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Primrose School of Arrowhead

7619 West Thunderbird Road, Peoria, AZ 853814.1· 50 reviews
licensed capacity
245
open each week
5 days
a week, county median
$270

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About Primrose School of Arrowhead

Primrose School of Arrowhead is a licensed child care center in Peoria, Arizona. It is licensed by the state, for up to 245 children.

It is open Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. It describes its programs: infant care, pre-k, preschool and toddler care.

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing made 3 visits in the last 3 years and cited 37 rules across 3 of them. The visit list, in the state's words, is below.

InfantsPreschool / pre-K
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Type
Child care center
Ages
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Hours today
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Licensed capacity
245 children

Hours

Hours

MondayToday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Tuesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Wednesday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Thursday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Friday6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
SaturdayNot listed
SundayNot listed
Hours it lists: “Mon-Fri 6:30 am-6:00 pm”

Programs

Programs and care

ProgramsInfant care, pre-k, preschool and toddler care
CurriculumPrimrose Schools Balanced Learning®
StaffAll staff CPR and first-aid certified
Parent updatesParent app (Procare)
Licensed capacity245 childrenFrom the state license
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Cost

Tuition and costs

Primrose School of Arrowhead has not listed its tuition. For comparison, full-time infant care at a child care center in Maricopa County has a median price of $270 a week (U.S. Department of Labor, 2022).

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Maricopa County medians, full time, per week

Infant

Center$270
Home daycare$180

Toddler

Center$210
Home daycare$171

Preschool

Center$210
Home daycare$171

School age

Center$175
Home daycare$150

County median full-time prices at centers and home daycares, U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (the latest year). Not this daycare's rates; prices have risen since.

State record

Inspection reports for Primrose School of Arrowhead

License

Status
Licensed and operating
License type
Licensed Child Care Center
Capacity
245 children
License number
#0020118CDCRL62148021
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Summary

3 visits in the last 3 years · Last visit Feb 20, 2026: 13 rules cited

Rules cited on 3 of 3 visits · 37 rules in all

  • Health, medication and illness 11
  • Background checks 6
  • Staff training and qualifications 4
  • Food and nutrition 3
  • Building, equipment and play areas 3
  • Supervision and ratios 2
  • Records and paperwork 2
  • Safety and hazards 2
  • Discipline and child guidance 2
  • Safe sleep 1
  • Other rules 1

For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12.

A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

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  1. Feb 20, 2026Complaint investigation13 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-512.F.4.5. F. A licensee shall ensure that: 4. Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag; 5. Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors;

      “Per allegation findings: Based on staff statements and the Compliance Officer's observations, at the time of the inspection, in the Early Preschool classroom, Preschool classroom, and Explorers outdoor activity area the receptacles contained food waste and other refuse. Staff stated these rooms had not been used since 01/30/2026.”
    • Food and nutrition

      AAC R9-5-502.C.4.h. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 4. When feeding an infant, a staff member: h. If an infant is no longer being held for feeding, seats the infant in a feeding chair or at a table with a chair that allows the infant to reach the food while sitting.

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, while in the hallway looking into the Infant room's window, an infant was observed sitting in a bouncy seat drinking from the bottle they were holding, rather than seated at a feeding chair or at a table as required.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      AAC R9-5-404.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that at least the following staff-to-children ratios are maintained at all times when providing child care services to enrolled children: Age Group/Staff: Children - Infants/1:5 or 2:11; 1-year-old children/1:6 or 2:13; 2-year-old children/1:8; 3-year-old children/1:13; 4-year-old children/1:15; 5-year-old children not school-age/1:20; School-age children/1:20

      “Per allegation findings: Based on facility documentation, staff statements, and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that the facility failed to maintain staff-to-children ratios at all times. On 02/02/2026 the roster for the Early Pre-School classroom indicated the staff-to-children ratio was 1:11 rather than 2:11 with 2-year-old children present. Staff stated in January other classrooms were over ratio "for about an hour".”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      AAC R9-5-403.C. C. A licensee shall ensure that documentation of a staff member's completion of training required by subsection (A) is signed by the facility director and dated.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #1 (employment date 02/02/2026) lacked the director's signature and date on the form used for the 10-day training for new staff members.”
    • Records and paperwork

