Description: The Division of Education Head Start / Early Head Start offers comprehensive child development services for young children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The program's goal is to promote children's social, emotional, cognitive and physical development, so they are prepared for future success in school. This educational program recognizes that children grow in the context of their family and culture. The program supports and encourages parents in their role as primary educators and supporters of their children .
Maricopa County is one of the four agencies of Head Start / Early Head Start in the county. The other three are the city of Phoenix, Chicanos Por La Causa, and Southwest Human Development.
The Maricopa County program Head Start Zero to Five serves more than 2,400, low-income children at risk and their families. The program receives more than $ 18.7 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families. Communities support the program by providing more than $ 4 million through volunteer services and provision of facilities.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Survey Date | Date Corrected | Rule/Statute | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-19 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.F.8. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, in the girls' outside restroom, one toilet was not operable. | |||
| 2019-07-31 | 2019-08-19 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.F.1.b. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyors' observations, the restroom adjacent to classroom P40 lacked paper towels. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | Article 4 | R9-5-402.A.1-12 |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation, the Surveyor's observations, and staff interview, it was determined that 3 out of 3 staff files reviewed lacked the following required documentation: Staff #1: Negative Mantoux skin test results (only questionnaire was in file); an additional 16 hours of the 18 required annual training hours for the time period of 08/09/17-08/09/18. Staff #2: A new employee orientation checklist. Staff #3 lacked a file available for review on the facility premises. The director stated that staff #3 was a substitute teacher, and did not have her file with her. * Reference R9-5-301.F., R9-5-403.A., R9-5-403.B. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | article 4 | R9-5-401.4. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations and staff interview, staff #3 was an assistant teacher-caregiver on the day of the inspection. Staff #3 was not qualified as an assistant teacher-caregiver because she lacked a staff file on the facility premises. The director stated that staff #3 was a substitute teacher, and did not have her file with her. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | Article 5 | R9-5-516.B.b. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations and staff interview, the licensee lacked a prescription label with the child's name on the label for child #1's medication. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.C.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations, there was a brown dirt build up on the caulking at the base of all toilets in the girls' outside north restroom. * Repeat deficiency from 05/09/18. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | Article 6 | R9-5-605.B.6. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations, there were 2 uncovered electrical outlets on the west wall in the entry area in the girls' north outside restroom. | |||
| 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | Article 6 | R9-5-603.E.1.2. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations, the outdoor activity area lacked 5 of the required 6 inches of loose sand in the fall zones of the double slide and the curved slide on the large climbing structure. | |||
| 2018-05-09 | 2018-06-01 | article 3 | R9-5-301.B.3. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observations, it was determined that staff #1 was in attendance on 05-09-18, however, staff #1's attendance record lacked documentation of the staff member's time of arrival that morning. | |||
| 2018-05-09 | 2018-06-01 | article 5 | R9-5-501.C.5.a-k. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observations, it was determined that the Head Start classroom lacked a lesson plan for the current week. | |||
| 2018-05-09 | 2018-06-01 | Article 5 | R9-5-512.C.1. |
| Findings: Based on the Surveyor's observations, there was brown dirt build up on the caulking at the base of all toilets in the girls' outside restroom located in the breezeway to the north of the Head Start classroom. | |||
| 2018-05-09 | 2018-06-01 | article 5 | R9-5-518.C.1-4. |
| Findings: Based on facility documentation and the Surveyor's observations, it was determined that staff did not place a checkmark next to each enrolled child's name (on the field trip plan) at the beginning of the field trip, upon arrival at the field trip destination, and when reentering the facility for the field trip taken to the Whitman Elementary School cafeteria on 04-25-18, and the field trip taken to the Whitman Elementary School library on 04-26-18. | |||
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