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(a) The day care center shall have, for each child for whom the center is licensed, at least thirty-five (35) square feet of usable indoor floor space wall-to-wall regularly available for the child care operation exclusive of any parts of the structure in which the care of children is prohibited by law or by rules adopted by the board of building standards.
(b) Each bed or crib shall be so placed at all times as to provide a space of not less than one (1) foot on all sides around such bed or crib, except where the bed or crib may be in contact with a wall. Nothing contained in this chapter, however, shall prevent the installation of sectional metal beds of the type and construction approved by the Commissioner of Health.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
No room shall be used for day care center purposes unless the floor is above ground level, except if the Commissioner of Health and the Division of Fire shall upon a full examination of such room pronounce the same safe, healthful and sanitary.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) Each day care center shall have on the site a safe outdoor play space which is enclosed by a fence or otherwise protected from traffic or other hazards. The play space shall contain not less than sixty (60) square feet per child using such space at any one time, and shall provide an opportunity for supervised outdoor play each day in suitable weather. The Commissioner of Health may exempt a center from the requirement if an outdoor play space is not available and if all of the following are met:
(1) The center provides an indoor recreation area that has not less than sixty (60) square feet per child using the space at any one time, that has a minimum of one thousand four hundred forty (1, 440) square feet of space, and that is separate from the indoor space required under Section 227.12 of this section;
(2) The Commissioner of Health has determined that there is regularly available and scheduled for use a conveniently accessible and safe park, playground, or similar outdoor play area for play or recreation;
(3) The children are closely supervised during play and while traveling to and from the area.
(b) Stationary outdoor equipment such as, but not limited to, climbing gyms, swings or slides, shall be placed out of the path of the main traffic pattern in the yard and shall be securely anchored unless portable by design.
(c) Outdoor play surfaces shall be maintained daily and shall be kept free of hazards and debris.
(d) Wading pools shall be filtered, emptied, or drained daily. When not in use, the pools shall be stored or otherwise made inaccessible to children.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
Each day care center, every part of a day care center, and all areas appurtenant to a day care center, shall be kept in a clean, sanitary and healthful condition, free from dangerous or noxious substances of any kind, or any conditions that may, in the judgment of the Commissioner of Health, tend to injure the physical or moral well-being of the children admitted or cared for in the day care center. No dry dusting or sweeping shall be done in any day care center while children are cared for in the day care center. No spraying of pesticides shall be done in any day care center while children are cared for in the day care center.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) Each center shall provide a quiet space for children who want to rest, nap, or sleep. The center or parent shall provide a clean and washable pad, mat, or comfortable furniture for children to use to rest, nap or sleep. No child shall be permitted to rest, nap, or sleep on the floor without a mat, pad, cot or comfortable furniture.
(b) When children rest, nap, or sleep on mats or pads, floors shall be clean, warm, dry, and draft free.
(c) Evacuation routes shall not be blocked by resting children. Each child shall have a free and direct means of escape, and the child care staff members shall have a clear path to each child.
(d) Children not of common parents may not occupy the same sleeping space at the same time.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) All children’s clothing must be kept clean and dry throughout the time at the day care center.
(b) Changing of diapers for all non-toilet trained school children shall be handled in conformity with the following methods:
(1) Changing of diapers for all non-toilet trained school children shall occur in a space that contains a hand-washing facility.
(2) Hands of the adult caring for the child shall be washed with soap and water after each diaper change.
(3) If a central diaper changing station is to be used, there shall be a separation material placed between the child and the changing surface. The separation material shall be replaced after each diaper change with a clean separation material.
(4) The central diaper changing station shall be disinfected after each diaper change with an appropriate germicidal agent. If the diaper changing station is soiled after the diaper change, it shall be cleaned with soap and water and then disinfected with an appropriate germicidal agent.
(5) Any product used during diaper changing which is used on more than one (1) child shall be used in a way that the container does not touch the child. Any product obtained from a common container and applied to a child shall be applied in a manner that does not contaminate the product or its container. Common containers shall be cleaned and disinfected with an appropriate germicidal agent when soiled.
(c) Storing of clean diapers and clothing shall be handled under the following methods:
(1) A clean supply of diapers and clothing shall be available at all times and shall be stored in a specifically designated area.
(2) Diapers and clothing used during diaper changing brought from the child’s home shall be stored in a space assigned exclusively for each school children’s belongings.
(d) Storage and laundering of soiled diapers and clothing shall be handled under the following methods:
(1) Diapers and clothing soiled with fecal matter and sent home with a child need not be rinsed at the center, but may be placed directly into a plastic container or bag, sealed tightly, and stored away from the rest of the child’s belongings and out of reach of children.
(2) Soiled diapers to be disposed of or cleaned by the center shall be placed in common plastic-lined, covered container which shall be emptied, cleaned, and disinfected with an appropriate germicidal agent daily or more frequently as needed. Diapers to be laundered at the center should be stored in an appropriate germicidal solution until laundered.
(3) Soiled diapers to be commercially laundered shall be held for pickup for laundering for no longer than seven (7) days.
(4) Diapers to be laundered at home or by the center shall be held for no longer than one (1) day.
(5) Soiled disposable diapers shall be discarded daily.
(6) Disposable materials are recommended for diaper changing, and if used, shall be used once and discarded. If washcloths or other washable materials are used, they shall be used once and stored in an appropriate germicidal solution until laundered.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
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