-714. A licensee shall prepare a written statement of child care services provided by the licensee that includes the following: 1. A description of the facility’s child care services classifications in R9-5-204; 2. Hours of operation; 3. The facility’s street address, city, state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone number; 4. Child enrollment and disenrollment procedures; 5. Charges, fees, and payment requirements for child care services; 6. Child admission and release requirements; 7. Guidelines for positive discipline reflective of age-appropriate methods for children that include clear, appropriate, consistent expectations; 8. Transportation procedures; 9. Field trip requirements and procedures; 10. Responsibilities and participation of parents in facility activities; 11. A general description of activities and programs; 12. A description of the liability insurance required by R9-5-308 that is carried by the licensee and a statement that documentation of the liability insurance coverage is available for review on the facility premises; 13. Medication administration procedures; 14. Accident and emergency procedures; 15. A notice stating inspection reports are available on-site; 16. A provision stating that the facility is regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services including the Department’s local street address, city, state, zip code, and local telephone number; 17. The procedures for notifying a parent at least 48 hours before a pesticide is applied on a facility’s premises; 18. A statement that a parent has access to the areas on facility premises where the parent’s enrolled child is receiving child care services; and 19. Policies and procedures for suspension and expulsion of children to include clear, appropriate, consistent expectations, including suspension and expulsion prevention strategies.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the written statement of child care services lacked statements on the following: *Hours of operation; *The facility’s street address, city, state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone number; *A description of the liability insurance that is carried by the licensee and a statement that documentation of the liability insurance coverage is available for review on the facility premises; *A notice stating inspection reports are available on-site; *A provision stating that the facility is regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services, including the Department’s local street address, city, state, zip code, and local telephone number; and *The procedures for notifying a parent at least 48 hours before a pesticide is applied on a facility’s premises.”
AAC R9-5-713.I. I. At least once a month, and at different times of the day, a licensee shall ensure that: 1. An unannounced practice drill that includes evacuation, relocation, shelter-in place, and lock downs are conducted; 2. Each staff member, volunteer, and enrolled child at the facility participates in the practice drill; 3. If applicable, accommodations are made for an enrolled child with a special need or disability according to the enrolled child's individualized plan as specified in R9-5-507(A)(1); 4. Document each practice drill and maintain the documentation on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the practice drill.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation and facility documentation, the facility failed to conduct fire drills in September, October, November, and December 2025, as well as January, February, and March 2026.”
AAC R9-5-713.G. G. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member who has current certification in adult and pediatric first aid and CPR, as required by R9-5-403(E), is present: 1. At all times during hours of operation on facility premises, 2. On field trips, and 3. While transporting enrolled children in a facility’s motor vehicle or a vehicle designated by the licensee to transport enrolled children.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the licensee failed to ensure that a staff member who has current certification in adult and pediatric first aid and CPR at all times during hours of operation on facility premises. Staff #1 was the only staff present at the time of the inspection, and the file for Staff #1 lacked CPR certification documentation.”
AAC R9-5-705.C. C. Except as provided in A.R.S. § 41-1758.03, a licensee shall ensure that each staff member, before starting date of employment or volunteer service, submits to the licensee a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card, front and back, issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #1 (DOE 9/12/25) lacked a copy of the staff's fingerprint clearance card.”
AAC R9-5-705.B. B. A licensee shall maintain documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card issued under A.R.S. § 41-1758.03 and valid background check document issued under in A.R.S. § 46-811.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observation, the file for Staff #1 (DOE 9/12/25) lacked documentation of a completed background check.”
AAC R9-5-725.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 positive discipline, including separation; 6. Hand washing techniques; 7. Food preparation, service, sanitation, and storage, if assigned to food preparation; 8. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation; 9. Child abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and reporting; 10. Accident and emergency procedures; 11. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter; 12. Sun safety policies and procedures; 13. Safety in outdoor activity areas; 14. Transportation procedures, if applicable; 15. Field trip procedures, if applicable; and 16. Prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma and child maltreatment.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #1 (DOE 9/12/25) lacked documentation of the staff's 10-day training.”
AAC R9-5-723.1. 1. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 1. A facility director is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. At least 24 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and: i. Six credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or ii. At least 60 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in the area of program administration, planning, development, or management; b. At least 18 months of child care experience and: i. An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or ii. At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; c. At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or d. At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #1 (DOE 9/12/25) lacked education documentation to qualify as the Director.”
AAC R9-5-721.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 current violation-free fire inspection.”
AAC R9-5-735. C. C. A licensee shall: 1. Prepare and date a written fire and emergency plan that contains: a. The location of the first aid kit; b. The names of staff members who have adult and pediatric first aid and CPR certification, as required by R9-5-725(E); c. The directions for: i. Initiating verbal notification of an enrolled child’s parent by telephone or other equally expeditious means within 30 minutes of a fire or emergency; and ii. Providing written notification to the enrolled child’s parent within 24 hours; and d. The facility’s street address and the emergency telephone numbers for the local fire department, police department, ambulance service, and poison control center; e. The procedures for evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place and lockdown, staff and volunteer emergency preparedness training and practice drills, communication and reunification with families, continuity of operations, and accommodation of infants, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions, as specified in R9-5-713; 2. Maintain the plan required in subsection (C)(1) in a location on facility premises that has an operable telephone service or two-way voice communication system that connects the facility with an individual who has direct access to an in-and-out operable telephone service; 3. Post the plan required in subsection (C)(1) in any indoor activity area that does not have an operable telephone service or two-way voice communication system that connects the indoor activity area with an individual who has direct access to an in-and-out operable telephone services; and 4. Update the plan in subsection (C)(1) every 12 months after the date of initial preparation of the plan or when any information changes.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the written fire and emergency plan was last updated in March of 2025.”
