Sunrise Preschools #230

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 staff statements, ratios were not maintained at all times when providing child care services to enrolled children. Staff stated that they were over the required ratio and had to contact the front desk to inform them of the situation. Staff stated that on a separate occasion, they were over the required ratio during nap time.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations and facility documentation, the file for Staff #1 lacked the following: *New Staff Orientation within 10 days *Good faith efforts to contact 2 previous employers”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations and 3 staff files reviewed, Staff #1 lacked documentation of the DCS background check.”

ARS § 36-883.02.A. A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, child care personnel, including volunteers, shall submit the form prescribed in subsection C of this section to the employer and shall have valid fingerprint clearance cards issued pursuant to section 41-1758.07 before starting employment or volunteer work.

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations and facility documentation, the file for Staff #1 lacked a Criminal History Affidavit.”

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 observations, the following diaper changing areas were not maintained in a sanitizable condition: *1's room: There was a buildup of white substance around the sink of the diaper table. *2's room: The plastic covering of the diaper table cabinet was peeling off, exposing the compressed wood.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observations, the floor coverings at the facility were not maintained clean and free from hazards. The edges and corners of the floors throughout the facility had a buildup of debris. The baseboard next to the bathroom door in the 3's room was peeling off the wall, exposing untreated wood (Reference R9-5-501.A.12).”

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 Officer's observations, there was an uncovered outlet above the cots in the 1's room and an uncovered outlet in the 3's room next to the extra blankets tub.”

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 Officer's observations, a food waste container in the School-Age room was overflowing, making it accessible to enrolled children.”

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 the Compliance Officer's observations and facility documentation, 1 of 5 staff files reviewed lacked the following: *Staff #1 (DOE:10/29/24) lacked documentation of the DCS background check in their file.”

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 observations, the following items were accessible to enrolled children: *2's room: There was a plunger next to the toilet in the bathroom. *School-Age room: There was a tub of disinfectant wipes on top of a low shelf.”

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.

“Per Allegation Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, staff interview, and facility documentation, Staff #1 was left alone with enrolled children in the 2's room and did not meet the qualifications of a teacher-caregiver.”

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;

“Per Allegation Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, staff interview, and facility documentation, 2 of 3 staff files reviewed lacked the following: **Staff #1: Lacked six months of child care experience. **Staff #2: Lacked six months of child care experience and the foreign education document in the file was not evaluated as equivalent to a minimum of a high school diploma from the United States.”

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 the Compliance Officers' observations and facility documentation, the file for Staff #3 lacked the minimum qualification for assistant teacher-caregiver. The document in the file was foreign and was not evaluated as equivalent to a minimum of a high school diploma from the United States.”

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

“Findings: Based on the Compliance Officers' observation and facility documentation, the ratio in the 2A classroom was 1:8 with the youngest child being 1-year-old instead of 2:8 as required for 1-year-old children.”

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, in the Two A's (1's) room, the sink's caulking was cracking causing the sink to detach from the wall and become wobbly. There was a 3-inch by 1-inch piece of the baseboard missing by the exit door exposing a black and white substance. In the bathroom, the toilet seat was loose and wobbly. In the Two B's (2's) bathroom, both toilet seats were loose and wobbly and one toilet's lid was cracked in the middle exposing sharp edges. In the 3's room, there was a 3-inch by 1-inch piece of the baseboard missing by the exit door exposing a white substance. In the bathroom, the toilet seat was missing the screw cap causing the seat to be very loose and wobbly.”

