In addition to complying with the provisions of this chapter which relate to the care of children in child care facilities and Type A homes in general, the following minimum requirements shall be complied with in any child care facility or Type A home which provides child care for infants as defined in this chapter.
(a) The infants shall receive care in a room or rooms apart from the school age children.
(b) The infants’ maximum group size is 12 for center-based care and for Type A homes.
(c) Formulas should be prepared by the parents if possible. No infant shall be placed in his or her crib with a bottle for feeding and at no time shall a bottle be propped for an infant. If a formula or infant food is prepared at the child care center or Type A home, it shall be prepared in accordance with written instructions from the parents or the physician in charge of the infant and by a technique approved by the Department of Health. All formulas shall be clearly labeled and properly stored or refrigerated until used.
(d) Each infant shall sleep or otherwise occupy a separate crib of safe and adequate construction, with closely spaced bars, a firm mattress securely covered with a waterproof material not dangerous to the infant and clean crib sheets. There shall be no restraining devices of any type used in cribs. The minimum space between cribs when in use shall be two feet.
(e) There shall be a place in the day-care facility where soiled diapers shall be kept separate and apart from rooms used for general day-care facility purposes. Provision shall be made for the sanitary treatment and control of all soiled diapers. The changing, storing and laundering of diapers shall be handled in accordance with methods approved by the Department of Health.
(f) To the extent possible, infants shall be cared for primarily by the same adult each day. Each infant shall be removed from his or her crib and held or placed in a chair for all feedings, and removed from the crib at other intervals during the day for individual attention. Each infant shall be allowed to safely and comfortably sit, according to his or her stage of development, in a space apart from sleeping quarters each day.
(Ord. 60-90, passed 6-19-1990)