Life Time - Scottsdale

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 observations, the main posting lacked: *A current license, the license posted expired 04.30.24, and *A dated snack menu.”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, it was determined that 8 out of 20 Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards lacked the following: *Child #1: The child’s date of birth; *Child #2 and #3: The enrolled child’s parent signature; Child #4: The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider; *Child #5: The name and contact telephone number of at least two individuals authorized to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted, the parents were listed as emergency contact; *Child #6: The name and contact telephone number of a second individual authorized to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted. *Child #7 and #8: The name and contact telephone number of the child’s health care provider and the name and contact telephone number of a second individual authorized to collect the child in case of emergency, or if the child’s parent cannot be contacted. **Previously cited on 07.23.24”

AAC R9-5-512.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that:1. Each toilet room in a facility contains, within easy reach of enrolled children: a. Mounted toilet tissue; and b. Except as provided in subsection (G): i. A sink with running water; ii. Soap contained in a dispenser; and iii. Disposable, single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser, or a mechanical air hand dryer; 2. Staff members wash their hands with soap and running water after toileting; 3. An enrolled child’s hands are washed with soap and running water after toileting; 4. Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag; 5. Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors; 6. A staff member or an enrolled child does not draw water for human consumption from a toilet room handwashing sink; 7. Toys, materials, and equipment are maintained in a clean condition; 8. Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and 9. Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Main Room there was a black trash bag with trash in it that lacked a container with lid.”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, it was determined that 10 of 16 children’s sign-in and out forms reviewed lacked: *Child #1: Arrival time and release time, and release signature on 06.11.25 *Child #9: Arrival time and signature on 06.11 and 06.15.25 *Child #10, Child #15 and Child #16: Release time and signature on 06.16.25 *Child #11 and Child #12: Arrival, release time, and signature. Parent used one signature for both students on 06.16.25 *Child #13: Release time and signature on 06.16.25 Child #14: Arrival and release was signed with initials only on 06.16.25 Child #17: Arrival time and signature, and release time on 06.16.25”

AAC R9-5-306.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 review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, it was determined that the staff member in the Main Room did not maintain daily documentation of the presence of the enrolled children, staff stated that they had not checked children who were present. Per child attendance records, there were 53 children present, and 43 children were signed in. **Previously cited on 07.23.24”

AAC R9-5-401.2. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:2. A facility director’s designee is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. At least 12 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and: i. Three credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university, or ii. At least 30 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; b. At least 12 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 degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

“Findings: Based on review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, Staff #1 (DOE 05.28.24) worked in the capacity of director designee. Staff #1's file lacked documentation of three credit hours or more, or at least 30 actual hours of instruction in early childhood, or a closely-related field to qualify as a director designee.”

AAC R9-5-401.3. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:3. A teacher-caregiver is 18 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Six months of child care experience and: i. A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; or ii. At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; b. Associate or bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or c. N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential;

“Findings: Based on review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, 3 out of 7 Staff files lacked documentation of teacher caregiver qualifications for Staff #1 (DOE 05.25.24), Staff #3 (DOE 05.17.25), and Staff #5 (DOE 10.08.03)”

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 review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #3 (DOE 05.17.25) lacked DCS submittal.”

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 review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #5 (DOE 10.08.18) lacked documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test.”

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 review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, 1 out of 7 staff files reviewed lacked: Staff #5: *Starting date of employment; *Documentation of 10-day new staff training, *Documentation of a negative TB skin test. Reference: R9-5-301.F & 403.A”

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

“Findings: Based on review of facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, it was determined that the following staff files lacked: Staff #1: (DOE 05.28.24) and *Staff #7 (DOE 05.28.24) 2 of 18 hours of required training from 05.28.24 to 05.28.25 *Staff #2 (DOE 05.31.24) and Staff # : 2 of 18 hours of required training from 05.31.24 to 05.31.25 *Staff #4 (DOE 06.13.24) 2 of 18 hours of required training from 06.13.24 to 06.13.25”

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 observations, in the Main Room the following hazards were accessible to the enrolled children, there was a cord for the speaker stretched out across the area, a poster holder was wobbly and easily tipped when light pressure was applied, and two crews protruding at the base of the glass doors.”

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: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Main Room 4 of 5 sunscreens reviewed, lacked the child's first and last name.”

AAC R9-5-505. A licensee providing child care services for 3-year-old, 4-year-old, and 5-year-old children shall provide a supply of age appropriate toys, materials, and equipment accessible to enrolled children in each activity area in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance including:1. Art supplies, 2. Blocks, 3. Books and posters, 4. Toys and dress-up clothes, 5. Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance large muscle development, 6. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative and categorization skills, 7. Science materials, and 8. Musical instruments.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the Activity Studio (Pres-K Room) lacked Art supplies, Blocks, Books and posters, Toys and dress-up clothes, Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance large muscle development, Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative and categorization skills, Science materials, and Musical instruments accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-5-512.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 observations, the flooring on the Racquet Ball 1 had areas with 1-inch by 40-inch gaps and areas with 1-inch by 71/2-inch gaps with dust and debris along the glass wall. **Previously cited on 07.23.24”

AAC R9-5-512.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the Family Restroom was not maintained in a clean condition, there was one unflushed toilet, one toilet with a strong urine smell and a yellow substance around the toilet seat, and there was a used diaper disposed in the trash can without a lid.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 6. Except for a room used only for an enrolled school-age child, each unused electrical outlet is covered with a safety plug cover or insert;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, 9 unused electrical outlets lacked a safety plug cover or insert in the Main room and the Family Restroom.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.2. B. A licensee shall ensure that:2. Combustible material, such as paper, boxes, or rags, is not permitted to accumulate inside or outside the facility premises;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, there was combustible material accessible to the enrolled children, there were 2 floor-standing sign holder boxes against the glass wall, and 4 open boxes with shirts inside along the glass wall in the Activity Studio.”

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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, the Emergency Information record card for Child #1 lacked a copy of the immunization record.”

AAC R9-5-518.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that each enrolled child participating in a field trip is wearing in plain view a written identification stating the facility's name, address, and telephone number.

“Findings: Based on staff statements and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observation, enrolled children participating in a field trip did not have a written identification stating the facility's name, address, and phone number in plain view.”

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, 6 of 20 children's Emergency Information Immunization Record cards reviewed lacked the following: Child #1: Date of enrollment and the 2nd parent/guardian's name. Child #2: Date of enrollment and 1 of the required 2 emergency contact names and numbers. Child #3: 2nd parent's contact phone number. Child #4: and Child #5: Date of enrollment. Child #6: The name of the individual to call first in case of the child's sudden illness or injury.”

AAC R9-5-306.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 facility documentation and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, no roster was available for the 22 children in the studio.”

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

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, in the studio, the vacuum was accessible to the enrolled children.”

AAC R9-5-512.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 and the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, the flooring on Court 1 had areas with 1-inch by 5-foot gaps in the west and east walls and areas with 1-inch by 6-foot gaps along the west, north, and east walls.”

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

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer and Compliance Officer Supervisor's observations, during on-site field trips, there was no documentation of a check mark for each enrolled child present during the required times.”

AAC R9-5-518.E. E. A licensee shall also ensure that each enrolled child is wearing out of view a written identification stating the enrolled child's name.

“Findings: Based on staff statements and the Compliance Officer SUpervisor's observation, the enrolled children participating in an on-site field trip lacked written identification stating the enrolled child's name out of view.”