Little Sunshines at Home Childcare

AAC R9-3-401.B.2. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, the following hazards were found: *In the main activity room the wooden cubbies were not anchored to the wall, creating a tipping hazard. *The wooden patio posts in the backyard were splintering, and were accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-403.A.4.b. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 4. When feeding an enrolled infant who is no longer being held for feeding or an enrolled one- or two-year-old child, a staff member: b. If the feeding chair is manufactured with a safety strap, fastens the safety strap around the enrolled infant or one- or two-year-old child while the enrolled infant or one- or two year-old child is seated in the feeding chair

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was a child eating a snack while sitting in a high chair and the straps of the high chair were not attached to secure the child.”

AAC R9-3-205.B. B. At least 30 calendar days before the date of an intended change in a child care group home’s space utilization or capacity, a certificate holder shall submit to the Department a written request for approval of the intended change that includes: 1. The certificate holder’s name; 2. The child care group home’s name, if applicable; 3. The name, telephone number, e-mail address, and fax number of a point of contact for the request; 4. The child care group home’s certificate number; 5. The type of change intended: a. Space utilization, or b. Capacity; 6. A narrative description of the intended change; and 7. The following additional information, as applicable: a. If requesting a change in capacity, the square footage of the outdoor activity area and the square footage of the indoor areas where child care services will be provided; b. If requesting a change that involves a modification of the residence that requires a building permit, a copy of the building permit; c. If requesting a change in space utilization that affects individual rooms: i. A floor plan of the residence that complies with R9-3-201(2)(g) and shows the intended changes, and ii. The square footage of each affected room; and d. If requesting a change in space utilization that affects the outdoor activity area: i. A site plan of the premises that complies with R9-3-201(2)(h) and shows the intended changes, and ii. The square footage of the intended outdoor activity area.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, the Department was not notified of a change in space utilization by the certificate holder, 30 days prior to the garage conversion that occured in the home.”

AAC R9-3-504.A.5. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each electrical outlet in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is covered with a safety plug cover or insert when not in use;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was an outlet on the north wall of the main activity area that was lacking a safety cover or insert.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.9. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 9. An enrolled child does not have access to the following on the premises: a. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other equipment that may be a hazard to a child; b. An air conditioner, evaporative cooler, heat pump, or furnace; c. A hot tub or spa; d. A pond or fountain; e. An irrigation ditch, abandoned mine, or well; or f. A trampoline.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was a portable A/C unit in the main activity area that was accessible to enrolled children.”

AAC R9-3-508.10. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 10. Pet feces in an outdoor activity area are cleaned up before enrolled children are permitted in the outdoor activity area; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there were dog droppings accessible to enrolled children in the backyard play area.”

AAC R9-3-507.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member changes diapers only on a nonabsorbent, sanitizable diaper changing surface that: 1. Is kept clear of items not required for diaper changing;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer's observation, the diaper changing surface was unsanitizable due to the seams along the edges and two holes in the surface.”

AAC R9-3-502.C.2.a. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. If a child can fall more than 48 inches from a climbing structure, swing, or slide in an outdoor activity area to the ground below, the climbing structure, swing, or slide: a. Has one of the following covering the fall zone of the climbing structure, swing, or slide: i. At least 6 inches of fine loose sand, pea gravel, wood fiber product, or other resilient material; or ii. A shock-absorbing unitary surfacing material manufactured for such use in outdoor activity areas; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer's observation, the two swings on the covered patio were hanging above 48 inches in height and the cement deck beneath the swings lacked resilient surfacing.”

AAC R9-3-301.G. G. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member posts in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the child care group home: 1. The child care group home certificate; 2. The name of the provider; 3. The name of the staff member designated to act on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home; 4. The hours of operation for the child care group home; 5. The weekly activity schedule required in R9-3-401(B)(4)(b); 6. The amount of time in minutes enrolled children may watch television, videos, or DVDs at the child care group home; and 7. The weekly menu, required in R9-3-406(F), before the first meal or snack of the week.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the staff member designated to act on behalf of the certificate holder was not posted on the main posting board.”

AAC R9-3-401.B.2. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, there was felt protruding from the rubberized chips on the playground that created a tripping hazard near the playground equipment.”

AAC R9-3-406.F. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Prepares a weekly menu specifying the foods to be served at each meal and snack on each day, 2. Dates each menu, and 3. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of the meal or snack to which the substitution applies.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the menu posted on the main posting board did not specify the foods served to children.”

AAC R9-3-502.C.3. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. If a child can fall between 24 and 48 inches from a climbing structure, swing, or slide in an outdoor activity area to the ground below, the climbing structure, swing, or slide has covering the fall zone of the climbing structure, swing, or slide non-dormant, growing grass or the resilient material required in subsection (C)(2)(a)(i) or (ii).

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations, the grass underneath the swing set was dead, and not growing.”

AAC R9-3-504.C.2. C. A certificate holder shall: 2. Ensure that each rechargeable fire extinguisher in the child care group home’s residence: a. Is serviced at least once every 12 months, and b. Has a tag attached to the fire extinguisher that specifies the date of the last servicing and the identification of the person who serviced the fire extinguisher.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' observations and review of facility documentation, the fire extinguisher receipt documented that the extinguishers had not been serviced or replaced since 9/14/23.”