CHAPTER 227 – DAY CARE CENTERS

227.01   Definition

227.02   Permit Required

227.03   Permit Application

227.04   Inquiry Preliminary to Granting Permit

227.05   Conditions on Which Permit is Granted; Fee

227.06   Posting of Valid State and City Licenses; Change of Ownership or Change of Address

227.07   Right of Entry; Revocation of Permit

227.08   Staff Requirements

227.09   Admission Policies and Procedures

227.10   Parental or Guardian Access

227.11   Ventilation, Light, Heat and Screening

227.12   Floor Space

227.13   Rooms Above Ground Level

227.14   Outdoor Play Space and Playgrounds

227.15   Premises to be Kept Clean

227.16   Bedding

227.17   Care of Children’s Clothing and Diapering

227.18   Use of Common Items Prohibited

227.19   Toilet Facilities

227.20   Isolation Room or Area

227.21   Communicable Disease

227.22   Care and Selection of Food

227.23   Sanitary Condition of Day Care Centers

227.24   First Aid Supplies

227.25   Program and Equipment

227.26   Medical Examination Before Admission; Contagious Disease

227.27   Overcrowding and Children per Staff Member Ratio

227.28   Discipline of Children

227.29   Safety Policies

227.30   Child Enrollment, Attendance and Medical Records

227.31   Administration of Medications and Supplements

227.32   Medical and Dental Emergency Procedures

227.33   Reports to the Director of Public Health

227.34   Appeal

227.35   Violations

227.99   Penalty

Cross-reference:
   Venting heaters and burners, CO 629.01

Statutory reference:
   Building, fire prevention and food service requirements, RC 5104.05
   Inspections, RC 5104.04
   Licensing provisions, RC 5104.02 et seq.

§ 227.01 Definition

   As used in this chapter, “Day Care Center” means an institution or place in which seven (7) or more children not of common parentage, are received for periods of not less than four (4) hours, nor more than twenty-four (24) hours at one time, for care apart from their parents, whether for compensation, reward or otherwise.

(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)

§ 227.02 Permit Required

   No day care center shall be opened, maintained or conducted in the City of Cleveland without a written permit having been first issued by the Commissioner of Assessments and Licenses. No person, firm or corporation shall open, maintain, conduct or assist in the opening, maintenance or conduct of a day care center in the City, except after a permit has been issued, and then only in full compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)