1. A. A licensee shall ensure that:

   1. 1. In addition to complying with the requirements in this Chapter, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child is not placed at risk of harm;
   2. 2. The facility does not allow enrolled children to mix with non-enrolled children on licensed facility premises;
   3. 3. An enrolled child is placed in an age-appropriate or developmentally-appropriate group;
   4. 4. Indoor activity areas used by enrolled children are decorated with age-appropriate articles such as mirrors, bulletin boards, pictures, and posters;
   5. 5. Age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment are provided to enable each enrolled child to participate in an activity;
   6. 6. Storage space is provided in the facility for indoor and outdoor toys, materials, and equipment in areas accessible to enrolled children;
   7. 7. Clean clothing is available to an enrolled child when the enrolled child needs a change of clothing;
   8. 8. The facility premises, including the buildings, are maintained free from hazards;

   9. 9. Toys and play equipment, required in this Article, are maintained:

      1. a. Free from hazards, and
      2. b. In a condition that allows the toy or play equipment to be used for the original purpose of the toy or play equipment;
   10. 10. Temperatures are maintained between 68° F and 82° F in each room used by enrolled children;
   11. 11. Each enrolled child’s toothbrush, comb, washcloth, cloth towel, and clothing are maintained in a clean condition and stored in an identified space separate from those of other enrolled children;

   12. 12. Except as provided in subsection (A)(14), the following are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to an enrolled child:

       1. a. All materials and chemicals labeled as a toxic or flammable substance;
       2. b. All substances that have a child warning label and may be a hazard to a child; and
       3. c. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes, plungers, and other facility equipment that may be a hazard to a child;

   13. 13. Hand sanitizers when being:

       1. a. Stored, are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to enrolled children; and
       2. b. Provided for use, are accessible to enrolled children; and

   14. 14. Except when used as part of an activity, the following are stored in an area inaccessible to an enrolled child:

       1. a. Garden tools, such as a rake, trowel, and shovel; and
       2. b. Cleaning equipment and supplies, such as a mop and mop bucket.

2. B. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:

   1. 1. Supervises each enrolled child at all times;

   2. 2. Does not smoke, vape, or use tobacco:

      1. a. On facility premises, except in designated areas separated from the children; or
      2. b. On a field trip or when transporting an enrolled child;
   3. 3. Does not smoke or use marijuana, as specified in A.R.S. § 36-894;
   4. 4. Except for an enrolled child who can change the enrolled child’s own clothing, changes an enrolled child’s clothing when wet or soiled;

   5. 5. Except as provided in subsection (C), prepares, posts, and implements in each indoor activity area, a current schedule of children’s age-appropriate activities, including the times the following are provided:

      1. a. Meals and snacks;
      2. b. Naps;
      3. c. Indoor activities;
      4. d. If weather and air quality permit, outdoor or large muscle development activities;
      5. e. Quiet and active activities;
      6. f. Teacher-directed activities;
      7. g. Self-directed activities;
      8. h. Activities for individuals, groups of five or fewer children, and groups of six or more children; and
      9. i. Activities that develop small muscles;
   6. 6. If an activity in the lesson plan required in subsection (C)(5) includes screen time, include in the lesson plan the duration of the screen time in minutes;
   7. 7. If the schedule in subsection (C)(4) or lesson plan in subsection (C)(5) is not implemented, writes on the schedule or the lesson plan the activity that is implemented;

   8. 8. Does the following when a parent permits or asks a staff member to apply personal products on an enrolled child, such as sun screen or sun block preparations, and toothpaste:

      1. a. Obtains the enrolled child’s personal products from the enrolled child’s parent or, if the licensee provides the personal products for use by the enrolled child, obtains written approval for use of the products from the enrolled child’s parent;
      2. b. Labels the personal products with the enrolled child’s name; and
      3. c. Keeps the personal products inaccessible to enrolled children;

   9. 9. In an indoor activity area that:

      1. a. Stores an enrolled child’s wet or soiled clothing in a sealed plastic bag labeled with the enrolled child’s name; and
      2. b. Sends an enrolled child’s wet or soiled clothing home with the enrolled child when the facility releases the enrolled child to the enrolled child’s parent; and
   10. 10. Monitors an enrolled child for overheating or overexposure to the sun. If the enrolled child exhibits signs of overheating or overexposure to the sun, a staff member who has the first aid training required by R9-5-403(E) shall evaluate and treat the enrolled child.

3. C. A licensee is not required to have a schedule required in subsection (C)(4) or a lesson plan required in subsection (C)(5) for an indoor activity area that is approved and used:

   1. 1. By enrolled children only for:

      1. a. Snacks or meals, or
      2. b. A specific activity,
   2. 2. As a substitute for an outdoor activity area.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2015 (June 27, 2025), effective August 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).