Southwest Creighton Head Start

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 observations, it was determined that 2 out of 10 enrolled children's Emergency Information and Immunization Record Cards reviewed lacked the following required information: Child #1: The health care provider contact number. Child #2: The 2nd parent’s address.”

AAC R9-5-301.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a facility director: 1. Designates, in writing, an individual who meets the requirements of R9-5-401(2) to act on behalf of the facility director when the facility director is not present in the facility; 2. Supervises or assigns a child educator to supervise each staff member who does not meet the qualifications of R9-5-401(3); 3. Prepares a dated attendance record for each day and ensures that each staff member documents on the attendance record the time of each arrival and departure of the staff member; and 4. Maintains on the facility premises, the dated attendance record required in subsection (B)(3) for 12 months after the date on the attendance record.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation, the Compliance Officer's observations and staff statement, staff attendance records lacked the following: Staff #1 and Staff #2: Arrival and departure times on 4/1/2026. Staff #3: Arrival time on 4/15/2026. Staff stated Staff #1 and Staff #2 worked at the facility on 4/1/2026.”

AAC R9-5-603.B. B. 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 the Compliance Officer's observations, in the outdoor patio area, there was a 5” gap between the rocks (ground) and the wrought-iron fence along the Northeast side of the fence.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations, on the Playground, the trash container was full (the lid was partially off the container) and had not been removed from the facility at least once every 24 hours to maintain the container in a clean condition.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.6. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 6. Except for a room used only for an enrolled school-age child, each unused electrical outlet is covered with a safety plug cover or insert;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the following outlets were uncovered and accessible to enrolled children: *In Room 101, there were uncovered outlets on the North wall by the white sand table. *In the Hallway toilet room, there were two uncovered outlets by the sink.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations, in the Hallway toilet room, there was a plunger on the floor of the right stall.”

AAC R9-5-513.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:1. Keeps all pet and animal habitats clean; 2. Prohibits reptiles, such as turtles, iguanas, snakes, and lizards, in the facility; 3. Prohibits birds in food preparation and eating areas; 4. Keeps pets and animals clean; 5. Prohibits pets and animals from endangering an enrolled child, staff member, or other individual on facility premises; and 6. Keeps birds and animals such as horses, sheep, cattle, and poultry in an enclosure that is not accessible to an enrolled child except as part of an activity.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the fish tank in Room 102 had green, murky water, and the fish could not be seen in the tank.”

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 on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations of 3 staff files, Staff #1’s (start date 5/30/2023) fingerprint clearance card was not determined to be valid prior to the starting date of employment. The fingerprint card was verified as valid on 6/6/2023.”

AAC R9-5-304.D. D. When a child is disenrolled from a facility, the licensee shall: 1. Enter the date of disenrollment on the child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card; and 2. Maintain the records in subsection (D)(1) for 12 months after the date of disenrollment on facility premises in a place separate from the current Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards. If a licensee is a school governing board, a charter school, or a person operating multiple child care facilities, the licensee may maintain disenrollment records in a single central administrative office located in the same city, town, or school attendance area as the facility.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observations of 3 children’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards, Child #1, Child #2 & Child #3’s cards lacked the dates of disenrollment.”

AAC R9-5-203.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that each staff member submits to the licensee a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card each time the fingerprint clearance card is issued or renewed every six years.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, Staff #1’s (DOH 2/21/2022) file lacked documentation of a valid fingerprint clearance card from 6/30/2023 through 7/3/2023. The previous card expired 6/29/2023, DPS received the new application on 6/29/203, and the new card was issued 7/3/2023.”