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AAC R9-5-735. E. E. 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.

“Findings: The Compliance Officers noted that emergency evacuation maps were not posted near the two designated exits leading from the MPR Stage to an interior hallway.”

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: The Primary Compliance Officer noted that the fire extinguisher located on the MPR Stage did not contain a tag to indicate when it was last serviced.”

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 review of required postings the Compliance Officers noted that the Department assigned capacity of 210 was not posted as required for the MPR/Stage activity area.”

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: The Secondary Compliance Officer reviewed three personnel files and observed that Staff 1 (DOH: 08/08/25), Staff 2 (DOH: 02/10/26), and Staff 3 (DOH: 05/04/22) were missing documentation of a current CBC background check.”

AAC R9-5-723.3. 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. 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: The Secondary Compliance Officer reviewed the personnel file for Staff 2 and observed that they were missing documentation of their qualifying education.”

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 files for Staff 1 (DOH 08/28/25) and Staff 2 (DOH: 02/10/26) lacked documentation of each staff's 10-day new staff training.”

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 review of required licensing documents the Primary Compliance Officer noted that an updated fire inspection report was not available for review. The most recent fire inspection report is dated 03/12/2025. Additionally, the most recent gas inspection report available for review expired 10/21/2023. *Please send current fire and gas inspection documents upon receipt*”

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 review of 20 Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards, the Secondary Compliance Officer observed the following: -Child 1 and Child 4's cards did not document the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of each of the children. -Child 2's card did not document the contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. -Child 3's card card did not document the contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider, it stated "911".”

AAC R9-5-713.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member submits, on or before the starting date of employment or volunteer services, a completed self-screening form in a Department-provided format for tuberculosis screening purposes and follow recommendations for further tuberculosis testing, as applicable.

“Findings: Based on the Secondary Compliance Officer's observations and facility documentation, the file for Staff #2 (DOH: 02/10/26) lacked a completed TB self-screening (The document was blank) or a negative TB test.”

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 review of one staff file the Compliance Officer noted that the file lacked documentation that Staff 1 completed the Central Registry Background Check requirements upon rehire. According to staff statements, Staff 1 worked for the licensee from May 2022 to May 2023 in Arizona, then transferred to another corporate location in another state, before returning to Arizona to work for the licensee in January 2025. There was no documentation available to indicate that Staff 1 completed the background check process upon returning to Arizona for employment.”

AAC R9-5-713.A. A. A licensee shall: 1. Designate a facility director who acts on behalf of the licensee and is responsible for the daily on-site operation of a facility; 2. Submit the name of the designated facility director in a written notice to the Department before a license is issued; 3. Except as provided in subsection (A)(4), within 10 calendar days before changing a facility director, submit written notice of the change including the new designated facility director’s name and starting date; 4. If the licensee is not aware of a change in the facility director 10 calendar days before the effective date of the change, submit written notice of the change to the Department including the new designated facility director’s name and starting date within 72 hours after becoming aware of the change.

“Findings: Upon arriving at the facility the Compliance Officer was informed that the listed Director was no longer employed at the facility, and that Staff 1 was now the Director. The Department was not notified of the change of Director as required.”

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 review of required documents the Compliance Officer noted that emergency drills were not documented for the months of January-May 2025.”

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 review of one staff file the Compliance Officer noted that the file lacked documentation that Staff 1's existing fingerprint clearance card was checked before allowing them to start. According to staff statements, Staff 1 worked for the licensee from May 2022 to May 2023 in Arizona, then transferred to another corporate location in another state, before returning to Arizona to work for the licensee in January 2025. There was no documentation available to indicate that Staff 1's existing fingerprint clearance card was valid upon returning to Arizona for employment.”

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 review of required postings the Compliance Officer noted that the names of the facility Director and Director Designee were not posted as required.”

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: The Compliance Officer noted that the posted classroom capacity said 84, but the actual capacity is 35.”

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 review of 15 Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards the Compliance Officer noted the following: -Child 1, Child 2 and Child 3's cards did not document the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. -Child 4's card did not document their date of enrollment, nor did it include the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider. -Child 5's card did not include the name and contact number for a second emergency contact, nor did it document the contact number of the child’s health care provider.”

AAC R9-5-731.C.16. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 16. A staff member: a. Prepares a weekly menu at least one week in advance, b. Includes on the menu the specific foods to be served on each day, c. Dates each menu, d. Posts each menu at least one day before the first meal on the menu will be served, and e. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of meal service;

“Findings: Based on review of required postings the Compliance Officer noted that the posted snack menu was not for the current week, it was dated July 28-August 22, 2025.”

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 review of licensing documents provided during the inspection the Compliance Officer noted that the gas inspection report was not current. The most recent gas inspection report available for review expired 10/21/2023. *Please send current gas inspection document upon receipt*”

AAC R9-5-717.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 statement, signed by the enrolled child's: a. 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. Parent, that the enrolled child is being raised in a religion whose teachings are in opposition to immunization.

“Findings: Based on review of 15 Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards the Compliance Officer noted that Child 1, Child 2, Child 3 and Child 4's cards did not include an immunization record or exemption affidavit as required.”

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: The Compliance Officer noted that the fire extinguisher in the After Care Classroom had a tag indicating that it expired June 2025.”

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 review of required documents the Compliance Officer noted that the written accident and emergency plan was not updated as required, it listed former staff that are no longer employed at this location.”

