Maranatha Child Care Center

AAC R9-5-401.4. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 4. An assistant child educator is 16 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class; b. High school or high school equivalency diploma; c. Enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, as defined in A.R.S. § 23-501; or d. Employment or service as a volunteer in a licensed child care facility for 12 months;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that Staff #1 was working in the capacity of an assistant child educator without documentation of high school enrollment, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, or 12 months of employment or volunteer work in a licensed child care facility.”

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 an Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record that is no more than a two-page written notice, and is signed by the enrolled child’s parent containing: 1. The child’s name, home address, sex, and date of birth; 2. The date of the child’s enrollment; 3. The name, home address, email address, and 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 the nutritional and dietary needs of the child including, if applicable, the request in R9-5-509(C)(14); 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, it was determined that 4 out of 15 Emergency, Information, and Immunization cards reviewed lacked the following information: *Child #1, Child #2: Lacked the name and telephone number of the child’s health care provider. An insurance company was listed as the healthcare provider. *Child #3: Lacked the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness. *Child #4: Lacked the telephone number for for 2 of 2 emergency contacts, lacked the name and telephone number of the child’s healthcare provider, and lacked the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.23. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 23. A freezer at the child care facility maintains a temperature of 0° F or below, as shown by a thermometer kept in the freezer at all times; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officers' (CO) observations, in Room 2, the freezer used to store enrolled children's food lacked a thermometer.”

AAC R9-5-603.C. C. Except as provided in subsection (D), a licensee shall ensure that an outdoor activity area: 1. Is enclosed by a fence: a. A minimum of 4 feet high; b. Secured to the ground; and c. With either vertical or horizontal open spaces on the fence or gate that do not exceed 4.0 inches; 2. Is maintained free from hazards, such as exposed concrete footings and broken toys; and 3. Has gates that are kept closed while an enrolled child is in the outdoor activity area

“Findings: Based on COs' observations, the Outdoor activity areas were not maintained free from hazards, and accessible to enrolled children: **Toddler Playground - flaking rust on the bottom of the north fence; bird feces on the south side near the building **Preschool playground - concrete footing exposed along the sidewalk”

ARS § 36-883.02.A. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.

“Findings: Based on CO #1's observations, a review of 2 staff files, and staff interview, Staff #1's fingerprint clearance card application was received at DPS on 07/09/2021 and a valid clearance card issued on 07/19/2021. Staff stated that Staff #1 was on a leave of absence and returned to employment on 07/19/2021. Staff #1's fingerprint clearance card was not issued before starting employment, as required.”