Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) For early childhood
programs, the center shall provide opportunities for daily rest and sleep as
follows:
1. For children 12 months of age and
younger, the center shall ensure that each child is initially placed in a face-up
sleeping position unless a different position is indicated in writing by the child's
health care provider.
2. For children
from 13 to 18 months of age, the center shall provide daily rest and sleep according
to the child's physical needs and ensure that blankets or pillows do not cover the
child's face.
3. Swaddling of children
during rest and sleep is prohibited.
4.
For children over the age of 18 months and under the age of four years, the center
shall provide:
i. Daily rest or sleep for each
child who attends the center for four or more consecutive hours;
ii. Daily rest or sleep for each child who attends
the center for fewer than four consecutive hours, but whose individual physical
needs call for a rest period while the child is at the center; and
iii. An alternative quiet activity for each child
who has rested or slept for 30 minutes and does not appear to need additional rest
or sleep.
(b) The
center shall provide sleeping equipment for each child as follows:
1. For children 12 months of age and younger, the
center shall provide for each child a crib, that complies with the Consumer Product
Safety Commission's (CPSC) Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size
Baby Cribs; 16 CFR 1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can
be obtained through the CPSC's website at
http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf,
playpen, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that meets the
following requirements:
i. Each crib or playpen
shall be equipped with:
(1) A firm, waterproof,
snugly fitting mattress;
(2) A clean,
snugly fitting sheet;
(3) Top rails that
are at least 19 inches above the mattress; and
(4) Slats that are not more than 23/8 inches
apart.
ii. Sleeping equipment
shall be free of pillows and soft bedding, including, but not limited to, bumper
pads, when occupied by a sleeping child.
iii. Stackable cribs shall be
prohibited.
2. For children
over the age of 12 months and under the age of five years, the center shall provide
for each child a crib that complies with the Consumer Product Safety Commission's
(CPSC), Federal Safety Standards for Full-Size and Non-Full-Size Baby Cribs; 16 CFR
1219 and 1220, which is incorporated herein by reference, and can be obtained
through the CPSC's website at
http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr11/cribfinal.pdf,
playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment that
meets the following requirements:
i. Each cot used
for children between 13 and 18 months of age shall not exceed 14 inches above the
floor level.
ii. Each cot or mat used
for rest and sleep shall be covered with a sheet, blanket or other covering. An
additional covering shall be provided for use as a covering for each
child.
iii. Each mat used for rest and
sleep shall be:
(1) Placed on a surface that is
warm, dry, clean and draft-free;
(2)
Water-repellent;
(3) At least one inch
thick; and
(4) Stored so that there is
no contact with the sleeping surface of another mat, or disinfected after each use,
as specified in 3A:52-7.7(a)1.
iv. Stackable cribs shall be prohibited.
(c) Centers that operate
after 7:00 P.M. shall comply with the following requirements for rest and sleep:
1. For children who attend the center for more
than three hours after 7:00 P.M., the center shall:
i. Establish bedtime schedules for each child in
consultation with parent(s);
ii. Ensure
that any Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment, other than a bed or mat,
has been fitted with a minimum one-inch thick water-repellent mat or mattress;
and
iii. Ensure that each child is
changed into sleeping garments.
(d) All sleeping equipment shall meet the
standards of a recognized safety organization (such as the Juvenile Products
Manufacturers Association, the American Society for Testing and Materials, or the
United States Consumer Product Safety Commission).
(e) Sheets, blankets and other coverings shall be:
1. Changed when wet, soiled or damaged;
and
2. Changed before use by another
child.
(f) When cribs,
playpens, cots, mats or other Office of Licensing-approved sleeping equipment are
stored with sheets, blankets, or other coverings as single units, at least one item
of each unit shall be labeled with child-identifying information.
(g) When sheets, blankets and other coverings are
not stored with sleeping equipment, each of these items shall be:
1. Labeled for each child; and
2. Stored separately for each child.
(h) During rest and sleep periods, only
one child shall occupy a crib, playpen, cot, mat, or other Office of
Licensing-approved sleeping equipment at one time.
(i) Children shall not use pacifiers with straps
or other types of attachment devices.
