Description: MAGELLAN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF MESA is a CHILD CARE CENTER in MESA AZ, with a maximum capacity of 183 children. This child care center 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.
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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-18 | 2021-11-03 | article 4 | R9-5-404.A. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, upon the Surveyors' arrival, the ratio in the 1's classroom was 1:7 rather than 2:7 as required for 1-year-old children. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 3 | R9-5-306.B.1. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations on 09/27/21, it was determined that the roster in the preschool classroom did not reflect the number of children present (32 children present, 28 children listed on the roster). | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 4 | R9-5-404.A. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on the Surveyors' observations, staff-to-children ratios were not maintained at the following times: * On 09/23/2021, the ratio in the 1's classroom was 1:8 rather than 2:8 as required. * On 09/27/2021 at 10:02 a.m., the ratio in the 1's classroom was 1:8 when the director, who was helping to maintain the ratio, stepped out of the room for a period of time, leaving the staff member in the classroom alone. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | Article 5 | R9-5-501.A.1. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on the Surveyors' observations of video documentation and staff interview, it was determined that the licensee placed enrolled children's heath, safety, and welfare at risk of harm when the licensee allowed staff #1 to care for the enrolled children in the 1's classroom. The Surveyors observed the following via live video documentation on 09/23/21: * From 9:09 a.m. to 9:53 a.m., staff #1 sat on the floor in the carpeted area while the children sat or walked around the room. Staff #1 did not interact with the children during this time and appeared to be falling asleep at one point. *As staff #1 was standing in the carpeted area of the room, she roughly grabbed a child by one arm, and swung the child upward and then sat them roughly on the floor. *At 10:50 a.m., staff #1 started to prepare lunch for the children. Staff #1 gathered the lunch plates and placed the plates at the feeding table in front of her chair, not in front of the children. Staff #1 sat down at the feeding table with the children and kept the plates close to her. She then began to individually feed the children (Children did not have access to their plates). As staff #1 individually fed the children, she skipped 3 children repeatedly, and the 3 children sat and watched her feed the other children. The children made no attempt to reach out for food or a plate and sat there very quietly and waited to be served. Even when they were skipped, the children did not react. The children simply waited for staff #1 to place the spoon in front of them and then opened their mouth. After spoon feeding the children for several rounds, staff #1 decided the children were done, stacked all the plates on top of each other, and threw them out. After this, staff #1 served 5 of the 7 children a cracker. *At 11:08 a.m., staff #1 roughly grabbed a child out of a chair at the feeding table and took the child to the diaper changing area. (This was the first diaper change the Surveyors' observed since 9:09 a.m.) *At 11:13 a.m., staff #1 abruptly grabbed a child from a chair at the feeding table, and put the child on the diaper changing surface. The staff member then walked to the other side of the room leaving the child unattended. At 11:15 a.m., staff #1 put the child back in the feeding table, rather than laying them down on a nap cot. *At 11:18 a.m., staff #1 grabbed a child from the feeding table, and took the child to the diaper changing area. After the diaper change, staff #1 walked the child to their nap cot and grabbed the child by one arm to lay them on their nap cot. *At 11:20 a.m., staff #1 walked over to a sleeping child who was laying on a cot and roughly flipped the child over onto their stomach. *Between 10:20 a.m. and 11:34 a.m., staff #1 walked out of the 1's classroom a total of 11 times, each time leaving all enrolled children alone in the room. On 09/27/21, staff stated the following regarding staff #1: *A child in staff #1's room always leaves the room shaking. *The children in staff #1's room are always crying. *A staff member tries to hug staff #1's kids, and staff #1 tells the staff member not to do that. *Staff #1 has slammed a child in the door and made it look like an accident. *The children seem afraid of staff #1. *Staff #1 runs her class like the military. *The children look depressed and are afraid to make any sudden moves. *The vibe is off in staff #1's room. *There were a "few" times children's faces were covered with blankets during nap time. *The children are quiet, and they seem off and do not move often. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | Article 5 | R9-5-501.C.1. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on the Surveyors' observations and staff interview, staff #1 failed to supervise enrolled one-year-old children on 09/23/2021 when the following incidents occurred: *From 9:09 a.m. to 9:53 a.m., staff #1 sat on the area rug in the same spot, and did not move. During this time, staff #1's head kept dropping as if she was falling asleep. *From 9:09 a.m. to 11:35 a.m., staff #1 walked out of the room eleven times. *At 11:13 a.m., staff #1 grabbed a child from the feeding table, put the child on the diaper changing surface, and walked to the other side of the room leaving the child unattended on the diaper changing surface. *At 9:54 a.m., staff #1 walked to the door, and stood in the doorway and had her back turned towards the children while she was talking to another staff member. During this time, children were fighting and running around the room. Staff #1 stopped talking to the other staff member at 10:07 a.m. On 09/27/21, staff stated the following about staff #1: *I have seen staff #1 sitting with her eyes closed (while supervising children) during nap time. *Staff #1 walks out of the room often and leaves the children alone in the room. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.7. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021, staff #1 failed to implement the daily schedule. Enrolled children in the 1's classroom were not offered age-appropriate activities including teacher directed activities, active activities, and group activities. The Surveyors observed that enrolled children sat on the floor or walked around the room with a toy throughout the morning between 9:18 a.m. and 10:50 a.m. when staff #1 sat the children at the table and waited for the lunch time meal. The Surveyors observed staff #1 sitting on the floor, not interacting with the enrolled children. Staff #1 did not offer any teacher directed activities, active activities, or group activities during this time period. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 5 | R9-5-504.1. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021, seven enrolled 1-year-old children spent more than 30 minutes of consecutive time in a chair/feeding table. At 10:17 am, children were placed in the feeding table chairs and sat in the seats until 11:20 am. (During this time, the children were not offered any toys or activities.) | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | Article 5 | R9-5-508.C. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021, enrolled 1-year-old children were not served milk with lunch. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 5 | R9-5-508.E.1.2. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021, the lunch meal served to enrolled one-year-old children did not meet age-appropriate nutritional requirements. The children were individually served by staff #1 and were not able to feed themselves or decide how much food they wanted to eat. (Three of the children were only served several bites of the meal.) | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 5 | R9-5-509.C.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021, at 10:17 a.m., seven enrolled 1-year-old children were placed in a feeding table and remained there until they were finished with lunch. Prior to seating the children at the table for lunch, staff #1 failed to have the children wash their hands. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | article 5 | R9-5-509.C.6. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/21 and staff interview on 09/27/21, staff #1 did not teach enrolled one-year-old children self feeding skills when she individually spoon fed each enrolled child. *At 10:50 am, staff #1 started preparing lunch for the children. Staff #1 placed the plates in the middle of the feeding table, and not in front of the children. Staff #1 sat down at the feeding table with the children with the plates close to her, and she began to individually feed each child. The children did not have access to their own plates and were not able to use self-feeding skills. Staff stated the following regarding staff #1: *Some of the one-year-old children are individually fed by staff #1. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | Article 5 | R9-5-510.A.1. |
| Findings: Per allegation and based on staff interview, staff #1 did not maintain consistent and reasonable guidelines and limitations for enrolled children. The Surveyors observed the following on 09/23/21: * Staff #1 expected one-year-old children to sit quietly at the lunch table for a long period of time. Staff #1 individually fed the children one after another (Children did not have access to their plates). The children made no attempt to reach out for food or a plate and sat there very quietly and waited to be served. Even when they were skipped, the children did not react. The children simply waited for staff #1 to place the spoon in front of them and then opened their mouth. After spoon feeding the children for several rounds, staff #1 decided the children were done. On 09/27/21, Staff stated the following regarding staff #1: *Staff #1 was leaving the room, and an enrolled 1-year-old child was following her out. Staff #1 turned around and started "charging" towards the child so the child would go back in the room. *A child in staff #1's room always leaves the room shaking. *The children in staff #1's room are always crying. *A staff member tries to hug staff #1's kids, and staff #1 tells the staff member not to do that. *The children seem afraid of staff #1. *Staff #1 runs her class like the military. *The children look depressed and are afraid to make any sudden moves. | |||
| 2021-09-27 | 2022-02-03 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.A.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations on 09/23/2021 and staff interview on 09/27/21, staff #1 did not provide a cot or mat for each enrolled child who was sleeping. *At 10:04 a.m., an enrolled 1-year-old child was sleeping on the floor. *At 10:05 a.m., a second enrolled child laid on the floor and fell asleep. *At 10:33 am., an enrolled child laid on the floor near the soft toys and fell asleep. *At 11:18 am., a child was seated in the feeding table chair and began to fall asleep and laid their head on the feeding table. On 09/27/2021, staff stated the following regarding staff #1: *A child fell asleep while seated in the feeding table and staff #1 did not take the child out and lay them down on a mat or cot. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | 2021-09-07 | article 3 | R9-5-306.A.1. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyors' observations, it was determined that 6 out of 10 enrolled children's attendance records reviewed lacked the following required documentation: Child #1: Release time and signature for 08/19/2021. Child #2: Release times and signatures for 08/23/2021 and 08/24/2021. Child #3: Admission times, release times, and release signatures for 08/02/2021, 08/03/2021, 08/04/2021, and 08/05/2021. Child #4: Admission times and release times for 08/02/2021 and 08/03/2021. Child #5: Release signatures for 08/03/2021, 08/04/2021, 08/05/2021, 08/09/2021, and 08/10/2021 and admission times and signatures for 08/17/2021, 08/18/2021, 08/19/2021, and 08/20/2021. Child #6: Admission times and signatures for 08/04/2021 through 08/23/2021. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | 2021-09-07 | article 5 | R9-5-501.A.12 |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, the following hazards were accessible to enrolled children: Classroom #117: *There was missing laminate edging on the shelf with exposed unsealed particle board. *There was missing laminate edging and there was edging that was protruding out with exposed unsealed particle board. Classroom #104: *The black handle for the dramatic play sink cabinet was cracked/broken with sharp edges. | |||
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