U3 Academy Childcare Center
128 North 7th Street, Sierra Vista, AZ
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K.C.E. CHAMPIONS L.L.C. @ Sierra Vista is a licensed child care center in Sierra Vista, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 185 children.
Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 24 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.
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| Licensed capacity | 185 childrenFrom the state license |
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K.C.E. CHAMPIONS L.L.C. @ Sierra Vista has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Cochise County has a median price of $215 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).
State record
3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Apr 8, 2026: 11 rules cited
Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 24 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 R9-5-717.C. C. 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, required in R9-5-304(B).
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations and the review of documentation, the immunization records for Child #2, Child #3, and Child #4 were not attached to the Emergency Cards.”
AAC R9-5-716.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 R9-5-731(C)(13); 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 review of 15 Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards of enrolled children, the following was observed: *Child #1 lacked the date of enrollment and the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. *Child #4 lacked the date of enrollment. *Child #5 lacked the date of enrollment and the written authorization for emergency medical care of the enrolled child when the parent cannot be contacted at the time of the emergency;”
AAC R9-5-715.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that the licensed capacity of each indoor activity area or room is posted in that activity area or room.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers observations, classroom #1 lacked a posting with the licensed capacity.”
AAC R9-5-705.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 the Compliance Officer's observations and the review of documentation, the files for Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 lacked documentation of the DPS fingerprint clearance card validity prior to the date of hire.”
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 observations and the review of facility documentation, the facility lacked a current written fire and emergency plan.”
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, there were 4 unflushed toilets in the boys bathroom and 3 unflushed toilets in the girls bathroom.”
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 review of facility documentation, the gas inspection expired 6/11/2024, and the fire inspection expired 07/01/2024.”
AAC R9-5-720.B. B. A licensee shall maintain documentation of the insurance coverage required in subsection (A) on facility premises.
“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s review of facility documentation, the certificate of liability insurance had expired on 12/01/25, and a current one was not available on the facility premises for review.”
AAC R9-5-718.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 observations and the review of documentation, the roster in classroom #1 listed 14 enrolled children being present. One child had been moved to the multipurpose room and was not removed from the roster; therefore, there were 13 enrolled children present in the classroom at the time of the inspection.”
AAC R9-5-705.G. G. As 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 the Compliance Officer's observations and the review of documentation, the files for Staff #1, Staff #2 and Staff #3 lacked the results from the Central Registry Background Checks.”
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 observations and the review of facility documentation, the facility license certificate on the posting board had expired on 07/31/2025. The posting board also lacked the name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility.”
AAC R9-5-514. D. D. A licensee shall post, near an activity area or a room's designated exit, a building evacuation plan that details the designated exits from the activity area or room and the facility.
“The Compliance Officer noted that a building evacuation map was not posted at 3rd mpr exit (lit).”
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.
“The Compliance Officer reviewed the children's emergency cards and observed the following: -Child 1's card did not document who to contact first in case of an emergency. -Child 2's card did not document the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider or the phone numbers for the emergency contacts. -Child 3's card did not document who to contact first in case of an emergency and lacked date of enrollment. -Child 4's card did not document the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider, and who to contact first in case of an emergency. -Child 5's card did not document the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. -Child 6's card did not document 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).
“The Compliance Officer reviewed the files for Children 7 and 8 and corroborated with staff that their immunization records had not been provided and attached to the children's emergency cards.”
AAC R9-5-303.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that the licensed capacity of each indoor activity area or room is posted in that activity area or room.
“Senior Compliance Officer observed that the capacity was not posted in gym. The capacity is 275.”
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.
“Compliance Officer reviewed ten children's emergency records. The following information was missing: Child 1 - Date of enrollment. Child 2 - Date of enrollment, Dr. name and phone number. Child 3 - Dr. name and phone number. Child 4 - Date of enrollment. Child 5 - The emergency contact names and phone numbers were documented. Child 6 - Dr. phone number.”
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.
“Compliance Officer observed that the facility did not have a copy of the immunization records and/or exemptions for Child 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9.”
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.
“Senior Compliance Officer reviewed the children's attendance records and observed the following: Child 10 - was not signed out on 6/11/24; no time or signature. Child 11 - was not signed in on 6/6/24; no time or signature. Child 12 - was not signed out on 6/5/24; no time or signature.”
AAC R9-5-501.A.10. A. A licensee shall ensure that:10. At least one indoor activity area in the facility is equipped with at least one cot or mat, a sheet, and a blanket, where an enrolled child can rest quietly away from other enrolled children;
“Senior Compliance Officer observed that the facility did not have a sheet to cover the napping mat.”
AAC R9-5-514. 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 the first aid training required by R9-5-403(E); c. The names of staff members who have the CPR training required by R9-5-403(E); d. 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 e. The facility’s street address and the emergency telephone numbers for the local fire department, police department, ambulance service, and poison control center; 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.
“Senior Compliance Officer observed that the facility did not have an accident and emergency plan.”
AAC R9-5-516.I. I. Except as specified in A.R.S. § 36-2229(B) through (D), a licensee shall ensure that a facility does not stock a supply of medications for administration to enrolled children, including:1. Any prescription medication; or 2. A nonprescription medication such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, or cough syrup.
“Compliance Officer observed 10 packets of First Aid Burn Cream, and 10 packets of Triple Antibiotic Ointment in the first aid kit.”
AAC R9-5-515.A. A. A licensee shall not permit an enrolled child to remain at the facility if a staff member determines that the enrolled child shows signs of illness or infestation.
“According to the Director, they do not maintain an illness log for staff or children.”
AAC R9-5-514. D. D. A licensee shall post, near an activity area or a room's designated exit, a building evacuation plan that details the designated exits from the activity area or room and the facility.
“Senior Compliance Officer observed that an evacuation map was not posted in the MPR leading to hallway. An evacuation map was posted in an area where construction is being completed. That exit cannot currently be utilized as it is blocked off due to construction. There are two other designated exits in the licensed area; one of which did not have an evacuation map. The evacuation map was not posted in the gym.”
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.
“Senior Compliance Officer observed one unflushed toilet with fecal matter and urine in the girl's bathroom.”
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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 April 8, 2026, with 11 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.
Yes. Inspectors cited 24 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.
185, the licensed capacity on the state record.
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1000 East Wilcox Drive, Sierra Vista, AZ 85635. The nearest other daycare we list is U3 Academy Childcare Center, 0.3 miles away.