AAC R9-5-744.B.15. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 15. The fire extinguisher required in subsection (A): a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months; and b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, one fire extinguisher in the Gross Motor room lacked a tag that specifies the date of the last servicing.”
AAC R9-5-733.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 Officer's observation, there was a buildup of crumbs and dark stains on 3 of the 4 classroom rugs.”
AAC R9-5-305.A. A. A licensee shall not permit an enrolled child to attend a facility until the facility receives: 1. An immunization record for the enrolled child with the information required in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, documenting that the enrolled child has received all current, age-appropriate immunizations required under 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7: a. Provided by a healthcare provider, or b. Generated from the Arizona State Immunization Information System, which is the Department’s child immunization reporting system established in A.R.S. § 36-135; or 2. An exemption affidavit for the enrolled child provided by the enrolled child’s parent that contains: a. A statement, signed by the enrolled child’s health care provider, that the immunizations required by 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7 would endanger the enrolled child’s health or medical condition; or b. A statement, signed by the enrolled child’s parent, that the enrolled child is being raised in a religion whose teachings are in opposition to immunization.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, Child #4 and Child #5 lacked immunization documentation, and the exemption form for Child #3 was incomplete.”
AAC R9-5-303.A. A. A licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the facility or activity area, the:1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1); 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-882(P); 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2, from the date of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the Department’s intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-888 at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond; 8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-891.01 within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate sanction; 9. Notice of a legal injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-886.01 when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and 10. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the main posting board lacked a statement on the notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.”
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 Officer's observation, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children in the Gross Motor Room: *There were multiple chunks of wall missing from the door frame of the west door, exposing drywall; *There was a 10"x 6" hole in the north wall exposing drywall.”
AAC R9-5-605.B.16. B. A licensee shall ensure that:16. The fire extinguisher required in subsection (A): a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months; and b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher; and
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the fire extinguishers in Room B112 and the Gross Motor Room were last serviced in December 2023.”
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 current, violation-free fire inspection conducted by the local jurisdiction. The last fire inspection expired on 12/11/24.”
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 Officer's observation, 3 of 10 Emergency, Information, Immunization Record cards lacked the following: Child #1: The child's date of enrollment; Child #2: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of the second parent of the child and the name and contact telephone number of the second parent of the child; and Child #3: The child's date of enrollment, the home address, city, state, zip code for the second parent of the child, the name and contact telephone number of the second individual 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, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.”
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 observation, it was determined that the files for Staff #1 and Staff #2 lacked documentation that the facility validated the staff's fingerprint cards through DPS. The fingerprint clearance cards were validated at the time of the inspection.”
ARS § 36-883.02.A. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 (DOE-09/05/2023) lacked documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card. The application was received on 10/06/2023, the card was issued on 10/18/2023. Staff #1 worked without a fingerprint clearance card from 09/05/2023-10/18/2023.”
AAC R9-5-203.G. G. If 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, the files for Staff #1 and Staff #2 lacked documentation of the submitted DCS Registry form.”
AAC R9-5-301.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits, on or before the starting date of employment or volunteer services, one of the following as evidence of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis: 1. Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test recommended by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, administered within 12 months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service, that includes the date and the type of tuberculosis screening test; or 2. If the staff member has had a positive Mantoux skin test or other tuberculosis screening test, a written statement that the staff member is free from infectious active tuberculosis that is signed and dated by a health care provider within six months before the starting date of employment or volunteer service.
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the Mantoux skin test for Staff #1 was not administered on or before the starting date of employment (DOE- 09/05/2023).”
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 observation, it was determined that 9 out of 15 enrolled children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards reviewed lacked the following required information: Child #1 and Child #2: The date of the child’s enrollment. Child #3: The date of the child’s enrollment, the name and 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 #4 and Child #7: The date of the child’s enrollment, the name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent of the child. Child #5: The date of the child’s enrollment, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #6: The contact telephone number for both parents, the name and 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 #8: The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #9: The date of the child’s enrollment, and the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider.”
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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that 3 out of 15 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards lacked an attached written immunization record.”
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 observation, it was determined that Staff #1 was an assistant teacher-caregiver in the classroom. Staff #1 was not qualified as an assistant teacher-caregiver because the staff file lacked documentation of a high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma.”
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).
“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 and Staff #2 lacked documentation of 2 good-faith effort professional references.”
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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 April 9, 2026, with 18 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 32 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.
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17667 North 91st Avenue, Peoria, AZ 85382. The nearest other daycare we list is Black Mountain Science Academy, 0.2 miles away.