      AAC R9-5-402.A. A. A licensee shall maintain a file for each staff member containing: 1. The staff member’s name, date of birth, home address, and telephone number; 2. The staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service; 3. The staff member’s ending date of employment or volunteer service, if applicable; 4. The name and telephone number of an individual to be notified in case of an emergency; 5. The staff member’s written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis; 6. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); 7. Documents required by R9-5-203; 8. Documents required by R9-5-301; 9. Documents required by R9-5-401, if applicable; 10. If applicable: a. The form required in A.R.S. § 8-804(I), b. Documentation of the submission required in A.R.S. § 8-804 and the information received as a result of the submission, and c. Documentation of training provided by a licensee as required by R9-5-403, if applicable; 11. A copy of any current license or certification required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1. or this Chapter; and 12. Documentation of the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(D).

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #2's (employment date 02/02/2026) lacked a statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and pertussis.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      AAC R9-5-401.1. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility: 1. A facility director is 21 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. At least 24 months of child care experience, a high school or high school equivalency diploma, and: i. Six credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university; or ii. At least 60 actual hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction, provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in the area of program administration, planning, development, or management; b. At least 18 months of child care experience and: i. An N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential; or ii. At least 24 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; c. At least six months of child care experience and an associate degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or d. At least three months of child care experience and a bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field;

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that as of 02/02/2026, Staff #4 was the facility Director. Staff #4 did not qualify as the facility Director because the staff file lacked documentation of 60 hours of instruction in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field, and an additional 12 hours of instruction in the area of program administration, planning, development, or management.”
    • Supervision and ratios

      AAC R9-5-306.B. B. A licensee shall: 1. Develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that a staff member maintains daily documentation of the presence of an enrolled child in an activity area that includes a method to account for any temporary absences of the enrolled child from the activity area, and 2. Maintain the documentation of the presence of enrolled children in an activity area required in subsection (B)(1) on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the documentation.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, the roster for the Early Preschool classroom indicated 6 children, but there were 10 children present in the classroom. The roster for the Prekindergarten I classroom indicated 6 children, but there were 12 children present in the classroom.”
    • Records and paperwork

      AAC R9-5-303.A. A. A licensee shall post in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the facility or activity area, the: 1. Facility’s license; 2. Name of the facility director; 3. Name of the individual designated to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility, as prescribed by R9-5-301(B)(1); 4. Schedule of child care services fees and policy for refunding fees as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-882(P); 5. Breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack menus for each calendar week at the beginning of the calendar week; 6. Notice of the presence of any communicable disease or infestation listed in 9 A.A.C. 6, Article 2, Table 2.2, from the date of discovery through the incubation period of the communicable disease or infestation; 7. Notice of the Department’s intent to deny, revoke, or suspend as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-888 at the expiration of time in the notice for the licensee to respond; 8. Notice of an intermediate sanction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-891.01 within 10 calendar days after the licensee received notice of the intermediate sanction; 9. Notice of a legal injunction imposed as prescribed by A.R.S. § 36-886.01 when the licensee receives the legal injunction; and 10. Notice of the availability of facility inspection reports for public viewing at the facility premises.

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the main posting board lacked the name of the facility director.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      AAC R9-5-301.A. A. A licensee shall: 1. Designate a facility director who acts on behalf of the licensee and is responsible for the daily on-site operation of a facility; 2. Submit the name of the designated facility director in a written notice to the Department before a license is issued; 3. Except as provided in subsection (A)(4), within 10 calendar days before changing a facility director, submit written notice of the change including the new designated facility director’s name and starting date; 4. If the licensee is not aware of a change in the facility director 10 calendar days before the effective date of the change, submit written notice of the change to the Department including the new designated facility director’s name and starting date within 72 hours after becoming aware of the change.

      “Findings: Based on staff statements and the Compliance Officer's observation, the licensee failed to notify the Department of the change in the facility's Director as required. The Director and Licensee stated they have been the Director since 02/02/2026.”
    • Background checks

      AAC R9-5-203.G. G. As required by A.R.S. § 8-804, before an individual’s starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall comply with the submission requirements in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) for the individual.

