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AAC R9-3-401.B.3.d. B. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. The toys, materials, and equipment for use by enrolled children: d. Are maintained free from hazards and in a condition that allows the toys, materials, and equipment to be used for their original purpose;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children in the outdoor area: *There was chipping paint next to the swings on the playstructure. *The yellow slide had a crack on the left side.”

A.R.S. § 36-897.02.D. D. The total number of children present in a child care group home at any given time for whom compensation is received shall not exceed ten.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations and facility documentation, there were 11 children present in the group home at the time of the inspection, for whom compensation was received.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observations and facility documentation, the two fire extinguishers in the home were not serviced within the last 12 months as required. They were last serviced on 03/23/24.”

AAC R9-3-303.B. B. Except as required in A.R.S. § 36-309, before a child is enrolled at a child care group home, a certificate holder shall require the individual enrolling the child to complete a Department-provided Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, city, state, zip code, 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 child care group home or to be contacted if the child’s parent cannot be contacted; 5. The name and contact telephone number of the child’s physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner; 6. Written authorization for emergency medical care of the child; 7. The name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child; 8. A written description provided by a child’s parent of the nutritional and dietary needs of the child; 9. A written description provided by the child’s parent noting the child’s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance; and 10. The dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and compliance Officer #1's review of 23 children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization record cards, the records lacked the following: *The back of the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card was not completed for Child #1 and Child #2.”

AAC R9-3-304.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall not permit an enrolled child to receive child care services at a child care group home until the child care group home receives: 1. An immunization record for the enrolled child with the information required in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, stating that the enrolled child has received all current, age-appropriate immunizations required under 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 7, that is: a. Provided by a physician, physician assistant, registered nurse practitioner, or another individual authorized by state law to administer immunizations; 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

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #1’s review of 23 Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards, the following records lacked immunization records or exemption forms for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5.”

AAC R9-3-506.5. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each bathroom used by an enrolled child at the child care group home has the following within the reach of enrolled children: a. Mounted toilet tissue, b. Soap contained in a dispenser, and c. Singly dispensed paper towels;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers’ observations, the bathroom lacked the following: *Single-use paper towels: There was a gray cloth towel lying on the sink counter. *Soap in a dispenser: There was an empty soap container with the lid off, lying next to the sink faucet.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.2. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. The individual signing the enrolled child into or out from the child care group home: a. Records the time of the enrolled child’s arrival or departure, and b. Signs the attendance record with at least the first initial of the individual’s first name and the individual’s last name; and

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #1’s review of 13 attendance records, Child #3 lacked a departure time and signature for the following days: 4/1/2024, 4/2/2024, 4/3/2024, 4/8/2024, 4/9/2024, 4/10/2024, 4/11/2024, 4/12/2024, 4/15/2024.”

AAC R9-3-506.1. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. All areas of the child care group home approved for providing child care services and the furnishings, equipment, supplies, materials, utensils, and toys in those areas are kept clean and free of insects and vermin;

“Findings: Based on the compliance Officers’ observations, the following areas were not maintained in a clean and disinfected condition: *The hardwood floors and baseboards throughout the activity areas had a build-up of dirt and debris. *The white door and wall leading to the outdoor activity area, the main activity area, had thick brown and black smudges.”

AAC R9-3-309.F.2. F. Except as provided in subsection (G), a certificate holder shall ensure that: 2. Medication belonging to a staff member or resident is stored in a locked, leak-proof storage cabinet or container that is separate from the storage container for enrolled children’s medications.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers’ observations, there was a tube of Equate Arthritis Cream accessible to children on the coffee table in the front room.”

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 the Compliance Officers’ observations, the following hazards were accessible to children: Outside: *There was a large crack exposing sharp plastic edges and a 1-inch gap at the top entrance of the slide tube. *There was warped and decayed wood that was splintery at the bottom of the shed door. *There were dried, decaying, and splintery wooden boards, exposing 9 protruding rusty nails, at the base of the shed. *There were large, deep gaps at the base of the wooden shed, *There was a plank of particle board lying on the ground with rough splintery edges, to the left of the wooden shed. *There were exposed rusty metal poles and splintery wooden crates by the shed, *There was a 1/4 inch gap on the platform railing of the climber, exposing a 1-inch bolt. *The seat of the Rope Swing was cracked exposing sharp plastic edges. *Bird feces covered the roof of the plastic house. *The white wooden picnic table bench had cracked and splintery wood. *The top of the white wooden picnic table had dried splintery wood with exposed rusty nails.”

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 the Compliance Officers’ observations, the outdoor activity area lacked the following resilient surfacing: *Lacked 5 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zone at the slide. *Lacked 5.5 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zone at the bar swing. *Lacked 6 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zone of the bucket swing.”

AAC R9-3-301.I. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member who has current training in first aid and CPR is present during hours of operation when an enrolled child is on the premises or on a trip away from the premises under the supervision of a staff member

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the certificate holder lacked documentation of current CPR/First Aid training (expired 3/17/2024).”