Rise and Shine Day Care

AAC R9-3-505.D.6. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 6. Flammable liquids are stored: a. In an original container; b. Separate from food storage areas; c. Away from any heat-producing appliance or equipment, such as a water heater or furnace; and d. Except for hand sanitizers being provided for use, in a location inaccessible to enrolled children;

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer 1 inspected the Outdoor Activity Area and observed several Propane tanks: 1 was next to a patio heater, 1 connected to a Blackstone griddle, 1 smaller connected to a portable heater, and 1 in its original package.”

AAC R9-3-504.A.5. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each electrical outlet in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is covered with a safety plug cover or insert when not in use;

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer 1 inspected the Group Home and observed that there were three unused electrical outlets that were not covered: 1 at the cubbies, 1 in the hallway, and 1 in the restroom used by the children.”

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: The Compliance Officer 1 reviewed the children's emergency cards and observed the following: The card for Child 1 lacked the name of the person to call first. The cards for Children 2 - 4 lacked their doctors' name and telephone numbers. The card for Child 5 lacked their parent's signature.”

AAC R9-3-302.A. A. Within 10 calendar days after the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a certificate holder shall provide, and each staff member shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following: 1. Names, ages, and developmental stages of enrolled children; 2. Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children; 3. Guiding and disciplining children; 4. Hand washing techniques; 5. Diapering techniques and toileting, if any enrolled children are in diapers or require assistance in using the toilet; 6. Sudden infant death syndrome awareness, if child care services are provided to an infant or a one year-old child; 7. Preparing, serving, and storing food; 8. Preparing, handling, and storing infant formula and breast milk, if any enrolled children are fed infant formula or breast milk; 9. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 10. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 11. Responding to accidents and emergencies; 12. Sun safety; 13. Procedures for trips away from the child care group home, if applicable; and 14. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 4 and this Chapter.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the files for Staff 1 (start date 3/6/24) and Staff 2 (start date 3/6/24) and observed that neither file contained copies of their Checklist for Training of New Staff Member.”

AAC R9-3-301.G. G. A certificate holder shall ensure that a staff member posts in a place that can be conspicuously viewed by individuals entering or leaving the child care group home: 1. The child care group home certificate; 2. The name of the provider; 3. The name of the staff member designated to act on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home; 4. The hours of operation for the child care group home; 5. The weekly activity schedule required in R9-3-401(B)(4)(b); 6. The amount of time in minutes enrolled children may watch television, videos, or DVDs at the child care group home; and 7. The weekly menu, required in R9-3-406(F), before the first meal or snack of the week.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer 1 inspected the postings and observed that the Screen Time Policy was not posted. It was also observed that the posted menu was not dated.”

AAC R9-3-202.G G. If required by A.R.S. § 8-804, before an individual’s starting date of employment or volunteer service, a certificate holder shall comply with the submission requirements in A.R.S. § 8-804(C) for the individual.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the files for Staff 1 (start date 3/6/24) and Staff 2 (start date 3/6/24) and observed that neither file contained documentation of their Central Registry Background Check results. The Provider attempted to locate the documentation but was unable to do so.”

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: The Compliance Officer 1 inspected the restroom that was used by the children and observed that it was not equipped with paper towels. (Previously cited 1/21/25 and 3/19/24).”

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: The Compliance Officer reviewed the children’s emergency cards and observed the following: The cards for Children 1 and 2 lacked the names of the people to call first. The cards for Children 3-5 lacked their dates of enrollment and their doctor's names and telephone numbers. The card for Child 6 lacked their doctor's name and telephone number.”

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;

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer requested to review the staff sign in and out log and, per Provider, the log was unable to be located and staff had not signed in for the day.”

A.R.S. § 36-897.03.C. C. The provider shall make documented, good faith efforts to contact previous employers of child care personnel to obtain information or recommendations that may be relevant to an individual's fitness to work in a certified child care group home.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the files of Staff 1 and Staff 2 and observed that they lacked dated references checks.”

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.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the posted menu and observed that it was not dated.”

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: The Compliance Officer inspected the playground and measured 2-4 inches of wood chips under and around the fall zones of the slides and seesaw.”

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: The Compliance Officer inspected the restroom that the children use and observed that it was not equipped with mounted paper towels.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.9. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 9. An enrolled child does not have access to the following on the premises: a. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other equipment that may be a hazard to a child; b. An air conditioner, evaporative cooler, heat pump, or furnace; c. A hot tub or spa; d. A pond or fountain; e. An irrigation ditch, abandoned mine, or well; or f. A trampoline.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer inspected the restroom used by the children and observed that a toilet brush was stored next to the toilet and was accessible to the children.”

AAC R9-3-505.D.5. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Except as provided in R9-3-503(C)(4) and subsection (D)(6)(d), the following are stored in a labeled container separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child: a. Materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic substance, and b. Substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child;

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer inspected the group home and observed 2 scented plugins were in use and accessible to the children. They are manufactured with a child warning label and must be inaccessible to the children.”

