Sunrise Preschools #142

AAC R9-5-501.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 2. Except for an enrolled school-age child, drinking water is provided sufficient for the needs of and accessible to each enrolled child in both indoor and outdoor activity areas;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observation, the 1's and 2's classroom lacked drinking water and cups for enrolled children. Previously cited 5/1/2025”

AAC R9-5-501.A.12. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 12. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, the following hazard was accessible to enrolled children: *In the School-age classroom, a child was standing in front of the portable air conditioner unit, putting their face in the blowing air and playing.”

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 the Compliance Officer's Supervisor's observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, there was a build up of smudges on the windows. Previously cited 3/16/2023, 9/6/2023, 5/31/2024 and 5/1/2025”

AAC R9-5-510.B.4. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member does not use or permit:4. Discipline associated with: a. Eating, napping, sleeping, or toileting; b. Medication; or c. Mechanical restraint; or

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the 1's and 2's Classroom, the teacher used a method of discipline associated with eating. The teacher was preparing lunch and the children were sitting at the table screaming. The teacher told the children, "No more or nobody is going to eat."”

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 Supervisor's observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the North emergency exit door would not open. Previously cited 6/13/2023, 9/6/2023 and 5/1/2025”

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 Supervisor's observation, it was determined that the file for Staff #5 (start date 02/08/2021) lacked a copy of the fingerprint clearance card. Previously cited 5/1/2025”

AAC R9-5-503.A.3. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:3. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled diapers; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer Supervisor's observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the soiled diaper container lacked a tight-fitting lid. Previously cited 5/1/2025”

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 Officer Supervisor's observation, the 1's and 2's classroom lacked a roster with 5 children present. The roster in the School-age classroom indicated 9 children, but there were 10 children present in the classroom. Previously cited 3/16/2023, 5/9/2024, and 5/1/2025”

AAC R9-5-501.C.4. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:4. Except as provided in subsection (D), prepares and posts in each indoor activity area, a current schedule of children’s age-appropriate activities, including the times the following are provided: a. Meals and snacks; b. Naps; c. Indoor activities; d. Outdoor or large muscle development activities; e. Quiet and active activities; f. Teacher-directed activities; g. Self-directed activities; h. Activities for individuals, groups of five or fewer children, and groups of six or more children; and i. Activities that develop small muscles;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, the activity schedule posted in the School-age classroom lacked age-appropriate activities.”

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 Officers' observations, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the North emergency exit door would not open. Previously cited 6/13/2023 and 9/6/2023”

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) lacked the facility name and address or CDC number. It was determined that the Criminal History Affidavit for Staff #4 (start date 03/12/2024) lacked the second page of the form. Repeat deficiency, 05/09/2024 cited under R9-5-203.A.”

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, in Ready to Learn and PreK 1, the trash can used for food waste lacked a lid. The trash cans that contained food waste and diapers were not removed from the facility as needed in Ready to Learn and PreK 1. The sinks were slow to drain throughout the facility. There was a grime build-up on the sinks throughout the facility. Previously cited 5/18/2023, 9/6/2023 and 5/9/2024”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations, the following areas were not maintained in a clean condition: Infant room: *There was a white and brown crusty residue on the inside shelf and door of the refrigerator. *There was a brown/orange residue in the bottle warmer. 1's and 2's classroom: *There were smudges on the windows. *There was an orange buildup on the base of the counter of the diaper changing table. *There was a white substance and food build-up on the trash can lid. *There was a black/brown build-up on the base of the doorframes. School-age classroom: * There was a black build-up on the light switch faceplate in the restroom. *There was a grey build-up on the baseboards around the toilet in the restroom. *There was a brown build-up on the wall near the toilet in the restroom. Outside areas: *There was a dirt build-up on the play structures in the toddler playground. *There was trash on all the playgrounds. Previously cited 3/16/2023, 9/6/2023 and 5/31/2024”

