Code of Colorado Regulations
1000 - Department of Public Health and Environment
1010 - Division of Environmental Health and Sustainability
6 CCR 1010-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE HEALTH AND SANITATION OF CHILD CARE FACILITIES IN THE STATE OF COLORADO
Section 6 CCR 1010-7.9 - Interior Design
Universal Citation: 6 CO Code Regs 1010-7 § 9
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, March 25, 2025
7.9.1 Personal Belongings
A. Separate identified storage areas shall be provided for each child's personal effects, clothing, and bed linens.
1. Individual cubicles, lockers, coat hooks, drawers, or closet space shall be provided for storage of coats, hats, and other personal articles.
2. Staff members' personal effects and clothing shall be stored separately and be inaccessible to children.
7.9.2 Play Equipment
A. Toys and art supplies shall be made of safe, non-toxic, durable, and cleanable materials.
1. Soft, cloth toys shall be machine washable.
2. Instructional supplies, toys, clean linens, clean clothing, and other play equipment shall not be stored in restrooms unless stored in a closed secondary non-absorbent container or closed cabinet.
B. Potentially toxic materials shall be used only as required by Section 7.14.3(A).
7.9.3 Napping, Sleeping Areas and Equipment
A. All sleeping and napping supplies such as cots, beds, cribs, mats, linens, and pillows shall be maintained in a sanitary manner.
1. Mats and cots shall be constructed of impervious, easily cleanable materials and maintained in good repair.
2. Mattresses not constructed of impervious materials shall be covered with an impervious (water proof) easily cleanable cover.
3. Individual cribs, mats, cots, linens and pillows shall be marked with identifying information unless cleaned and sanitized or laundered between users.
4. Linens shall be laundered at a minimum of once per week or anytime the surface becomes visibly soiled in accordance with Section 7.8.6(A). When linens are left on mats or cots, they shall be stored so that there is no contact between individual mats, cots, or bedding.
5. Mattresses or mattress covers, mats, and cots shall be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized prior to use by another child and whenever soiled, as required in Section 7.10.5.
6. Mattresses or mattress covers, mats, and cots shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected when contaminated with high hazard body fluids, as required in Section 7.10.6.
7. Pillows, mats, and cots shall not be stored in restrooms.
7.9.4 Toys, Furnishings and Equipment
A. Toys, furniture, indoor play equipment and other furnishings shall be maintained clean and in good repair.
1. Dress-up clothing, hats, and all other headwear shall be washable and shall be maintained in a clean condition.
2. Sensory tables and other play tables shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary manner.
a. Sensory tables, when filled with water, or wet materials, shall be emptied, cleaned, and sanitized after use by each group of children and at least emptied, cleaned, and sanitized daily.
b. Sensory tables when filled with dry materials shall be cleaned and sanitized at least weekly.
c. If food items (i.e. beans, pasta, rice, or materials made with food) are used in sensory tables, the materials may be used for a maximum of one week and then the materials shall be discarded.
d. Any item such as, but not limited to, sand, cardboard, paper, or similar shall be discarded whenever it is visibly soiled, contaminated with either high or low hazard body fluids, or in poor repair.
e. Toys shall be cleaned and sanitized as required by Section 7.9.4(A)(5-7) or laundered as required by Section 7.9.4(A)(8).
f. The use of sensory tables is prohibited if a suspected or confirmed outbreak is occurring at the facility. These activities shall not resume until the Department provides approval or upon outbreak closure.
3. Equipment, furnishings, toys, and play materials for infants and toddlers shall have smooth, nonporous surfaces or washable fabric surfaces that are easily cleanable.
a. Coverings shall be laundered any time the surface becomes visibly soiled. In use cloth toys such as stuffed animals, dolls, and hand puppets shall be laundered at a minimum of once per week, pursuant to Section 7.8.6(A), and immediately removed for laundering after being mouthed or any time they become visibly soiled. Laundering of coverings shall be in accordance with Section 7.8.6(A).
b. Surfaces contaminated with high hazard body fluids shall be cleaned and disinfected, pursuant to Section 7.10.6, and when provided, coverings shall be removed for laundering.
4. Children that are toilet trained may have furnishings without impervious covers similar to a domestic setting as long as they are maintained clean and in good repair.
a. Absorbent toys and surfaces shall be cleaned, laundered, or removed from use at a frequency to prevent the accumulation of visible soil.
b. In the event of contamination with high hazard body fluid the furnishing shall be immediately cleaned and disinfected in accordance with Section 7.10.6, or shall be removed from use.
5. Toys used by preschool and older children shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized in accordance with Section 7.10.5 at least once per week and whenever visibly soiled.
6. Toys used by infants and toddlers shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized in accordance with Section 7.10.5 at least daily and whenever visibly soiled.
7. Toys that are placed in children's mouths or are otherwise contaminated by low hazard body fluids shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized in accordance with Section 7.10.5 prior to use by another child.
8. Soft toys used by all age groups shall be washed in accordance with Section 7.8.6(A) weekly or whenever visibly soiled or placed in a child's mouth.
7.9.5 Ill / Injured Child Area
A. Each facility shall include an area designated for the care of any ill or injured child who is being cared for by a designated staff member or is awaiting the arrival of a parent or guardian.
1. Resident camps and 24-hour child care facilities require a designated area for the care of ill or injured children.
2. In all other child care facilities, the designated area may be located within a classroom or area normally used for child care. At least three feet of separation is recommended from all other children to help minimize exposure of staff and children not previously in close contact with the child.
3. The area shall be well ventilated and heated.
4. The area shall have available a bed, cot, or mat and a sheet and blanket. In resident camps and 24-hour facilities there shall be one bed, cot, or mat for every 50 children the facility is licensed for.
5. Children in the area shall have access to toilet and lavatory facilities where health and sanitation measures can be carried out without interruption by other children and staff activities.
6. The area shall be located so as to allow staff supervision of the ill or injured child at all times.
7. All equipment, bedding, and toys utilized by the child with symptoms of illness shall be cleaned and sanitized or disinfected as required in Sections 7.8.6, 7.10.5, and 7.10.6, prior to use of another child.
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