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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)
Each day care center shall be adequately supplied with hot and cold water and toilet facilities within the building or part of the building used as the day care center. The hot water shall not go above one hundred twenty degrees Fahrenheit (120°F). Scald controls shall be placed on all hot water dispensers to which children have access. There shall be separate toilets for boys and girls of school age and sinks and toilets shall be of a suitable height for the age and size of the children. If toilets and sinks are not of a suitable height for children, the center shall provide a sturdy portable platform on which the children may stand. All toilet facilities shall be equipped with adequate toilet tissue, soap and hand-drying mechanisms, including towels or air driers. Each day care center that uses a toilet training apparatus must clean the apparatus after each individual use and the apparatus must be stored in an appropriate place after use. Toilet facilities shall be cleaned on a regular basis using germicidal substances, but cleaning must not take place while the children are in attendance.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
Each day care center shall be provided with an isolation room/area of adequate size to provide for the isolation and care of any child having or suspected of having any contagious, infectious, parasitic or communicable disease, pending the examination of such child, and its removal from the day care center. Such isolation room/area shall be completely separated from all other parts of the day care center, and shall be so situated, maintained and equipped as to prevent the communication or spread of any disease from any occupant of such isolation room to other children admitted to or cared for in such day care center. The isolation room shall be equipped with a cot, at a minimum, for children to lie down and rest while being isolated.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) Each day care center shall have a written policy concerning the management of communicable disease for both attendees and staff. This policy shall be available to all parents and guardians of children at the center, each employee of the center and to the director on request. The policy shall include, at a minimum:
(1) The center’s means of training all staff on signs and symptoms of illness and in hand washing and disinfection procedures;
(2) The center’s policy regarding the management of communicable disease among the center’s employees;
(3) The list of symptoms for which a child shall be discharged from the center;
(4) Procedures for isolating and discharging an ill child and policy for readmitting a child;
(5) Location of Ohio department of health “Child Day Care Communicable Disease Chart” which shall be posted in each center;
(6) Procedure for immediate notification of the parent or guardian when a child is exhibiting signs or symptoms of illness or has been exposed to a communicable disease;
(7) The center’s policy for administration of medications to any child at the center;
(8) The center’s policy regarding the care of a mildly ill child.
(b) A daily health check shall be conducted every day to recognize the signs of communicable disease and all results shall be documented and kept on file.
(c) Day care centers shall follow the Ohio Department of Health “Child Day Care Communicable Disease Chart” for appropriate management of suspected illnesses. This chart shall be posted in the day care center.
(d) Any child absent from any day care center for more than three (3) days shall be subjected to a medical examination and proper documentation of said exam shall be presented to the day care center to indicate permission to return to the day care center.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
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