AAC R9-5-510.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Defines and maintains consistent and reasonable guidelines and limitations for an enrolled child’s behavior;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, a staff member did not maintain reasonable guidelines for enrolled children. In the 1's and 2's classroom, after lunch, a staff member sent children to wash their hands unattended behind the diaper changing table.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.18. C. A licensee shall ensure that:18. A staff member: a. Prepares a weekly menu at least one week in advance, b. Includes on the menu the specific foods to be served on each day, c. Dates each menu, d. Posts each menu at least one day before the first meal on the menu will be served, and e. Writes food substitutions on a posted menu no later than the morning of the day of meal service;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, it was determined that the facility failed to write the substitutions for the lunch served on 05/01/2025. The lunch that was served was chicken nuggets, whole sliced canned apples, and corn. The menu for that day had turkey slice and American cheese slice with carrots, fresh orange/mandarin oranges, and whole wheat tortilla.”

AAC R9-5-504.5.b. A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and 2-year-old children shall:5. Ensure that: b A staff member serves food to an enrolled child in a feeding chair or at a table with a chair that allows the enrolled child to reach the food while sitting;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, in the Ones/Twos classroom, a one-year-old child was observed with a mouthful of food and a chicken nugget in each hand walking around in the block center, rather than sitting at a table as required.”

AAC R9-5-504.5.a. A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and 2-year-old children shall: 5. Ensure that: a. If finger food is served, the food is of a size and texture that does not present a choking hazard;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation the facility served lunch to one-year-old and two-year-old children that was not the appropriate size for the child. The children were observed sitting at the table eating whole chicken nuggets and whole slices of canned apples.”

AAC R9-5-503.F.2. F. A licensee shall ensure that in an activity area with a diaper changing area:2. A staff member: a. Documents each diaper change: i. For an infant, in the infant’s dated, daily, documentation required in R9-5-502(C)(1)(d); or ii. For an enrolled child who is not an infant, in a dated diaper changing log; b. Maintains the diaper changing log on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the diaper changing log; c. Empties clothing soiled with feces into a flush toilet without rinsing; d. Places an enrolled child’s clothing soiled by feces or urine in a plastic bag labeled with the enrolled child’s name, stores the clothing in a container used for this purpose, and sends the clothing home with the enrolled child’s parent; and e. Removes disposable diapers and disposable training pants from a diaper changing area as needed or at least twice every 24 hours to a waste receptacle outside the facility building.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the Ready to learn and Prek 1 classrooms (rooms not in use), diapers were not removed from the facility at least twice every 24 hours. Previously cited 5/9/2024”

AAC R9-5-503.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that a written diaper changing procedure is posted and implemented in each diaper changing area.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers’ observations, there were used diapers in classrooms’ uncovered trash cans and on the bathroom floor in 3 classrooms not in use.”

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, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the soiled clothes container lacked a waterproof liner. Previously cited 5/9/2024”

AAC R9-5-503.A.3. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:3. At least one waterproof, sanitizable container with a waterproof liner and a tight fitting lid for soiled diapers; and

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the soiled diaper container lacked a tight-fitting lid.”

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 observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the diaper changing area lacked single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser. Previously cited 5/9/2024”

AAC R9-5-503.A.1. A. A licensee shall ensure that each diaper changing area required in R9-5-601(4) contains:1. A nonabsorbent, sanitizable diaper changing surface that is: a. Seamless and smooth, and b. Kept clear of items not required for diaper changing;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, the diaper changing surface was not seamless and smooth. There was peeling laminate with exposed rough wood located on the ledge of the diaper changing surface. Previously cited 3/16/2023, 5/18/2023 and 9/6/2023”

AAC R9-5-502.C.1.m. C. A licensee shall ensure that:1. A staff member providing child care services in an infant room: m. Posts the current written dietary instructions in the infant room and the kitchen and maintains the instructions on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the instructions; and

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officer's observation, the current written Infant dietary instructions were not posted in the kitchen.”

