Description: LITTLE STARS CHILD CARE is a CHILD CARE SMALL GROUP HOME in TUCSON AZ, with a maximum capacity of 10 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of Infant; Ones; Twos; Three to Five; School-Age. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-29 | Article 3 | R9-3-303.B.1-10 |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 reviewed ten Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards and noted the following: -the cards of Child 1 and Child 2 did not list their dates of enrollment; -the medical questions on the back of Child 3's and Child 4's cards were not answered. | |||
| 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-29 | Article 4 | R9-3-408.C.1.g.i-ii |
| Findings: Surveyor 1 reviewed the first aid kit in the vehicle used by the group home to transport children, and noted that it did not have any gauze rolls and had only one of two required gauze pads and one of two required ziplock bags. | |||
| 2020-09-08 | 2020-09-10 | Article 5 | R9-3-504.A.3.a-b |
| Findings: Upon inspection of the smoke detectors in licensed areas of the group home, Surveyor 1 noted that the indicator light on the smoke detector in bedroom #2 was not blinking and was therefore not operable. Later that day, the Provider notified Surveyor 1 that they replaced the batteries and the light began blinking again. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-10 | Article 3 | R9-3-310.A.1-6 |
| Findings: Surveyor #2 inspected the first aid kit and observed that it did not contain tape. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-10 | Article 4 | R9-3-402.A.1-5 |
| Findings: Surveyor #2 inspected the cribs and observed that the mattress was covered with a slip sheet that was open at one end and therefore was not a fitted sheet. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-10 | Article 4 | R9-3-406.F.1-3 |
| Findings: Surveyor #2 reviewed the posted menu and observed that it was not dated. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-10 | Article 5 | R9-3-504.A.5. |
| Findings: Surveyor #1 inspected the living room and observed that one unused electrical outlet was not covered with a safety plug. | |||
| 2019-08-23 | 2019-10-17 | Article 4 | R9-3-408.C.1.g.i-ii |
| Findings: Upon reviewing the first aid kit that was kept in the vehicle to be used to transport children, Surveyor 1 noted the following: -there were no gauze rolls; -there was one gauze pad; -there were no recloseable, 1 gallon sized bags. | |||
| 2019-08-23 | 2019-10-17 | Article 5 | R9-3-501.B. |
| Findings: During the inspection, the Provider reported that the air conditioning appeared to not be working on that day and most likely needed to be replaced. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 3 | R9-3-301.C.1-2 |
| Findings: The Provider was unable to provide documentation of current liability insurance coverage for the group home. Provider reported that they have not yet purchased insurance. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 4 | R9-3-407.A.16. |
| Findings: The Team Leader read the temperature of the thermometer in the group home's refrigerator to be 45. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 4 | R9-3-407.A.17. |
| Findings: The Team Leader read the thermometer in the group home's freezer to be at 10. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 5 | R9-3-501.B. |
| Findings: During the inspection, the thermometer in Surveyor 1's possession was used to measure the temperature in areas to be used for providing child care services to be at 90. The provider reported that they had noticed that the group home's air conditioning unit did not seem to be working properly and therefore called a technician on the day of the inspection to request that the unit be repaired. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 5 | R9-3-502.A.4. |
| Findings: During the inspection of the outdoor activity area, the Team Leader noted that the fence surrounding the home was not secured in one area. In another area of the fence, there was a gap of 4.5 inches from the bottom of the fence to the ground. | |||
| 2019-07-16 | 2019-08-23 | Article 5 | R9-3-504.D.1. |
| Findings: During the inspection, the provider reported that they had not yet requested a gas inspection for the property. | |||
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