Kindercare Learning Center

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 at 120 degrees in the diapering sink of the Toddler classroom.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.9. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:9. Does the following when a parent permits or asks a staff member to apply personal products on an enrolled child, such as petroleum jelly, diaper rash ointments, sun screen or sun block preparations, toothpaste, and baby diapering preparations: a. Obtains the enrolled child’s personal products from the enrolled child’s parent or, if the licensee provides the personal products for use by the enrolled child, obtains written approval for use of the products from the enrolled child’s parent; b. Labels the personal products with the enrolled child’s name; and c. Keeps the personal products inaccessible to enrolled children;

“Findings: The Compliance Officer observed a diaper cream with a first name only and one diaper cream with no name in the infant classroom. The Compliance Officer observed a plastic container with an unknown cream in it with no label and no name.”

AAC R9-5-502.A.7.b. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall:7. Provide space, materials, and equipment in an infant room that includes the following: b. Toys, materials, and equipment, that are too large for an infant to swallow and free from sharp edges and points, in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the infants in attendance that include: i. Toys to enhance physical development such as toys for stacking, pulling, and grasping; ii. Soft toys; iii. Books; iv. Toys to enhance visual development such as crib mobiles and activity mats with an object or objects suspended above the infant’s head; and v. Unbreakable mirrors; and

“The CO observed puppets with hard plastic eyes accessible in the infant room to the enrolled children. Please ensure that infant materials are manufactured for children ages 0-12 months of age.”

AAC R9-5-502.B.3. B. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall not: 3. Permit an infant to use a walker; or

“The CO observed wheeled A-frame walkers in the infant room accessible to the enrolled children.”

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 CO measured the diapering sink hot water to read 118 degrees Fahrenheit during the inspection. The Director adjusted the water heater, and the temperature measured 90 degrees Fahrenheit prior to the Compliance Officer exiting the inspection.”

AAC R9-5-208.B. B. At least 30 calendar days before the date of an intended change in a facility’s service classification, space utilization, or licensed capacity, a licensee shall submit a written request for approval of the intended change to the Department that includes:1. The licensee’s name; 2. The facility’s name, street address, city, state, zip code, mailing address, and telephone number; 3. The name, telephone number, and fax number of a point of contact for the request; 4. The facility’s license number; 5. The type of change intended: a. Service classification, b. Space utilization, or c. Licensed capacity; 6. A narrative description of the intended change; and 7. The following additional information, as applicable: a. If the intended change affects individual rooms, the following information about each affected activity area, as applicable: i. Identification of the activity area, ii. Current and intended square footage, iii. Current and intended operating hours, iv. Current and intended service classification, v. Current and intended licensed capacity, and vi. Whether the activity area has or will have a diaper changing area; b. If the intended change is to increase licensed capacity, the square footage of the outdoor activity area; and c. If the intended change includes an alteration or addition to the physical plant of a licensed facility, the following, as applicable: i. If the facility is not located in a public school or if providing child care services to infants, one-year-old children, or two-year-old children in a facility located in a public school, the information required in R9-5-201(A)(5)(g) and (A)(5)(h) showing the intended change; or ii. If the facility is located in a public school and provides child care only for three-year-old, four-year-old, or five-year-old, or school-age children, a set of final construction drawings or a school map, including the information required in R9-5-201(5)(j) showing the intended change.

“The Compliance Officer (CO) observed movable wall/ dividers in the following 2 rooms to create 4 rooms: Toddler B and Toddler A Room 2B and Preschool A The two rooms were divided into four rooms without the prior approval of the Department. The Licensee was informed that temporary walls were not permitted by the Department. The CO reviewed the documentation history of Room Usage forms and the rooms were always licensed as two large rooms. No documentation of an approved modification to turn the two rooms into four has been processed.”

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.

“The CO reviewed 2 staff files and observed that Staff 2 was hired 5/29/24, however the TB test was dated 11/6/22. The TB test was not administered within 12 months before the starting date of employment.”

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 CO observed blue temporary movable wall dividers separating two different rooms. Rooms Toddler B and Toddler A have the dividers set up in the middle of the room. Room 2B and Preschool A have the dividers set up in the middle of the room. The dividers are a hazard to the enrolled children, as they are not secured and are unstable. The wall/dividers were observed to fall easily in each direction creating a hazard for the enrolled children. The temporary dividers are not permitted as they create a safety hazard to the enrolled children. Cubby storage shelves accessible to enrolled children at least 5 feet high were observed to not be secured to the walls, pose a tipping hazard and could fall on children.”

AAC R9-5-504.3. A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and 2-year-old children shall:3. Ensure that each activity area has a supply of age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment that are too large for a child to swallow and free from sharp edges and points, in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance including: a. Art supplies; b. Books; c. Rubber or soft plastic balls; d. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative skills; e. Blocks; f. Washable soft toys and dolls; g. Musical instruments; and h. Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance large muscle development;

“The CO observed the following items accessible to enrolled children that were not age appropriate and posed a hazard to the children in the 1, 2, and 3 year old rooms: pipe cleaners with sharp metal ends markers with caps paint dabbers with caps glue bottles with caps googly eyes paint trays with oval hard paint pieces brushes with removable tips clothespins with metal springs glue sticks with small lids colored cloth poof balls round ended potato mashers with a sharp metal rim hole punchers”

AAC R9-5-502.A.3. A. A licensee providing child care services for infants shall: 3. Provide age-appropriate indoor and outdoor activities for each infant;

“The CO was informed that the staff are not providing the infant children with outdoor activity time.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.9. A. A licensee shall ensure that:9. If a staff member places an enrolled child in a feeding chair when feeding the enrolled child: a. The feeding chair is constructed to prevent toppling; b. The tray or feeding surface of the feeding chair is smooth and free of cracks; and c. The staff member: i Cleans the feeding chair before and after each enrolled child’s use; ii. Sanitizes the tray or feeding surface before and after each enrolled child’s use; and iii. If the feeding chair was manufactured with a safety strap, fastens the feeding chair’s safety strap while the enrolled child is in the feeding chair;

“The CO observed 6 children in the infant room seated in a high chair table without safety straps secured around the children. The table is manufactured with straps.”