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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| Inspection # | Inspection Date | Inspection Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| INSP-0158133 | 2025-08-20 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were observed at the time of the Annual Compliance Inspection conducted on 8/20/2025, subject to changes pending programmatic review. Please submit the Plan of Corrections through the Licensing Portal within 10 days of receipt of the Statement of Deficiencies. Three of three Fingerprint Clearance Cards were verified as valid via the DPS website. The following was discussed, but not limited to: *New rules effective 8/03/2025 *Emergency, Information, and Immunization Record cards *Life-saving medications accessible to staff | |||
| INSP-0047452 | 2024-08-23 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were observed during the annual compliance inspection conducted on August 23, 2024, and are subject to changes pending programmatic review. Compliance Officer: Celeste Angulo 2 of the 2 fingerprint clearance cards reviewed were verified through the DPS website during the inspection. Please complete the Plan of Corrections on the Licensing portal within 10 days of receiving this Statement of Deficiencies. A link to the Empower Survey was emailed to the facility director. The following items were discussed but are not limited to: ** Cleaning equipment needs to be inaccessible to enrolled children **Outdoor area kept free of trash **Hose should be coiled | |||
| INSP-0031625 | 2023-08-25 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The following deficiencies were observed at the time of the Compliance inspection conducted on 08/25/2023, subject to changes pending programmatic review. Compliance Officer (CO): Pat Morgan-Martinez Please submit via the Licensing portal within 10 days of receipt of the Statement of Deficiencies. 3 of 3 fingerprint clearance cards were valid via a DPS website search. The Empower Survey was completed at the time of inspection. The following items were discussed, but not limited to: **Fire drills at different times of day **Restroom cleaning and sanitation | |||
| INSP-0030402 | 2023-08-01 | Compliance (Annual) | Complete |
| Initial Comments: The compliance inspection due at this time could not be conducted due to the temporary closure of the facility. Compliance Officer #1: Gwen Shawley | |||
| 2022-01-31 | article 3 | R9-5-301.B.3. | |
| Initial Comments: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observations, the following staff attendance records lacked: Staff #1: A release time for 1/26/2022 and an admission time for 1/31/2022. Staff #2: A release time for 1/18/2022 and an admission time for 1/31/2022. | |||
| 2022-01-31 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 | |
| Initial Comments: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observations, the file for Staff #1 lacked two good faith references. | |||
| 2022-01-31 | Article 5 | R9-5-501.A.2. | |
| Initial Comments: Based on the Surveyor's observations and staff interview, the preschool classroom lacked accessible drinking water for the enrolled children. Staff stated the drinking water was in the kitchen area. | |||
| 2022-01-31 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. | |
| Initial Comments: Based on the Surveyor's observations, the outdoor activity area lacked the following: * 5" of the required 6" of sand by the white rocking horse. | |||
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