Luz Luna

AAC R9-3-408.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall only allow a staff member to take an enrolled child away from an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services during hours of operation with written permission from the enrolled child’s parent as follows: 1. For a trip to drop off the enrolled child at or pick up the enrolled child from the enrolled child’s school, bus stop, or another location, the written permission shall include: a. The enrolled child’s name; b. The location where the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; c. The time at which the enrolled child will be dropped off or picked up; d. The time period, not to exceed 12 months, during which the permission is given; and e. The dated signature of the enrolled child’s parent; and

“Compliance Officer 2 noted that Child 1's written permission form did not list the location and times of pick up or drop off, nor did it list the time period for which permission was given.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.d. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: d. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member records on the attendance record the staff member’s start time and end time of providing child care services for the child care group home;

“The Provider acknowledged that she has not been maintaining a sign-in and out log for herself.”

AAC R9-3-507.B.1. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. A staff member: a. Cleans, sanitizes, and dries a diaper-changing surface using a single-use paper towel before and after each diaper change; b. Washes the staff member’s hands with soap and running water before and after each diaper change; c. Wears single-use non-porous gloves during each diaper change; d. Washes an enrolled child’s hands with soap and running water or with a washcloth or disposable wipe after the enrolled child’s diaper is changed and uses each washcloth or disposable wipe on only one child and only one time before it is laundered or discarded; and e. Documents the daily diaper changes for each enrolled child in a dated diaper-changing log after changing the enrolled child’s diaper;

“Compliance Officer 1 observed that the diaper log has not been maintained as it was last dated in November. Compliance Officer 1 observed that there were no gloves available to use for diaper changing.”

AAC R9-3-501.B. A certificate holder shall ensure that each indoor area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is maintained at a temperature between 68° F and 82° F during hours of operation.

“Compliance Officer 1 observed that the temperature reading on the thermostat read 65 degrees in the house.”

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.

“Compliance Officer 1 observed that the posted menu was not current as it was dated for the week of 12/11/23 - 12/15/23.”