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, the written dietary instructions for Child #1, Child #2, and Child #3 lacked a schedule documenting when and how much to feed the Infants. Previously cited 5/9/2024”

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 observation, in the 1's and 2's classroom, there were 3 diaper creams/wipes that lacked the enrolled child's first and last name.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations, the 1's and 2's and School-age classrooms lacked current posted lesson plans.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.9. A. A licensee shall ensure that:9. If a staff member places an enrolled child in a feeding chair when feeding the enrolled child: a. The feeding chair is constructed to prevent toppling; b. The tray or feeding surface of the feeding chair is smooth and free of cracks; and c. The staff member: i Cleans the feeding chair before and after each enrolled child’s use; ii. Sanitizes the tray or feeding surface before and after each enrolled child’s use; and iii. If the feeding chair was manufactured with a safety strap, fastens the feeding chair’s safety strap while the enrolled child is in the feeding chair;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer's observation, in the Infant room, there was food build-up in the straps and seats of the 2 feeding chairs.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.2. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 2. Except for an enrolled school-age child, drinking water is provided sufficient for the needs of and accessible to each enrolled child in both indoor and outdoor activity areas;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observation, the 1's and 2's classroom lacked drinking water and cups for enrolled children.”

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 Officer's observation, in the PreK 1 classroom, there were disinfectant wipes stored with cups and plates in the cupboard on the East wall. Previously cited 5/9/2024”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations, the health, safety, and welfare of enrolled children were placed at risk of harm. *In the the 1’s and 2’s classroom, the children were served whole chicken nuggets and canned hard apple slices. Previously cited 6/13/2023 and 9/6/2023”

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 observation, it was determined that file for Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025) and Staff #2 (start date 04/28/2025) lacked the following required information: The staff member's phone number. The name and phone number of an individual to be notified in case of an emergency. Documentation of 2 good faith efforts to contact professional references. Refer to A.R.S. § 36-883.02(D) Previously cited 6/13/2023”

AAC R9-5-401.4. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:4. An assistant teacher-caregiver is 16 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Current and continuous enrollment in high school or a high school equivalency class; b. High school or high school equivalency diploma; c. Enrollment in vocational rehabilitation, as defined in A.R.S. § 23-501; d. Employment as a teacher-caregiver aide for 12 months; or e. Service as a volunteer in a child care facility for 12 months;

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, Staff #3 (start date 01/30/2024) was an assistant teacher-caregiver. Staff #3 was not qualified as an assistant teacher-caregiver, the staff file lacked documentation of current and continuous enrollment in high school/high school equivalency class or a high school or high school equivalency diploma.”

AAC R9-5-401.3. A licensee shall ensure that staff members meet the following qualifications for employment or volunteer service at a facility:3. A teacher-caregiver is 18 years of age or older and provides the licensee with documentation of one of the following: a. Six months of child care experience and: i. A high school diploma or high school equivalency diploma; or ii. At least 12 credit hours from an accredited college or university, including at least six credit hours in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; b. Associate or bachelor degree from an accredited college or university in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field; or c. N.A.C., C.D.A., or C.C.P. credential;

“Findings Based on facility documentation and the Compliance Officers' observations, it was determined that Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025) and Staff #2 (start date 04/28/2025) were teacher-caregivers in the 1's and 2's classroom. Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025) and Staff #2 (start date 04/28/2025) were not qualified as a teacher-caregivers, the staff files lacked documentation of 6 months of child care experience. Previously cited 3/16/2023, 6/13/2023 and 9/6/2023”

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 Officer's observations, the roster in the 1's and 2's classroom indicated 7 children, but there were 8 children present in the classroom. The roster in the Fours classroom indicated 10 children, but there were 11 children present in the classroom. Previously cited 3/16/2023 and 5/9/2024”

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 teacher-caregiver 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 and the Compliance Officers' observations, at the time of the inspection, Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025) and Staff #2 (start date 04/28/2025) were teacher-caregivers in the 1's and 2's classroom. Staff #1 and Staff #2 were not qualified to be teacher-caregivers and were not supervised by a qualified staff member. Previously cited 3/16/2023,6/13/2023, 9/6/2023 and 5/31/2024”

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, it was determined that the file for Staff #5 (start date 02/08/2021) lacked a copy of the fingerprint clearance card. The fingerprint clearance card was validated through the DPS website during the time of the inspection”

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, the files for Staff #1 (start date 04/28/2025) and Staff #2 (start date 04/28/2025) lacked the DCS Central Registry Clearance Form. Previously cites 5/9/2024”

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 the Compliance Officer’s observation, a staff member failed to maintain personal control. In the 1's and 2's classroom, a staff member told a coworker to "shut up" in front of enrolled children. The same staff member then looked at a group of children and looked at the kids with a raised upper lip, a wrinkled nose, narrowing eyes, and lowered eyebrows.”