      “Findings Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the DCS Central Registry Clearance check for Staff #1 (employment date 10/20/2025) was submitted on 10/29/2025 rather than prior to the staff member's employment date as required.”
    • Background checks

      AAC R9-5-203.E. E. If a staff member possesses a fingerprint clearance card that was issued before the staff member became a staff member at the facility, a licensee shall: 1. Contact the Department of Public Safety before the individual becomes a staff member to determine whether the fingerprint clearance card is valid; and 2. Document this determination, including the name of the staff member, the date of contact with the Department of Public Safety, and whether the fingerprint clearance card is valid.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #2 (employment date 02/02/2026) lacked documentation that the fingerprint clearance card was verified to be valid prior to the employment date as required. The fingerprint clearance card were verified to be valid through the DPS website at the time of the inspection.”
    • Background checks

      AAC R9-5-203.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member completes, signs, dates, and submits to the licensee, before the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service: 1. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); and 2. If required by A.R.S. § 8-804, the form in A.R.S. § 8-804(I).

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations, it was determined that the file for Staff #2 (employment date 11/17/2025) lacked documentation of a DCS Central Registry background check.”
    • Staff training and qualifications

      AAC R9-5-403.A. A. Within 10 calendar days of the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a licensee shall provide, and each staff member who provides child care services shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following: 1. Facility philosophy and goals; 2. Names and ages of and developmental expectations for enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services; 3. Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children for whom the staff member will provide child care services; 4. Lesson plans; 5. Child guidance and methods of positive discipline, including separation; 6. Hand washing techniques; 7. Diapering techniques and toileting, if assigned to diaper changing duties; 8. Food preparation, service, sanitation, and storage, if assigned to food preparation; 9. If a staff member is assigned to feeding infants, the preparation, handling, and storage of infant formula and breast milk; 10. Recognition of signs of illness and infestation; 11. Child abuse or neglect detection, prevention, and reporting; 12. Accident and emergency procedures; 13. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 1 and this Chapter; 14. Sun safety policies and procedures; 15. Safety in outdoor activity areas; 16. Transportation procedures, if applicable; 17. Field trip procedures, if applicable; 18. Infant tummy time, if applicable; 19. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices, if applicable; and 20. Prevention of shaken baby syndrome, pediatric abusive head trauma, and child maltreatment.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the form used for Staff #1's (employment date 02/02/2026) 10-day training of new staff members lacked the completion dates for the topics.”
  2. May 27, 2025Inspection10 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-516.B.3. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered, a licensee shall ensure that:3. A facility director, or a staff member designated in writing by the facility director, does not administer a medication to an enrolled child unless the facility receives written authorization signed by the enrolled child’s parent or health care provider that includes the: a. Name of the enrolled child; b. Type of the medication; c. Prescription number, if any; d. Instructions for administration specifying the: i. Dosage and route of administration; ii. If indicated, starting and ending dates of the dosage period; and iii. Times and frequency of administration; e. Reason for the medication; and f. Date of authorization; and

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer’s observation, it was determined that the following medication authorization forms were incomplete: Child #1: Medication #1 lacked an end date for the dosage period. Medication #2 lacked the times and frequency of administration. Child #2: The dosage on the medication form did not match the dosage on the prescription label.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      AAC R9-5-605.B.1. B. A licensee shall ensure that:1. All designated exits, corridors, and passageways that provide escape from the building are unobstructed and unlocked during hours of operation;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the PreK 1 classroom there were 2 cots blocking the exit door. In the PreK 2 classroom, there was 1 cot blocking the exit door.”
    • Background checks

      ARS § 36-883.02.C. C. Applicants, licensees and child care personnel shall attest on forms that are provided by the department that:1. They are not awaiting trial on or have never been convicted of or admitted in open court or pursuant to a plea agreement committing any of the offenses listed in section 41-1758.07, subsection B in this state or similar offenses in another state or jurisdiction. 2. They are not parents or guardians of a child adjudicated to be a dependent child as defined in section 8-201. 3. They have not been denied or had revoked a certificate to operate a child care group home or a license to operate a child care facility in this or any other state or that they have not been denied or had revoked a certification to work in a child care facility or child care group home.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the Criminal History Affidavit for Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025), Staff #2 (start date 04/07/2025), and Staff #3 (start date 11/04/2024) lacked the second page of the form.”
    • Background checks

      AAC R9-5-203.A. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member completes, signs, dates, and submits to the licensee, before the staff member’s starting date of employment or volunteer service:1. The form required in A.R.S. § 36-883.02(C); and 2. If required by A.R.S. § 8-804, the form in A.R.S. § 8-804(I).

