Learning Foundation Preschool - Mesa AZ CHILD CARE CENTER

851 NORTH STAPLEY #6 , MESA AZ 85203
(480) 834-6202

About the Provider

Description: Thank you for your interest in Learning Foundation Preschools offered at our Warner and Stapley locations. The program is for typically developing children ages 3 – 5 and offers essential academics, performing arts skills, and life skills. Our staff provide a variety of daily activities that include hands on centers and encourage math, language, thinking skills and growth development. Our goal is to create an environment where children can be achievers when they have opportunities to explore their world with parents and teachers encouraging them and leading the way. We are confident your have chosen a safe and caring learning environment for your child.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: CDC-11664
  • Capacity: 59
  • Age Range: School-Age
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Current License Issue Date: Mar 01, 2020
  • District Office: ADHS Division of Licensing Services
  • District Office Phone: (602) 364-2539 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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Inspection/Report History

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Survey Date Date Corrected Rule/Statute Title
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 3 R9-5-301.D.2.a.-d.
Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, the Licensee failed to ensure the Department immediate access to the facility premises during hours of operations. Upon the Surveyors' arrival at 4:00 PM, The Surveyors were met with hostility by an unknown staff member, and their ability to gain access to the office area or licensed classrooms where enrolled children were present was impeded by this unknown staff member. The staff member demanded that the Surveyors stop and wait until another staff member could come up to the front sidewalk area and walk them back to licensed rooms.
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 3 R9-5-303.A
Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations, it was determined that the facility lacked a current menu. (The posted menu was dated for October, 2019.)
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 3 R9-5-304.B.1-9.
Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations, it was determined that 7 out of 10 enrolled children's Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards lacked the following required information: Child #1, Child #2: The date of the child's enrollment. Child #3: The home address, and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent. Child #4: The date of the child's enrollment, and the name, home address, city, state, zip code, and contact telephone number of the 2nd parent. Child #5, Child #6: The name, home address, city, state, zip code, contact telephone number of the 2nd parent, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child. Child #7: The name and contact telephone number of at least two indivduals authorized by the child's parent to collect the child from the facility in case of emergency, and the name of the individual to be contacted in case of injury or sudden illness of the child.
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 3 R9-5-309.C.1.2.
Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations, it was determined that the facility lacked documentation of a violation free fire inspection report. (The last fire inspection was conducted on 1/02/2019.)
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 4 R9-5-401.2.
Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations, Staff #1 worked in the capacity of the facility's director designee. Staff #1 was not qualified as the facility's director designee because the file for Staff #1 lacked three credit hours or more in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field from an accredited college or university, or at least 30 actual hours of instruction provided in conferences, seminars, lectures, or workshops in early childhood, child development, or a closely-related field.
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 4 R9-5-404.E.1.2.
Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, upon the Surveyors' arrival at 4:00 PM, there was no staff member available to perform administrative duties. The 2 staff members present were unable to assist the Surveyors and perform administrative duties because they were needed to maintain staff-to-children ratio and supervise enrolled children.
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 article 5 R9-5-501.C.5.a-k.
Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, Room #4 and Room #5 lacked a posted lesson plan.
2020-02-11 2020-04-21 Article 6 R9-5-605.B.9.
Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, in Room #6, there was a portable fan located on a desk accessible to enrolled children.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 article 3 R9-5-306.B.1.
Findings: Based on facility documentation, Team Leader and Surveyor's observations, there were 17 enrolled children outside but only 16 documented on the roster.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 article 3 R9-5-306.A.1.
Findings: Based on the facility documentation, 14 of the 15 children's attendance records were lacking the following: * Child #1 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19. * Child #2 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19 and 4/2/19. * Child #3 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19. * Child #4 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19. * Child #5 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19. * Child #6 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19 and 4/2/19. * Child #7 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/2/19. * Child #8 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19. * Child #9 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19. * Child #10 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/3/19. * Child #11- lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19 and 4/2/19. * Child #12 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/2/19. * Child #13 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/3/19. * Child #14 - lacked the release time & signature for 4/1/19, 4/2/19 and 4/3/19.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 article 3 R9-5-302.A.1-18.
Findings: Based on facility documentation, the statement of services lacked the following: * A procedure for notifying a parent at least 48 hours before a pesticide was applied on facility's premises.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 Article 5 R9-5-512.F.4.
Findings: Based on the Team Leader and Surveyor's observations, the uncovered trash can in the girl's bathroom and room #6 had food waste.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 Article 5 R9-5-512.F.1.a.
Findings: Based on the Team Leader and Surveyor's observations, the second stall of the girl's bathroom was lacking mounted toilet tissue.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 Article 5 R9-5-512.C.2.a-c.
Findings: Based on the Team Leader and Surveyor's observations, the floor coverings were not free from hazards in the following rooms: * The carpet in room #5 was frayed. * The floor tile in the girl's bathroom was cracked.
2019-04-04 2019-05-23 article 5 R9-5-501.C.5.a-k.
Findings: Based on facility documentation, rooms #4 and #5 were lacking posted lesson plans.

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