AAC R9-5-306.A. A. A licensee shall maintain a dated attendance form containing an enrolled child’s name with the time of each admission and release of the enrolled child. 1. Except as provided in subsection (A)(2), a licensee shall ensure that the attendance form is signed with at least a first initial of an individual’s first name and the individual’s last name by each enrolled child’s parent or individual designated by the enrolled child’s parent, each time the enrolled child is admitted or released. 2. An electronic fingerprint verification or an electronic signature may be used in place of a signature of the enrolled child’s parent or designated individual to admit or release the enrolled child. 3. If an electronic signature is used to admit or release the enrolled child, the licensee shall adopt policies and procedures to ensure that the individual whose signature the electronic or digital method of identification represents is accountable for the use of the electronic or digital method; 4. A licensee shall develop, document, and implement policies and procedures to ensure that the identity of an individual is known to the staff member or is verified with picture identification before releasing an enrolled child to the individual. 5. A licensee shall not release the enrolled child to an individual other than the enrolled child’s parent or other individual designated in writing by the enrolled child’s parent except when the enrolled child’s parent is unable to collect the enrolled child and authorizes the licensee by telephone to release the enrolled child to an individual not so designated. a. The licensee shall verify the telephone authorization using a means of verification that has been agreed upon between the licensee and the enrolled child’s parent at the time of enrollment. b. The licensee shall document the means of verification in subsection (A)(5)(a) on the enrolled child’s Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card. 6. A licensee shall not permit the self-admission or self-release of an enrolled child unless the enrolled child is of school age and the licensee has obtained and verified written permission from the enrolled child’s parent. 7. A licensee shall maintain the attendance form on facility premises for 12 months after the date of attendance.

“Findings: Based on facility documentation and Compliance Officer #2's observations, 4 of 24 children's attendance records reviewed lacked the following: Child #1: The admission and release signatures for 5/1/24 were first name only. Child #2: An admission signature for 5/1/24. Child #3 and Child #4: The admission and release signatures for 5/1/24, 5/2/24 and 5/3/24 were initials only.”

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 #1's observations, on the toddler playground, the brown plastic play structure bridge's side panel was not securely attached to the structure, the white window dome on the back of the brown structure was cracked and broken. Previously cited on 4/19/24”

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 observations, in the Four A's (4's) bathroom, the toilet seat handle was broken off.”

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 #1's observations, in the Two A's (2's) bathroom, there was dirt debris and a gray fuzzy substance on the baseboard in the middle of the wall. In the Two B's (2's) bathroom, the was a fuzzy substance on the lids on the toilet. There was a crusty yellow and gray substance at the base of the toilet bowl. In the 3's bathroom, there was a gray substance on the lids of the toilet. In the Four A's (4's) bathroom, there were brown smudges going down from the soap and paper towel dispenser and light switch to the floor.”

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 observations, in the 1's room, there was a dry crusty white substance on the carpet. In the Four A (4's) room, the blue and brown carpets had multiple gray stain spots and dirt.”

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 observations, the following activity areas were not maintain in a clean condition: In the 1's, Two B (2's) and Four A (4's) rooms, there was a fuzzy gray substance along the window sill. In the Two A (2's) room, the hand washing sink has a fuzzy green substance around the handles. Inside the shelves there was a fuzzy gray substance throughout and on top of two shelves there was a crusty orange substance. There were food crumbs along the baseboard of the east wall. In 3's room, there was a fuzzy gray substance along the window sill and a crusty black substance around the handles of the hand washing sink.”

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 observations, in the Two B's (2's) room, the diaper changing sink water temperature was 79° and not between 86° F and 110° F as required. In the Infant room, the diaper changing sink water temperature was 81° and not between 86° F and 110° F as required.”

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 Compliance Officer #1's observations, in the Two A (2's) room, the diaper changing table had woodchips and dirt debris in the corners. The diaper changing sink had a crusty yellow/green and a gray fuzzy substance around the handles.”

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, or welfare of enrolled children were placed at risk of harm when the fire panel had a trouble light and the tag from the November 2023 inspection stated non-compliant.”

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 Compliance Officer #1's observation, the facility failed to maintain the facility free from hazards, including, in 2A, the north sink and caulking were pulling away from the wall.”

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' observations, the drinking water and cups for the eight enrolled 2-year-olds on the playground were not accessible.”

AAC R9-5-512.A. A. A licensee shall maintain facility premises free of insects and vermin.

“Findings: PER ALLEGATION: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the facility premises and furnishing were not maintained in a clean condition as follows: In Room 2A, there was dried paint in the handwashing sink In the school-age room, the handwashing sink had built up grime, and the wall had dirt streaks from the sink to the floor. There were also areas of built-up grime on the floor.”

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: PER ALLEGATION: Based on the Compliance Officers' observations, the toddler playground was not maintained free from hazards, including the brown plastic play structure bridge's side panel was not securely attached to the structure, the white window dome on the back of the brown structure was cracked and broken, and there was a wooden table that was unstable with large cracks.”