Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-5204 - Initial Certification: Department Responsibilities

A. Before issuing a certificate, the Department shall:

1. Conduct at least one face-to-face interview with an applicant;

2. Contact any other person necessary to determine an applicant's fitness to be a certified provider;

3. Ensure that an applicant and all individual backup providers have complied with and satisfy the requirements of R6-5-5202;

4. Inspect the home where an applicant will provide child care, unless it is the child's own home, and ensure that it meets the requirements of R6-5-5203;

5. Conduct a CHILDS Central Registry check for:

a. An applicant;

b. The applicant's household members;

c. The applicant's emancipated children who live outside the applicant's home, if any; and

d. Any individual backup provider.

6. Find that an applicant has the intent and ability to provide child care that is safe, developmentally appropriate, and in compliance with the requirements of this Article.

B. The Department shall objectively determine whether to certify an applicant based on the applicant's entire application package, and the information the Department has acquired during the course of the application process.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R6-5-5204

Adopted effective July 6, 1976 (Supp. 76-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective May 11, 1994 (Supp. 94-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 1983, effective May 20, 1999 (Supp. 99-2).