New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 3A - CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Chapter 54 - MANUAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE REGISTRATION
Subchapter 6 - SAFETY, HEALTH, AND PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDERS
Section 3A:54-6.11 - Environmental sanitation and personal hygiene

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 3A:54-6.11

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) The provider shall ensure that children wash their hands with soap and running water as follows:

1. Upon arrival for the day;

2. Before eating;

3. Immediately after using the toilet;

4. Immediately after coming into contact with blood, saliva, and other body secretions or fluids; and

5. After caring for animals or their equipment or after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions.

(b) The provider shall ensure that an infant's hands are washed with soap and water immediately after a diaper change.

(c) The provider and all other adults caring for children in the home shall wash their hands with soap and running water immediately:

1. Upon arrival for the day and after breaks;

2. Before and after preparing or serving food or beverages;

3. Before and after eating or feeding a child;

4. Before and after brushing or helping a child brush teeth;

5. Before and after giving medication or applying an ointment or cream in which a break in the skin (for example, sores, cuts, or scrapes) may be encountered;

6. Before and after playing with children in water (including swimming);

7. Before and after diapering a child;

8. After toileting;

9. After assisting a child in toileting;

10. After contact with blood, diarrhea, vomit, or other body secretions or fluids; and

11. After caring for animals or their equipment or after coming in contact with an animal's body secretions.

(d) The provider shall ensure that each child is supplied with:

1. A clean towel and washcloth for his or her exclusive use; or

2. Disposable towels and washcloths.

(e) The provider shall ensure that:

1. A change of clothing is provided for each child;

2. A child's clothing is changed when wet or soiled; and

3. Each child's personal hygiene items, such as toothbrushes, hairbrushes, and combs, are stored separately from those of others.

(f) The provider shall use disposable rubber gloves, which shall be discarded after each use, when cleaning up blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter or other body secretions.

(g) The provider shall ensure that areas in the home, bedding, furniture, carpeting and clothing that come into contact with blood, vomit, urine, fecal matter or other body or animal secretions are cleaned with soap and water and disinfected with a commercially prepared disinfectant. This solution shall be used in accordance with label instructions.

(h) The following equipment items or surfaces shall be cleaned with soap and water and disinfected with commercially prepared disinfectant after an incident, as specified in (g) above occurs:

1. Toilet seats;

2. Sinks and faucets;

3. Mops that were used in the clean-up;

4. Washcloths, towels and sponges that were used in the clean-up; and

5. Thermometers.

(i) Toys that children have placed in their mouths or that are otherwise contaminated by body secretion or excretion shall be set aside until they are cleaned by hand with water and detergent, rinsed, sanitized, and air-dried or in a mechanical dishwasher.

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