AAC R9-5-404.C.3. C. A licensee shall ensure that:3. When six or more enrolled children are present in a facility, an infant is not placed for supervision with a child who is not an infant.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, a one-year-old was placed in the Infant room with a group of infants.”

AAC R9-5-605.B.8. B. A licensee shall ensure that: 8. Heating and cooling equipment is inaccessible to an enrolled child;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observation, in the classrooms on the 1st floor, there were portable air conditioning units accessible to enrolled children.”

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 #2's observation, in the 2's outdoor toilet room, there was a pungent odor of urine.”

AAC R9-5-512.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2's observation, in the 2's outdoor toilet room, there was loose debris (leaves, paper receipt, toilet paper) and brown build up located on the floor. There were dark smudges located on the toilet seat.”

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 teacher-caregiver 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, staff statements, and the Compliance Officers' observations, Staff #1 and Staff #2 were not qualified as a teacher-caregiver and were not supervised by a qualified staff member on 05/28/2024. Staff stated that Staff #1 and Staff #2 were the only two staff in the 1s and 2s classroom on the afternoon of 05/28/2024.”

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 Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the files for Staff #1, Staff #2, Staff #3, Staff #4, Staff #5, Staff #6, Staff #7 and Staff #8 lacked the back copy of the Criminal History Affidavit.”

AAC R9-5-203.C. C. Except as provided in A.R.S. § 41-1758.03, a licensee shall ensure that each staff member, before starting date of employment or volunteer service, submits to the licensee a copy of the staff member’s valid fingerprint clearance card,front and back, issued under A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 12, Article 3.1.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the files for Staff #4 and Staff #8 lacked documentation of a copy of a valid fingerprint card. The fingerprint clearance card was validated through the DPS website during the time of the inspection.”

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 Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the roster in the 1's and 2's classroom reflected 9 children listed on the roster with 11 children present.”

AAC R9-5-501.A.12. A. A licensee shall ensure that: 12. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officer’s observations, the following hazard was accessible to enrolled children: *There was a loose toilet seat in the 3's restroom.”

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 School-Age classroom, there was a toilet brush next to the toilet.”

AAC R9-5-501.C.1. C. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member: 1. Supervises each enrolled child at all times;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the 3's classroom, teachers were unaware there were 2 children in the bathroom.”

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 Compliance Officer #1's observation, in the Infant room, the written dietary instructions for Child #1 lacked the schedule and amount.”

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, in the Infant room, the diaper changing area lacked single-use paper hand towels from a dispenser.”

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 Compliance Officer #1’s observation, in the Infant room, the soiled diaper container lacked a tight-fitting lid.”

AAC R9-5-503.B. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member does not:1. Permit a bottle, formula, food, eating utensil, or food preparation in a diaper changing area; 2. Draw water for human consumption from a diaper changing area sink; or 3. Except as provided in subsection (C), if responsible for food preparation, change diapers until food preparation duties have been completed for the day.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observation, in the 3's classroom, there was cereal in the diaper changing sink.”

AAC R9-5-503.F.2. F. A licensee shall ensure that in an activity area with a diaper changing area:2. A staff member: a. Documents each diaper change: i. For an infant, in the infant’s dated, daily, documentation required in R9-5-502(C)(1)(d); or ii. For an enrolled child who is not an infant, in a dated diaper changing log; b. Maintains the diaper changing log on facility premises for 12 months after the date of the diaper changing log; c. Empties clothing soiled with feces into a flush toilet without rinsing; d. Places an enrolled child’s clothing soiled by feces or urine in a plastic bag labeled with the enrolled child’s name, stores the clothing in a container used for this purpose, and sends the clothing home with the enrolled child’s parent; and e. Removes disposable diapers and disposable training pants from a diaper changing area as needed or at least twice every 24 hours to a waste receptacle outside the facility building.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #1’s observation, in the Infant room, there were soiled clothes not stored in the soiled clothes container.”