AAC R9-5-705.H H. A licensee shall not allow an individual to be a staff member if the individual: 1. Has been denied a fingerprint clearance card under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1 and has not received an interim approval under A.R.S. § 41-619.55; 2. Has been denied a background check document that indicates the individual is not eligible for employment due to violations identified pursuant to A.R.S. § 46-811; 3. Receives an interim approval under A.R.S. § 41-619.55 but is subsequently denied a good cause exception under A.R.S. § 41-619.55 and a fingerprint clearance card under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1; 4. Is a parent or guardian of a child adjudicated to be a dependent child as defined in A.R.S. § 8-201; 5. Has been denied or had revoked a certificate to operate a child care group home or a license to operate a childcare facility for care of children in this state or another state; 6. Has been denied or had revoked a certification to work in a child care facility or a child care group home in this state or another state; 7. If applicable, has stated on the form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I) that the individual is currently under investigation for an allegation of abuse or neglect or has a substantiated allegation of abuse or neglect and has not subsequently received a central registry exception according to A.R.S. § 41-619.57; or 8. If applicable, is disqualified from employment or volunteer service as a staff member according to A.R.S. § 8-804 and has not subsequently received a central registry exception according to A.R.S. § 41-619.57.

“Findings: While onsite for the inspection the Compliance Officer checked Staff 1's fingerprint clearance card via the DPS website, and discovered that the Level 1 card had expired 04/10/2025, and indicated a status of "Not Valid". When asked, Staff 1 provided an electronic application number for an IVP fingerprint application, which the Compliance Officer proceeded to check online. According to the DPS website, Staff 1's fingerprint clearance card application also indicated a status of "Not Valid", and a new card number had not been generated. The website documents that the new application was received by DPS on 03/10/2025, and it indicates a Notice of Denial Decision Date of 03/28/2025. In the days following the inspection Staff 1 provided the Compliance Officer with documents indicating that they began the process of applying for a Good Cause Exemption on 06/17/2025, but as of 09/08/2025 that process has not been completed, and the DPS website still indicates that Staff 1's card is Not Valid.”

AAC R9-5-309.B. B. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the facility premises, a licensee shall ensure that a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction conducts a gas inspection that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on facility premises at least once every 12 months after the issue date of the license.

“Findings: Compliance Officer 2 noted that a current gas inspection report was not available during the inspection. The most recent gas inspection document available to review expired 10/21/2023.”

AAC R9-5-306.A. A. A licensee shall maintain a dated attendance form containing an enrolled child’s name with the time of each admission and release of the enrolled child. 1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), a licensee shall ensure that the attendance form is signed with at least a first initial of an individual’s first name and the individual’s last name by each enrolled child’s parent or individual designated by the enrolled child’s parent, each time the enrolled child is admitted or released. 2. An electronic fingerprint verification or an electronic signature may be used in place of a signature of the enrolled child’s parent or designated individual to admit or release the enrolled child. 3. If an electronic signature is used to admit or release the enrolled child, the licensee shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the individual whose signature the electronic or digital method of identification represents is accountable for the use of the electronic or digital method; 4. A licensee shall develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the identity of an individual is known to the staff member or is verified with picture identification before releasing an enrolled child to the individual. 5. A licensee shall not release the enrolled child to an individual other than the enrolled child’s parent or other individual designated in writing by the enrolled child’s parent except when the enrolled child’s parent is unable to collect the enrolled child and authorizes the licensee by telephone to release the enrolled child to an individual not so designated. a. The licensee shall verify the telephone authorization using a means of verification that has been agreed upon between the licensee and the enrolled child’s parent at the time of enrollment. b. The licensee shall document the means of verification in subsection (A)(5)(a) on the enrolled child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card. 6. A licensee shall not permit the self-admission or self-release of an enrolled child unless the enrolled child is of school age and the licensee has obtained and verified written permission from the enrolled child’s parent. 7. A licensee shall maintain the attendance form on facility premises for 12 months after the date of attendance.

“Findings: Based on review of sign in/out records Compliance Officer 1 noted that Child 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 were not signed out from Before-School Care on September 03, 2024.”

AAC R9-5-404.C.1. C. A licensee shall ensure that:1. When there are six or more enrolled children present in a facility, the following individuals are present in the facility: a. A facility director or a director’s designee who meets the requirements in R9-5-401 for a director’s designee; and b. One additional staff member;

“Findings: Compliance Officers arrived onsite for the inspection at 3:19 PM and noted that there was one staff member with 16 School Age children due to the second staff member being on vacation.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.18. C. A licensee shall ensure that:18. A staff member: a. Prepares a weekly menu at least one week in advance, b. Includes on the menu the specific foods to be served on each day, c. Dates each menu, d. Posts each menu at least one day before the first meal on the menu will be served, and e. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of meal service;

“Findings: Compliance Officer 1 noted that the posted menu was not specific, it listed "Bagels", Assorted Jellies", and "Mixed Fruit", but did not specify the flavors to be served.”

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 review of Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards Compliance Officer 2 noted that Child 4 did not have an immunization record or exemption affidavit as required.”

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: Compliance Officer 1 noted that the refrigerator containing yogurt and string cheese did not have a thermometer indicating that it was 41° F or below.”

ARS § 36-882.M. M. The licensee shall notify the department in writing within ten days of any change in the child care facility's director.

“Findings: When Compliance Officers arrived onsite they were informed that the previous Director was no longer at the facility, and that a new Director, Staff 1, had been in place since late July, 2024.”

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 review of Emergency, Information and Immunization Record (EIIR) cards Compliance Officer 2 noted the following: -Child 1 and Child 6 did not have the name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider on their cards. -Child 2's card did not document their date of enrollment or the name of the person to call first in an emergency. -Child 3 and Child 5's cards did not have the back side, so they were not signed by their parent, and the questions were not answered.”