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, the DCS Central Registry check for the following staff members was completed after the start date rather than prior to start date as required: Staff #1: Start date-04/28/2025, DCS Central Registry check-dated 05/06/2025. Staff #2: Start date-04/07/2025, DCS Central Registry check-dated 05/20/2025. Staff #3: Start date-11/04/2024, DCS Central Registry check-dated 11/11/2024.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-501.C.9. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:9. Does the following when a parent permits or asks a staff member to apply personal products on an enrolled child, such as petroleum jelly, diaper rash ointments, sun screen or sun block preparations, toothpaste, and baby diapering preparations: a. Obtains the enrolled child’s personal products from the enrolled child’s parent or, if the licensee provides the personal products for use by the enrolled child, obtains written approval for use of the products from the enrolled child’s parent; b. Labels the personal products with the enrolled child’s name; and c. Keeps the personal products inaccessible to enrolled children;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the following rooms, enrolled children's personal products lacked a first and last name as required: Infant room: There were 6 tubes of ointment without a label. Young Toddler classroom: There was 1 tube of ointment labeled with the first name. Toddler classroom: There were 2 tubes of ointments labeled with the first name and last initial. There was 1 tube of ointment labeled with the first name and 1 tube of ointment without a label. Early Preschool 1 classroom: There were 9 packages of wipes labeled with the first name and 1 package of wipes labeled with the first name and last initial.”
    • Food and nutrition

      AAC R9-5-502.C.1.l. C. A licensee shall ensure that:1. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room: l. Obtains written, current, and dated dietary instructions from a parent or health care provider regarding the method of feeding and types of foods to be prepared or fed to an infant at the facility;

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, in the Infant room, 4 out of 8 dietary instructions lacked a schedule documenting when and/or how much to feed the infant.”
    • Food and nutrition

      AAC R9-5-502.C.3.a. C. A licensee shall ensure that: 3. When preparing, using, or caring for an infant's feeding bottles, a staff member: a. Labels each bottle received from the parent with the infant's name;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, in the Infant room, there were 3 unlabeled bottles in the refrigerator.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-503.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:2. A hand-washing sink next to the diaper changing surface for staff use when changing diapers and for washing an enrolled child during or after diapering that provides: a. Running water between 86° F and 110° F, b. Soap from a dispenser, and c. Single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, in the Early Preschool 1 classroom and Early Preschool 2 classroom, there was pink and white colored splatters along the sides and on the bottom of the diaper changing areas sink.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-503.A.4. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:4. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled clothing.

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the Young Toddler classroom lacked a soiled clothing container in the diaper changing area.”
    • Safe sleep

      AAC R9-5-511.C. C. A licensee shall provide an unobstructed passageway at least 18 inches wide between each row of cots or mats to allow a staff member access to each enrolled child.

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observations, the following classrooms lacked 18 inches between the occupied cots as required: Early Preschool 1 classroom: 10 out of 12 cots were 3-4 inches apart. Early Preschool 2 classroom: 4 out of 13 cots were 3-4 inches apart. Preschool 1 classroom: 7 out of 19 cots were 3-4 inches apart.”
  3. May 28, 2024Inspection14 rules cited
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-503.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:2. A hand-washing sink next to the diaper changing surface for staff use when changing diapers and for washing an enrolled child during or after diapering that provides: a. Running water between 86° F and 110° F, b. Soap from a dispenser, and c. Single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, the Infant room, Young Toddler classroom, Toddler classroom, and Early Preschool classroom's diaper changing area's hand-washing sink's were 133°F rather than 86°F to 110°F as required.”
    • Background checks

      ARS § 36-883.02.C. C. Applicants, licensees and child care personnel shall attest on forms that are provided by the department that:1. They are not awaiting trial on or have never been convicted of or admitted in open court or pursuant to a plea agreement committing any of the offenses listed in section 41-1758.07, subsection B in this state or similar offenses in another state or jurisdiction. 2. They are not parents or guardians of a child adjudicated to be a dependent child as defined in section 8-201. 3. They have not been denied or had revoked a certificate to operate a child care group home or a license to operate a child care facility in this or any other state or that they have not been denied or had revoked a certification to work in a child care facility or child care group home.

