Rising Stars Childcare

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 logs. The Provider supplied the Compliance Officer with staff logs, however, she stated that one was not generated for herself for October 2025.”

AAC R9-3-302.C. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that each staff member completes a total of 12 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after becoming a staff member in two or more of the following: 1. Child growth and development, which may include sudden infant death prevention; 2. Developmentally appropriate activities; 3. Nutrition and developmentally appropriate eating habits; 4. Responding to accidents and emergencies, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; 5. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 6. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 7. Guiding and disciplining children; and 8. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs.

“FINDINGS: The Compliance Officer reviewed the files for Staff 1 (start date 8/14/23), Staff 2 (start date 2/29/16) and the Provider (start date 2/29/16) and observed the following: The file for Staff 1 contained 7 out of the required 12 hours of annual training between 8/14/24-8/14/25. The files for Staff 2 and the Provider contained 7 out of the required 12 hours of annual training between 2/29/24-2/29/25.”

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: Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the children's emergency cards and observed the following: The card for Child 1 lacked their date of enrollment. The card for Child 2 lacked their doctor's telephone number. The card for Child 3 lacked the parent's dated signature.”

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: Compliance Officer 1 reviewed the fire drill log and observed that drill were not conducted July 2024-November 2024.”

AAC R9-3-407.A.11. A. A certificate holder shall ensure that: 11. Each staff member is informed of a modified diet prescribed for an enrolled child by the child’s parent, physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse practitioner, as specified in R9-3-303(B)(8), and is written and posted in the kitchen;

“FINDINGS: Compliance Officer 2 reviewed the children's emergency cards and observed that the food restrictions for Children 4 & 5 were not posted in the kitchen.”

AAC R9-3-309.H. A certificate holder shall ensure that a child care group home does not stock a supply of prescription or nonprescription medications for administration to enrolled children.

“FINDINGS: Compliance Officer 2 inspected the first aid kit and observed that it contained a tube of first aid antibiotic cream.”

AAC R9-3-302.C. C. A certificate holder shall ensure that each staff member completes a total of 12 or more actual hours of training every 12 months after becoming a staff member in two or more of the following: 1. Child growth and development, which may include sudden infant death prevention; 2. Developmentally appropriate activities; 3. Nutrition and developmentally appropriate eating habits; 4. Responding to accidents and emergencies, including CPR and first aid for infants and children; 5. Recognizing signs of illness and infestation; 6. Detecting, preventing, and reporting child abuse or neglect; 7. Guiding and disciplining children; and 8. Availability of community services and resources, including those available to children with special needs.

“FINDINGS: Compliance Officer 1 reviewed staff files and observed the following: The file for Staff 1 (start date 2/29/16) contained 4 out of the required 12 hours of annual training from 2/23 - 2/24. The file for Staff 2 (start date 08/14/23) contained 2 out of the required 12 hours of annual training from 8/23 - 8/24. The file for Staff 3 (start date 2/29/16) contained 0 out of the required 12 hours of annual training from 2/23 - 2/24.”

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

“Senior Compliance reviewed the children's attendance records and observed the following: Child 1 - was signed in on 1/4/24, 1/11/24 and 1/17/24 with a first name and last initial only. On 1/17/24, Child 1 was not signed out with a time or signature, and and was not signed in on 1/18/24. Child 2 is being signed in and out with initials only.”