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(a) Each day care center that prepares and/or serves food must post food licenses issued by the Department of Public Health or exemption thereof in a conspicuous place, easily noticed by all who enter the day care center. Current menus for the entire week shall be posted in a conspicuous place and shall reflect all meals, including breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper, and snacks to be served by the center; any substitute foods served shall be from the basic food groups and shall be recorded on the posted menu on the day the substitute food is served. Special efforts should be made to serve healthy food and beverage options to the children.
(b) All food used by the day care center or food provided by the parents of the children shall be stored safely and in a sanitary way. Storage of foods shall meet the requirements of RC Chapter 3732 and any relevant regulations adopted by the public health council. Refrigerators shall be set to hold food at a temperature below forty-one degrees Fahrenheit (41°F). The thermostat shall be in good working condition and accurate.
(c) Fluid milk shall be vitamin D fortified. Low- fat, skim, or dry powdered skim milk shall be vitamin A and D fortified. Prepared baby formula may also be used to feed infants. Breast milk must be labeled with name and date of issue. Refrigerated breast milk must not be kept for more than twenty-four (24) hours. Frozen breast milk may be stored for up to three (3) months. All nipples, bottles and containers of food and drink used in any day care center shall be kept thoroughly clean and capped with plastic tops and labeled with the child’s name at all times.
(d) Parents may provide food for their children at the day care center if the center secures a proper valid food license, the center has a policy which addresses the center’s procedures for providing a meal or snack to a child who comes to the center without food from home, and the center provides parents with nutritional guidelines of what foods must be provided for their children. Parents need to check with the day care center to find out if there are foods or products that are disallowed because a particular child or children at the center may be allergic to that food or product.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) Each day care center and all of the rooms, walls, floors, ceilings, closets, cupboards, stoves, refrigerators, furniture and other appurtenances, shall be kept in a thoroughly clean and sanitary condition at all times, and free from any dangerous, noxious or deleterious substances or conditions.
(b) Furniture, equipment, and materials which are not usable due to breakage or hazards shall be removed immediately and either repaired or discontinued from use.
(c) Washable equipment and furniture shall be cleaned with soap and water at least two (2) times each year. Additionally, any item soiled during daily use by, but not limited to, blood, vomitus, toileting accidents and spills shall immediately be cleaned with soap and water and then disinfected with a germicidal agent. Toys and other items placed in children’s mouths shall be cleaned thoroughly and disinfected with an appropriate germicidal solution and rinsed with water daily and immediately if soiled with blood, feces, urine or vomitus.
(d) All electrical outlets shall be covered to prevent accidents.
(e) If electrical fans are used, they shall have protective coverings, shall not be easily tipped over, and shall be placed so that they are not hazardous to children.
(f) Cleaning equipment shall be stored in a space that is inaccessible to children. Cleaning agents, aerosol cans, or other chemical substances shall be stored in their original containers and/or clearly labeled, and stored in a space that is designated for the storage of such items and that is inaccessible to children.
(g) Blankets and/or sheets belonging to the center used by the children shall be laundered at least every week or more often if soiled. If a blanket and/or sheet is used by a different child, it shall be laundered between uses.
(h) Accumulated trash and garbage shall be stored outside of the outdoor or indoor play area and shall not be accessible to the children.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
First Aid supplies shall be readily available at all times the day care center is in operation. First Aid supplies shall be organized and easily accessible and shall include: one (1) roll of one-half (0.5) inch non- allergenic adhesive tape, one (1) roll of two (2) inch gauze roller bandage, ten (10) individual wrapped sterile gauze squares in various sizes, twenty-five (25) adhesive compresses (band aids), three (3) cotton towels or sheeting, one (1) pair of scissors, assorted sizes of safety pins, one (1) flashlight, one (1) thermometer, one (1) measuring spoon or dosing spoon, tweezers, and one-third (1/3) of a cup of powdered milk for dental first aid. Supplies shall be replaced as they are used, become damaged, or are sterile no longer.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
(a) Each center shall provide each day a balance of both quiet and active play suitable to the age and abilities of the children in care and shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Homework or individual, small group activities;
(2) Developmentally appropriate enrichment activities;
(3) Child initiated activities and unstructured time periods;
(4) Large muscle and outdoor play activities. In extremely inclement weather, the center shall provide an opportunity for indoor gross motor play such as, but not limited to climbing, jumping, running, or riding wheel toys.
(b) Each center shall make available to the children play materials and equipment for the purpose of implementing program goals and activities. Play materials and equipment shall be suitable to the age levels and abilities of the children attending the center.
(c) Play materials to be used in the center’s program shall be arranged in an orderly manner so that children may select, remove, and replace play materials with a minimum of assistance during appropriate times throughout the daily program.
(d) Each center shall provide durable furniture, such as tables and chairs, for purposes of implementing the program. The furniture shall be child sized or appropriately adapted for use by children.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
No child shall be admitted to the day care center unless the child has been given a thorough and complete medical examination by a licensed examining physician. Such examination shall include all laboratory tests necessary to indicate the physical condition of the child examined, including a recent blood lead test for children under six (6) years of age, and shall provide to the child all necessary immunizations that are required by law. The result of such examination shall be reduced to writing and preserved in the permanent files kept at the day care center. No child may be admitted to any day care center unless the examination indicated by the record shows that such child is free from any contagious, infectious, communicable or parasitic disease, and duly protected against contagion or infection. No examining physician shall make any untrue or incorrect statement in any report provided for in this section.
(Ord. No. 924-09. Passed 8-5-09, eff. 8-13-09)
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