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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 3 | R9-5-306.B.1. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation, 10 children were present in the Infant room but the roster had the names of only 8 children listed as present. The Surveyor observed one of the staff marking children in on the roster before the staff handed the roster to the Surveyor. The staff acknowledged that the 2 children she had just marked had arrived earlier that morning but she had forgotten to record their attendance at the time of their arrival. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 4 | R9-5-404.A. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation, a ratio of 1: 9 was observed in Room 3 (a one year old room). The second staff was observed re-entering the room from the hallway. The staff stated she had left the room to retrieve supplies for the children. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | Article 5 | R9-5-502.A.5. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's and the Director's observations and a discussion with the infant room staff, an infant was observed doing tummy time when the Surveyor entered the room. Of the 3 staff in the room at the time, only one of the staff was within reach of the infant who was in tummy time. That staff, however, was also holding another infant at the time and was using a tambourine to make music and singing for the 4 other infants who were in the tummy time area. The staff stated she was not aware that she could not perform other duties while supervising the infant in tummy time. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-502.C.1.l. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation and a discussion with the infant staff and the Director, 3 of the infants present were eating solid foods. The written feeding instructions for these 3 infants did not include the quantities of foods to be given and the frequency of the feedings. The Director and staff acknowledged that parents were only verbally telling staff the feeding instructions and had not written the instructions on the form that was provided to each parent . | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-502.C.1.m.n. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's and the Director's observations and a discussion with the Director and staff, the Director acknowledged that none of the infants' written feeding instructions were posted in the kitchen for the 10 infants who were present. The written feeding instructions were also not posted in the infant room but were instead kept in a binder that was laying on the counter. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-502.C.3.a. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation, 2 bottles in the infant room were not labeled with the infant's name. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-503.A.1.a.b. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's inspection of the diapering area in room 3, a pen, a wash cloth, an empty food box and a box of tissues were stored on top of the diapering counter. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-503.A.3.4. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation during the inspection of the diaper changing areas, the following was noted: *Infant room-The soiled diaper container was full with soiled diapers and the swing style lid was stuck in the open position; and *Room #4- The metal soiled diaper container was dented and misshapen and the lid did not close fully and was not tight fitting. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-503.F.1. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's observation, the soiled diaper container in the room #5 was stored on the floor and was accessible to children. The staff stated that the container was too tall to fit under the counter. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.B.1.2. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, the facility was not maintained in a clean condition in the following areas of Room 5: *The east exterior exit door had numerous areas of dirty and brown smudges on the inside of the door; and *The west corner of the room near the exterior exit door had a 7 inch long area of a brown, dried substance on the floor and on the bottom of the door. The staff stated it was spilled milk mixed with dirt. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.F.4. |
| Findings: Based on Surveyor's and the Director's observations, two of the lids of the room's food waste trash cans were broken off and half of each of the lids were missing. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | Article 5 | R9-5-517.A.10.a. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's and the Director's observations, the floor of the van had multiple sheets of paper, leaves, dirt, face masks and debris on it and was not clean. The "body fluid clean up kit" and a metal storage box in the rear of the van had a build up of dirt and was covered in brown smudges. | |||
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-07 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, the wood chips measured less than 3 of the required 6 inches at the bases of tan slide, the tube slide and the orange slide in the toddler playground. | |||
| 2021-04-28 | 2021-04-28 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.A. |
| Findings: Per Allegation #2 (AZ00172716) & Allegation #1 (AZ00172742): Based on the Surveyor's review of a video of a live cockroach in a classroom and on interview with the Director and staff, it was determined that the center had had a few live sewer roaches in the one year old room in between the pest control treatment applications. | |||
| 2020-09-23 | 2020-10-06 | Article 2 | R9-5-208.F. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation and discussion with the Director, the Director stated that about 1 year ago, they had subdivided room 3 (a one year old room) into 2 separate classrooms by adding a row of shelves and a gate across the entire width of the room, thus changing the square footage and capacity. The licensee failed to notify the Department in writing at least 30 days prior to the change in space utilization and the room's capacity and implemented the change without the Department's approval. *NOTE: This deficiency was also cited at the time of the compliance inspection that was conducted on 8/26/2020. | |||
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