Mia Preschool & Childcare

AAC R9-5-203.I. I. Within 30 calendar days after the day of a staff member’s or volunteer’s 18th birthday, the staff member or volunteer shall provide to the licensee copies of a valid fingerprint clearance card and background check document specified in subsection (C).

“Findings: Based on a review of five staff files and the Compliance Officer's observation, Staff #1 did not meet the 30-day requirement for obtaining a valid fingerprint card.”

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 a review of five staff files and the Compliance Officer's observation, the file for Staff #2 lacked documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card upon hire (7/25/23). The card presented expired on 2/21/23.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.9. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 9. Fans are mounted and inaccessible to an enrolled child;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer's observation, there was an unmounted fan on the patio that was accessible to enrolled children.”

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 Compliance Officer's observation and review of facility documentation, the Emergency Information and Immunization record cards for 2 of 25 cards reviewed lacked the following documentation: Child #1: Health care provider's contact information. Child #2: the name of the individual to be contacted in case of sudden injury/illness.”