Description: Head Start/Early Head Start is a comprehensive early childhood development program designed to provide education, health and social services to low income children, ages 0-5 and their families. Maricopa County Head Start emphasizes on pre-reading, language, math and other cognitive skills, while continuing to promote children's health, social and emotional competence as part of school readiness. Services to children are provided by qualified and well-trained teachers in a classroom setting with a low student-teacher ratio. The low ratio allows us to make a significant and meaningful impact on the educational and social development of the children that we serve. Head Start/Early Head Start provides two program options: center-based services and home-based services. Center-based services are provided in a classroom setting four or five days a week for a minimum of 3½ hours, and home-based services are provided in the family's home. As part of home-based services, Head Start home visitors meet with families once weekly for 1½ hours, and families attend bi-monthly socialization events to participate in parent training and to positively interact with other parents and their children. Maricopa County Head Start serves communities in: Chandler, Gilbert, Guadalupe, Mesa, Queen Creek, Scottsdale, and Tempe
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| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | 2021-11-15 | article 4 | R9-5-401.4. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observation, it was determined that Staff #1 worked in the capacity of an assistant teacher-caregiver. Staff #1 was not qualified as an assistant teacher-caregiver because the file for Staff #1 lacked documentation of a high school or high school equivalency diploma, or volunteer experience. | |||
| 2021-11-03 | 2021-11-15 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observation, it was determined that 1 out of 2 staff files lacked the following required documentation: Staff #1: The staff member's written statement attesting to current immunity against measles, rubella, diphtheria, mumps, and Pertussis, the 10 day orientation training, and 2 good faith effort references from a previous employer. Reference R9-5-301.F.1., R9-5-403.A.1-17. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | article 3 | R9-5-303.B. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, Room #314 lacked the licensed capacity. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | article 3 | R9-5-309.C.1.2. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observation, it was determined that the facility lacked documentation of a violation free fire inspection report. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observation, it was determined that 2 out of 4 staff files lacked the following required documentation: Staff #1: 18 of the 18 required hours of annual training. Staff #2: 11 of the 18 required hours of annual training. *Reference R9-5-403.B. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.A.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, in Room #313, there was an enrolled child sleeping on the floor, and in Room #314, there were 5 enrolled children sleeping on the floor, rather than being placed on mats or cots. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.A.2. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, in Room #313, there was an enrolled child sleeping on a mat that lacked a sheet, and in Room #314, there were 6 enrolled children sleeping on mats that lacked sheets. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.A.4. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, in Room #314, there was an enrolled child sleeping on a towel, rather than being placed on a cot or mat. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 5 | R9-5-511.C. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, in Room #314, there were 2 enrolled children that had been placed less than 18" apart. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.C.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, the following areas were not maintained in a clean condition: Room #313: *There was peeling/ dirty green, and black tape located on the gray, area carpet. Room #314: *There was peeling/ dirty red tape located on the floor near the restroom. | |||
| 2019-11-05 | 2019-12-04 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observation, the outdoor activity area lacked the following required resilient surfacing: Playground: *4 of the required 6 inches of loose sand in the fall zones of the small, yellow slide, and the fire pole. *3 of the required 6 inches of loose sand in the fall zones of the chain, climbing steps. *5-6 of the required 6 inches of loose sand in the fall zones of the yellow climber, and the yellow, twisty slide. *3-4 of the required 6 inches of loose sand in the fall zones of the teeter totter, and the swings. | |||
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-02 | Article 1 | ARS 36-883.02.C.1. |
| Findings: Staff 2, start date 8/4/11, lacked a Criminal History Affidavit. | |||
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-02 | article 3 | R9-5-304.B.1-9. |
| Findings: Five of twenty enrolled children's Emergency, Information and Immunization Record Cards lacked the following required information: Child 1: father's name, address and phone number, health care provider's name and phone number Child 3: father's name, address and phone number Child 4: health care provider's name and phone number, name and phone number of a second emergency contact Child 5: date of enrollment Child 6: father's name, address and phone number | |||
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-02 | article 3 | R9-5-305.A.1.2. |
| Findings: Four of twenty enrolled children lacked a written immunization record or exemption affidavit: Child 2, Child 6, Child 7 and Child 8. | |||
| 2018-09-25 | 2018-10-02 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 |
| Findings: One of seven staff files lacked the following required documentation: Staff 3, start date 8/6/18, lacked two good-faith references. | |||
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