AAC R9-3-504.F.1. F. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. An unannounced fire and emergency evacuation drill are: a. At least once each month; and b. Each fire drill and emergency evacuation drill at a different time of day than the fire and emergency evacuation drill conducted in the previous month;

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the fire drill log and observed that an entry was not made for December 2024.”

AAC R9-3-504.D.2. D. If there are gas pipes that run from a gas meter to an appliance or location on the premises: 2. A certificate holder shall ensure that: a. Each unused natural gas outlet at the child care group home has its valves removed by and is capped at the wall or floor by a licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction; b. A licensed plumber or individual authorized by the local jurisdiction conducts a gas inspection that verifies there are no gas leaks in the gas pipes that run from the gas meter to any appliance or location on the premises at least once every 12 months after the date of the certificate; and c. A copy of a current gas inspection report, including documentation of any repairs or corrections required by the gas inspection report, is maintained on the premises.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the most recent gas inspection and the report was not dated.”

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: The Compliance Officer reviewed the children’s sign in and out logs and observed the following: That adult for Child 1, 2, and 7 did not sign out on 1/2/25 (time only). That adult for Child 3 did not sign in and out on 1/2/25 (times only) and did not sign out on 1/15/25 (time only). The adult for Child 4 and 6 did not sign in and out on 1/2/25 (times only), did not sign out on 1/13/25 and 1/15/25, and did not sign in on 1/17/25. The adult for child 5 did not sign in or out on 1/2/25 and 1/13/25 (times only) and did not sign out on 1/15/25. The adult for Child 8 did not sign in on 1/17/25.”

AAC R9-3-302.A. A. Within 10 calendar days after the starting date of employment or volunteer service, a certificate holder shall provide, and each staff member shall complete, training for new staff members that includes all of the following: 1. Names, ages, and developmental stages of enrolled children; 2. Health needs, nutritional requirements, any known allergies, and information about adaptive devices of enrolled children; 3. Guiding and disciplining children; 4. Hand washing techniques; 5. Diapering techniques and toileting, if any enrolled children are in diapers or require assistance in using the toilet; 6. Sudden infant death syndrome awareness, if child care services are provided to an infant or a one year-old child; 7. Preparing, serving, and storing food; 8. Preparing, handling, and storing infant formula and breast milk, if any enrolled children are fed infant formula or breast milk; 9. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 10. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 11. Responding to accidents and emergencies; 12. Sun safety; 13. Procedures for trips away from the child care group home, if applicable; and 14. Staff responsibilities as required by A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 7.1, Article 4 and this Chapter.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the files of Staff 1 and Staff 2 and observed that they lacked their 10 day New Employee Checklists.”

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.

“Compliance Officer reviewed three children's emergency records. Child 1 and 2 were missing the name of the individual to contact in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.”

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;

“Compliance Officer observed that Staff 1 and 2 are not signing into or out of the group home.”

AAC R9-3-301.A.4.a. A. A certificate holder shall: 4. Ensure that the provider: a. Supervises or assigns an adult staff member to supervise each staff member who is not an adult;

“Compliance Officer observed that Staff 2 was left alone with the enrolled children while Staff 2 left the home to pick up their own child from school. Staff 2 is not qualified and is not being supervised.”

AAC R9-3-305.A.1. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. An enrolled child is signed into and signed out from the child care group home by: a. The enrolled child’s parent; b. An individual authorized in writing or by telephone by the enrolled child’s parent; or c. The enrolled child, if the enrolled child is a school-age child and the enrolled child’s parent has given written permission for the enrolled child to self-admit or self-release;

“Compliance Officer reviewed the children's attendance records and observed that Child 1 was not signed in with a signature on 5/2 and 5/3/24; only a time of noted. Child 1 was not signed out with a time or signature on 5/2 and 5/3/24.”

AAC R9-3-502.C.3. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 3. If a child can fall between 24 and 48 inches from a climbing structure, swing, or slide in an outdoor activity area to the ground below, the climbing structure, swing, or slide has covering the fall zone of the climbing structure, swing, or slide non-dormant, growing grass or the resilient material required in subsection (C)(2)(a)(i) or (ii).

“Compliance Officer observed that a play structure with three slides was placed over concrete pavers. Yoga mats were placed at the base of the slides.”

AAC R9-3-504.A.5. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 5. Each electrical outlet in an area of the child care group home approved for providing child care services is covered with a safety plug cover or insert when not in use;

“Compliance Officer observed an exposed outlet next to entrance of the home.”

AAC R9-3-301.D.1. D. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 1. While acting on behalf of the certificate holder when the provider is not present at the child care group home, an adult staff member with a high school diploma or high school equivalency certificate and one of the following is on the premises: a. At least six months of child care experience; b. Two or more credit hours in child growth and development, nutrition, psychology, or early childhood education; or c. At least 30 hours of training in child growth and development, nutrition, psychology, or early childhood education; and

“Compliance Officer observed that Staff 1 left Staff 2 alone with the enrolled children while they left to pick up their own child from school. Upon review of the personnel file for Staff 2, they did not have documentation of their education, child care experience and/or training hours.”