Description: PAIDEIA PRESCHOOL SOUTH MOUNTAIN, LLC is a CHILD CARE CENTER in PHOENIX AZ, with a maximum capacity of 200 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of Twos; Three to Five; School-Age. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 1 | ARS 36-883.02.C.1. |
| Findings: After a review of 10 staff files, it was determined the following was lacking: Staff #10 (start date 1/13/2020) had no documentation of the criminal history affidavit, as required. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 2 | R9-5-203.A. 1-2 |
| Findings: After a review of 10 staff files, it was determined the following was lacking: Staff #10 (1/13/2020) had no documentation of the Direct Service Position affidavit for the central registry background clearance check, as required. Staff #1 stated Staff #10's "main" file in locked in the administrator's office, as they are on Spring Break and they do not have access to that office. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 2 | R9-5-203.E. |
| Findings: After a review of 10 staff files, it was determined the following was lacking the central registry submission results, as required: Staff #1 (start date 1/13/2020) The remaining staff files (Staff #1-#9) had been reviewed on 10/23/2019 and were cited for not having the results in the files. The staff member's "main" files could not be reviewed as they were locked in the administrator's office, as they are on Spring Break. Staff #1 stated the results are in the "main" files, but not in the duplicate file they have access to today. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 3 | R9-5-301.B.2. |
| Findings: Upon arrival at the facility, in Room 134 (PK 4), Staff #10 was observed working alone with four 2 yr. old children, in the capacity of a teacher-caregiver. After a review of Staff #10's file, it was determined there was no documentation of education and work experience to qualify Staff #10 as a teacher caregiver and therefore is required to be supervised by a qualified staff member. Staff #1 stated the "main" file is locked in the administrator's office and they do no have access to that office, as the administrator is on Spring Break. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 3 | R9-5-301.F.1.2. |
| Findings: After a review of 10 staff files, it was determined the following was lacking: Staff #10 (start date 1/13/2020) had no documentation of freedom from infectious active tuberculosis, as required. Staff #1 stated the "main" staff file is locked in the administrator's office, as they are on Spring Break, and they have no access to that office. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 3 | R9-5-304.B.1-9. |
| Findings: After a review of 20 children's Emergency, information and Immunization Record cards, it was determined the following were lacking: Child #1....the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child Child #2....no 2nd guardian information and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child Child #3....child's health care provider's telephone number and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child Child #4....the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child *Previously cited 10/23/2019 & 5/13/2019 | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 3 | R9-5-306.A.1. |
| Findings: After a review of 40 children's attendance records, it was determined the following were lacking: Child #5....was signed in 3/6/2020, but not out. Child #6....was signed in on 3/5/2020, but not out. *Previously cited 5/13/2019 | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 4 | R9-5-401.3. |
| Findings: Upon arrival at the facility, in Room 134 (PK 4), Staff #10 was observed working alone with a group of four 2 yr. old children, in the capacity of a teacher-caregiver. After a review of Staff #10's file, it was determined there was no documentation of education and work experience to qualify Staff #10 as a teacher-caregiver. Staff #1 stated the "main" staff files are located in the administrator's office and it is locked, as they are on Spring Break and they do not have access to that office. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 |
| Findings: The "main" staff files were located in the administrator's office and as they are on Spring Break, no one had access to the completed "main" staff files. Staff #1 had duplicate files for all the staff, but the files were not complete. The surveyor asked to review Staff #10's file, as they were the newest hire and their file had not been reviewed before. Staff #10's (start date 1/13/2020) file (duplicate) was lacking: *emergency contact *immunity statement *education document(s) *work experience *good faith effort references | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 5 | R9-5-501.A.19.a.b. |
| Findings: The following classrooms had numerous cleaning chemicals in a cabinet above the hand washing sink. There was a step stool in front of each sink; resulting in the cabinet to be accessible to children when on the step stool washing their hands: *Room 136 (PK 3) *Room 146 (PK 1) *Room 145 (PK 2) *Room 134 (PK 4) *Room 121 (PK 8) *Room 113 (PK 7) In Room 146 (PK 1), there was one large container of Lysol wipes and 1 can of Lysol spray on top of the counter next to the hand washing sink, accessible to children. In Room 145 (PK 2), there was one bottle of Cover-It (Wite-/Out) in an unlocked drawer near the door, accessible to the children. In Room 121 (PK 8), there was one can of Disinfectant spray in the cabinet above the counter, accessible to the children. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.5.a-k. |
| Findings: In Room 145 (PK 2), the posted lesson plan was dated 12/17-12/21. Staff stated they accidentally typed the wrong date on the lesson plan. *Previously cited 10/23/2019 | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 5 | R9-5-503.A.2.a-c. |
| Findings: In Room 134 (PK 4), the portable diapering station was 3-4 steps away from the diaper-handwashing sink and not next-to, as required. Staff #1 stated their Quality First coach suggested they move the portable diapering station to the current location. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | article 5 | R9-5-503.A.3.4. |
| Findings: In Room 134 (PK 4), there was a soiled pull-up observed in the classroom bathroom trash can and not in the soiled diaper container located in the diapering area, as required. *Previously cited 5/13/2019 | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.B.1.2. |
| Findings: In Room 136 (PK 3), there was an opened baggie of dry cereal observed on the table near the door. Staff #1 stated this room is used for before care and the cereal was probably left from early this morning. | |||
| 2020-03-09 | 2020-03-31 | Article 5 | R9-5-516.B.3.a-f. |
| Findings: Child #7's medication consent form for their prescription medication was lacking the prescription number and ending date of the dosage period, as required. | |||
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I would not recommend anyone utilize this school. The office staff is rude and unprofessional and the afterschool care is terrible. We tried to work with this school and be involved parents, but they were unwilling to partner with us to address any concerns. If your kids have any kind of concerns they will NOT work with you. Their method of addressing student behavior is to suspend them without any effort to rectify the issue costing parents time and money. Beyond that they threatened to terminate our child's enrollment rather than working with us to resolve the issues after just 2 weeks.
I offered to work with the office and teachers to address concerns they expressed about my children's behavior even though I did not agree but they were unwilling to work with us at all. I requested a meeting with the directors and teachers so we could discuss how to help my kids adjust to the school. This effort was ignored and instead they suggested my 4yo needed an IEP and testing for ADD/ADHD. They then started calling each day to have my husband and I pick up our kids early forcing us to leave work early each time.