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that 1 of 5 staff files lacked the following: Staff #1 (start date 3/18/2024): A facility address or CDC number on the Criminal History Affidavit.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      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 facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that 6 of 20 children's Emergency Information and Immunization record cards lacked the following: Child #1: 1 of 2 emergency contact names and phone numbers and the health care provider's phone number. Child #2: Date of enrollment. Child #3: 1 of 2 emergency contact names and phone numbers and the health care provider's phone number. Child #4: 1 of 2 emergency contact names and phone numbers. Child #5: The name of the individual to call in case of the child's sudden illness or injury. Child #6: The name of the individual to call in case of the child's sudden illness or injury and the 2nd parent/guardian's name, address and phone number.”
    • Other rules

      AAC R9-5-501.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that:1. In addition to complying with the requirements in this Chapter, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child is not placed at risk of harm;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, the health, safety and welfare of enrolled children was placed at risk of harm, in the Toddler classroom, when an enrolled child's hand became pinched in between the door frame and hinge side of the door to the bathroom. One staff member was across the room and the second staff member was retrieving stored items from the bathroom and had the door closed. There were 3 children congregating outside of the closed bathroom door when the staff member opened the door, pinching an enrolled child's hand. The child began screaming and both staff members were not aware the child's hand was being pinched until Compliance Officer #1 pointed it out. The health, safety and welfare of enrolled children was placed at risk of harm during naptime in the Preschool 1 classroom, when an enrolled child was observed with a blanket covering their face and head.”
    • Safety and hazards

      AAC R9-5-501.A.19. A. A licensee shall ensure that:19. Except as provided in subsection (A)(20), the following are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. All materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic or flammable substance; b. All substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child; and c. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other facility equipment that may be a hazard to a child;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Preschool 1 classroom and Early Preschool classroom's toilet room's, there were toilet plunger's placed next to a toilet.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      AAC R9-5-501.C.5. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:5. Except as provided in subsection (D), prepares and posts a dated lesson plan in each indoor activity area for each calendar week, which is maintained on facility premises for 12 months after the lesson plan date and provides opportunities for each child to: a. Gain a positive self-concept; b. Develop and practice social skills; c. Think, reason, question, and experiment; d. Acquire language skills; e. Develop physical coordination skills; f. Participate in structured large muscle physical activity; g. Develop habits that meet health, safety, and nutritional needs; h. Express creativity; i. Learn to respect cultural diversity of children and staff; j. Learn self-help skills; and k. Develop a sense of responsibility and independence;

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Early Preschool classroom, lacked a current lesson plan. The posted lesson plan was dated for the week of May 6-10 2024. The Explorers classroom lacked a posted lesson plan in the activity area.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-501.C.9. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:9. Does the following when a parent permits or asks a staff member to apply personal products on an enrolled child, such as petroleum jelly, diaper rash ointments, sun screen or sun block preparations, toothpaste, and baby diapering preparations: a. Obtains the enrolled child’s personal products from the enrolled child’s parent or, if the licensee provides the personal products for use by the enrolled child, obtains written approval for use of the products from the enrolled child’s parent; b. Labels the personal products with the enrolled child’s name; and c. Keeps the personal products inaccessible to enrolled children;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the following rooms, enrolled children's personal products lacked a first and last name as required: Infant room: There were 2 tubes of ointment labeled with the child's first name. Early Preschool classroom: There were 2 packages of wipes without a label. There were 2 tubes of ointment without a label, 1 tube of ointment labeled with the child's first name, and 1 tube of ointment labeled with the child's first name and last initial.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      AAC R9-5-512.B. B. A licensee shall maintain facility premises and furnishings:1. In a clean condition, and 2. Free from odor.

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Pre-K 1 classroom's girls toilet room, a strong odor of sewage was present.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-516.G. G. A licensee shall return all unused prescription and nonprescription medications to a parent when the medication prescription date has expired or the medication is no longer being administered to the enrolled child or dispose of the medication if unable to locate the enrolled child's parent after the child's disenrollment

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that Child #8's medication was expired but was not returned to the child's parent.”
    • Safety and hazards

      AAC R9-5-512.C. C. A licensee shall ensure that floor coverings are:1. Clean; and 2. Free from: a. Dampness, b. Odors, and c. Hazards.