AAC R9-5-509.C.2.a. C. A licensee shall ensure that:2. A staff member: a. Washes the hands of an infant or a child with special needs who cannot wash the child’s own hands before and after the infant or child with special needs handles or eats food using: i. A washcloth, ii. A single-use paper towel, or iii. Soap and running water; and

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #1’s observation, in the Infant room, staff members did not wash a crawling infant's hands before eating.”

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 3's classroom, there were multiple stains on 2 rugs. There were multiple cracks in the floor near the diaper changing station.”

AAC R9-5-512.D. D. A licensee shall ensure that toilet bowls, lavatory fixtures, and floors in toilet rooms and kitchens are cleaned and sanitized as often as necessary to maintain them in a clean and sanitized condition or at least once every 24 hours.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the following areas were not maintained in a clean condition: 4's classroom: *There was a brown substance on the wall next to the toilet. Outside Toilet rooms: *There was a brown build-up, toilet paper, yogurt cup, spoon and leaves on the floors. 3's and 4's playground: *There was a gray smudge on the toilet seat. School-Age playground: *There was a dried yellow substance around the base of the toilet.”

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, the following toilet rooms were not maintained: 4's Bathroom: *Lacked mounted toilet paper. School-age Outside Bathroom: *Lacked mounted toilet tissue, single-use paper towels and hand soap.”

AAC R9-5-517.A.9. A. A licensee who transports an enrolled child in a motor vehicle that the licensee owns, or acquires for use by contract, shall:9. Ensure that the motor vehicle has: a. A working mechanical heating system capable of maintaining a temperature throughout the motor vehicle of at least 60° F when outside air temperatures are below 60° F; b. Except as provided in subsection (E), a working air-conditioning system capable of maintaining a temperature throughout the motor vehicle at or below 86° F when outside air temperatures are above 86° F; c. Except as provided in subsection (F), a first aid kit that meets the requirements of R9-5-514(A); d. Two large, clean towels or blankets; and e. Sufficient drinking water available to meet the needs of each enrolled child in the motor vehicle and sufficient cups or other drinking receptacles so that each enrolled child can drink from a different cup or receptacle;

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the vehicle (CK19318) used to transport enrolled children lacked drinking water.”

AAC R9-5-517.A.10. A. A licensee who transports an enrolled child in a motor vehicle that the licensee owns, or acquires for use by contract, shall:10. Ensure that the motor vehicle is: a. Maintained in a clean condition, b. In a mechanically safe condition, and c. Free from hazards; and

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2’s observation, there was torn vinyl with exposed foam on the 2nd seat of vehicle CK19318.”

AAC R9-5-603.C. C. 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 Compliance Officer #2's observation, in the 1's and 2's Playground, there was a 6-inch gap from the base of the fence to the ground on the South side. There was standing water in the water fountain on the 3's and 4's playground.”

AAC R9-5-603.E. E. A licensee shall ensure that the following is provided and maintained within the fall zones of swings and climbing equipment in an outdoor activity area:1. A shock-absorbing unitary surfacing material manufactured for such use in outdoor activity areas; or 2. A minimum depth of 6 inches of a non-hazardous, resilient material such as fine loose sand or wood chips.

“Findings: Based on Compliance Officer #2’s observation, the outdoor activity area lacked the following resilient surfacing: 3's and 4's Playground: *4 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zones of the double blue slide. *3 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zones of the green rock wall. School-age Playground: *3 of the required 6 inches of wood chips in the fall zones of the blue log ladder and yellow ladder.”

AAC R9-5-203.G. G. If 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 Compliance Officer #2's observation, the files for Staff #2, Staff #4 and Staff #6 lacked documentation of the submitted DCS Registry form.”