Description: FIRST STEPS TO READING PRESCHOOL is a CHILD CARE SMALL GROUP HOME in MESA AZ, with a maximum capacity of 10 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of School-Age. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-14 | Article 3 | R9-3-301.D.2. |
| Findings: Based on staff statements and Surveyors observations, upon arrival at the child care group home, the Provider had 9 enrolled children with a volunteer parent. The Provider stated the assistant was not in today. | |||
| 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-14 | Article 3 | R9-3-305.A.1.a-c |
| Findings: Based on documentation and the Surveyors observation, 2 of 9 children's Attendance Records reviewed lacked: Child #1 and Child #2: Were signed in together with only one time and signature for 1/13/2022. | |||
| 2021-07-15 | 2021-07-16 | Article 3 | R9-3-303.B.1-10 |
| Findings: Based on child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observation, 5 of 6 children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards, reviewed lacked: Child #1: Date of the child's enrollment. Child #2: Date of the child's enrollment and the contact telephone number of the child's health care provider. Child #3: Date of the child's enrollment, a written description provided by a child ' s parent of the nutritional and dietary needs of the child, a written description provided by the child ' s parent noting the child ' s susceptibility to illness, physical conditions of which a staff member should be aware, and any individual requirements for health maintenance and the dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card. Child #4: The dated signature of the individual completing the Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record card. | |||
| 2021-07-15 | 2021-07-16 | Article 3 | R9-3-304.A.1-2 |
| Findings: Based on child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observation, 2 of 6 children's Immunization records, reviewed lacked: Child #1 and Child #5: A copy of the immunization records. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-304.A.1-2 |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors observation, after a review of 18 Immunization records, it was determined the following lacked: Child #4, Child # 5, Child #9, Child #10, Child #11: A copy of their immunization record. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-310.A.1-6 |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors observations, the first-aid-kit lacked the following: *Sterile gauze rolls *Single-use non-porous gloves | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-303.B.1-10 |
| Findings: Based on child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observations, after a review of 18 Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards, it was determined that the following lacked: Child #1: Parent's signature and date on the backside of the card. Child #2: Date of enrollment. Child #3: Date of enrollment. Child #4: Date of enrollment and child's health care provider's name and phone number. Child #5: Date of enrollment. Child #6: Date of Enrollment and child's health care provider's phone number. Child #7: Date of enrollment and the backside medical questions and parent's dated signature. Child #8: Parent's dated signature on the backside of the card. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-301.A.3.a-b |
| Findings: Based on the child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observations, after reviewing 2 staff files and 4 resident files it was determined the following lacked: Staff #1 (start date 9/15/2020) and Resident #1: Documentation of a negative Mantoux skin test. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-301.A.4.c. |
| Findings: Based on the child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observations, after reviewing 4 resident files it was determined the following lacked: Resident #1: An immunity statement. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 3 | R9-3-302.A.1-14. |
| Findings: Based on the child care group home documentation and the Surveyors observation, after reviewing 2 staff files it was determined the following lacked: Staff 1's (start date 9/15/2020) new staff training was completed on 10/13/2020 and not within the required time frame, as required. | |||
| 2020-10-28 | 2020-11-05 | Article 5 | R9-3-505.D.9.b. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors obervation, in the back yard, part of the fencing around the air conditioning unit was not secured, allowing enrolled children access to the unit. | |||
| 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-17 | Article 3 | R9-3-303.B.1-10 |
| Findings: After a review of 10 children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record cards, it was determined the following was lacking: Child #1....child's health care provider's phone number | |||
| 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-17 | Article 3 | R9-3-304.A.1-2 |
| Findings: After a review of 10 children's Record cards, it was determined the following was lacking a copy of their immunization record, as required: Child #2 | |||
| 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-17 | Article 3 | R9-3-305.A.1.a-c |
| Findings: After a review of the children's attendance records, it was determined the following enrolled child was present at the time of the inspection, but not signed in, as required: Child #3 | |||
| 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-17 | Article 5 | R9-3-504.F.1. |
| Findings: After a review of the Home's fire drill log, it was determined a drill for December was not conducted. The Provider stated they were only operating for 2 weeks in December and they just forgot to have the drill during that time. | |||
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