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Preschool 1's toilet room, there was a wad of toilet paper on the floor next to the toilet.”
    • Discipline and child guidance

      AAC R9-5-510.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 2. Teaches, models, and encourages orderly conduct, personal control, and age-appropriate behavior;

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2's observation, in the Preschool 1 classroom, a staff member was observed yelling into an enrolled child’s face.”
    • Building, equipment and play areas

      AAC R9-5-605.B.10. B. A licensee shall ensure that:10. Toilet rooms are ventilated to the outside of the building, either by a screened window open to the outside air or by an exhaust fan and duct system that is operated when the toilet room is in use;

      “Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer and the Staff's observations, the exhaust fans in the Pre-K 1 boy's and girl's toilet rooms, and the Pre-K 2 boy's and girl's toilet rooms were inoperable. Repeat deficiency from 07/27/2023 and 04/28/2023.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-512.F. F. A licensee shall ensure that:1. Each toilet room in a facility contains, within easy reach of enrolled children: a. Mounted toilet tissue; and b. Except as provided in subsection (G): i. A sink with running water; ii. Soap contained in a dispenser; and iii. Disposable, single-use paper towels in a mounted dispenser, or a mechanical air hand dryer; 2. Staff members wash their hands with soap and running water after toileting; 3. An enrolled child’s hands are washed with soap and running water after toileting; 4. Except for a cup or receptacle used only for water, food waste is stored in a covered container and the container is clean and lined with a plastic bag; 5. Food waste and other refuse is removed from the facility building at least once every 24 hours or more often as necessary to maintain a clean condition and avoid odors; 6. A staff member or an enrolled child does not draw water for human consumption from a toilet room handwashing sink; 7. Toys, materials, and equipment are maintained in a clean condition; 8. Plumbing fixtures are maintained in a clean and working condition; and 9. Chipped or cracked sinks and toilets are replaced or repaired.

      “Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Toddler classroom's toilet room, there was a green crate and a Fisher Price toy on top of the table in the corner and lime green climbing structure pieces on the floor next to the wall.”
    • Health, medication and illness

      AAC R9-5-516.B.3. B. If prescription or nonprescription medications are administered, a licensee shall ensure that:3. A facility director, or a staff member designated in writing by the facility director, does not administer a medication to an enrolled child unless the facility receives written authorization signed by the enrolled child’s parent or health care provider that includes the: a. Name of the enrolled child; b. Type of the medication; c. Prescription number, if any; d. Instructions for administration specifying the: i. Dosage and route of administration; ii. If indicated, starting and ending dates of the dosage period; and iii. Times and frequency of administration; e. Reason for the medication; and f. Date of authorization; and

      “Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observation, it was determined that 2 of 3 medication's lacked the following: The medication authorization form for Child #7's two prescription medications lacked the end dates of administration.”

Copied from Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing on October 2, 2026; the state's records start around Sep 2023. Rule wording, severity and dates are the state's.

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Is Primrose School of Arrowhead licensed?

Yes. Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists it as licensed and operating.

When was Primrose School of Arrowhead last inspected?

Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing lists the most recent visit on February 20, 2026, with 13 rules cited. It lists 3 visits in the last 3 years.

Has Primrose School of Arrowhead had rules cited by the state?

Yes. Inspectors cited 37 rules across 3 of 3 visits in the last 3 years. For comparison: 96% of Arizona daycares had at least one rule cited in the last 3 years; the typical daycare had 12. A cited rule is what an inspector found on the day of a visit. It is not a rating of the daycare today.

How many children can Primrose School of Arrowhead care for?

245, the licensed capacity on the state record.

What are Primrose School of Arrowhead's hours?

Monday to Friday, 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM. Holiday hours can differ.

How much does Primrose School of Arrowhead cost?

It has not listed its tuition. Call (623) 487-9600 to ask.

What is Primrose School of Arrowhead's phone number?

(623) 487-9600.

Where is Primrose School of Arrowhead?

7619 West Thunderbird Road, Peoria, AZ 85381. The nearest other daycare we list is Phoenix Children's Academy Private Preschool #221, under 0.1 miles away.

Sources: Arizona Department of Health Services, Bureau of Child Care Licensing (license and visits) · U.S. Department of Labor, 2022 (county prices).