(a) All portions of every room used for day-care facility purposes 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 Department of Health, be harmful to the children.
(b) The common use of wash cloths, towels, bed linens, combs, toothbrushes, hair brushes, drinking cups or other personal items or utensils by the children shall be prohibited in any day-care facility. For purposes of this section,
COMMON USE
means the common use of personal items or utensils without such items having been laundered, washed or otherwise restored to a sanitary condition prior to subsequent use by another child.
(c) Each toddler, preschool and school age child shall sleep, rest or otherwise occupy a separate cot or bed of safe and adequate construction. A COT means a narrow bed made of washable material. The bottom of the cot’s sleeping surface shall stand at least three inches and not more than 18 inches off the floor. The cot shall be firm enough to support the child well, but shall be resilient under pressure. The cot’s material shall be easily disinfectable. Each cot shall be at least 36 inches in length and at least as long as the child assigned to the cot is tall. A
NAP-TIME PROGRAM
means any period of time in the daily schedule when children are expected to rest and sleep. No child shall be permitted to sleep on the floor.
(d) The weekly menus shall be posted by Monday of each week in a conspicuous place where city officials and interested persons may observe it. Any preschool or school age child who is in attendance for the full day shall be served a minimum of one snack which provides nutritional value in addition to calories during the longest between-meals period. The food and beverages served to children in any day-care facility shall be clean, adequate, suitable and sufficient for the child’ s consumption. Proper appliances for the cooking and refrigeration of food shall be maintained in good working condition at all times. All nipples, bottles and other containers used in such facility for the preparation or serving of food and drink shall be kept thoroughly clean and sterilized at all times.
(e) Every child day-care center and day nursery shall apply to and receive from the city a food service license before such day-care facility is open for use. A standard fee schedule shall apply for all licensed child care facilities and Type A homes.
(Ord. 60-90, passed 6-19-1990)