Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) The room
temperature must be at least 68°F during the hours which child care
children are in care.
(2) Rooms
child care children are predominantly occupying must have a combination of
natural and artificial lighting.
(3) Floors must be free of splinters, large
unsealed cracks, sliding rugs and other hazards.
(4) Potentially aggressive animals must not
be in the same physical space as the children.
(5) Children shall be protected from fire and
safety hazards. Providers must have the following protections in place:
(a) All exposed electrical outlets in rooms
used by preschool or younger children must have hard-to-remove protective caps
or safety devices installed when the outlet is not in use.
(b) Extension cords shall not be used as
permanent wiring;
(c) All appliance
cords must be in good condition;
(d) Multiple connectors for cords shall not
be used;
(e) A grounded power strip
outlet with a built-in over-current protection may be used;
(f) A stable barrier shall be installed to
prevent children from falling into hazards, including, but not limited to:
fireplaces, heaters and woodstoves that are in use when child care children are
present;
(g) A secure barrier shall
be placed at the top and/or bottom of all stairways accessible to infants and
toddlers;
(6) The child
care facility has a working smoke detector on each floor level and in any area
where a child naps.
(7) Cleaning
supplies, paints, matches, lighters, and any plastic bags large enough to fit
over a child's head kept under child-safety lock.
(8) Other potentially dangerous items, such
as medicine, drugs, sharp knives and poisonous and toxic materials kept under
child-safety lock.
(9) Firearms, BB
guns, pellet guns and ammunition kept under lock, with ammunition stored and
locked separately. Firearms, BB guns and pellet guns must remain
unloaded;
(10) If any preschool age
or younger children are in care, poisonous plants must be kept out of the reach
of children;
(11) All clear glass
panels in doors clearly marked at child level.
(12) Each provider must ensure that the child
care facility where care is provided meets all of the following standards:
(a) Each floor level used by a child has two
useable exits to the outdoors (a sliding door or window that can be used to
evacuate a child is considered a useable exit). If a second floor is used for
child care, the provider must have a written plan for evacuating occupants in
the event of an emergency.
(b) The
child care facility has a working telephone or telephone service in operating
condition.
(c) Emergency telephone
numbers for fire, ambulance, police and poison control and the child care
facility address must be posted in a visible location.
(d) The building, grounds, water supply, and
toys, equipment and furniture used by children must be maintained in a
hazard-free condition.
(e) Broken
toys, furniture and equipment must be removed from areas accessible to
children.
(13) Wading
pools are prohibited for wading.
(14) The provider is responsible for the
children in care. At all times the provider must:
(a) Be within sight or sound of all
children;
(b) Be aware of what each
child is doing;
(c) Be near enough
to children to respond when needed.
(15) A center-based child care facility may
not exceed the ratios and group sizes in Table A.
(16) In a mixed-age group of children, the
number of caregivers and group size shall be determined by the age of the
youngest child in the group.
(17)
414-180-0025(15) and 414-180-0025(16) apply to center-based child care defined
as a child care facility located in a building constructed as other than a
single-family dwelling.
(18) The
provider must have a written plan for evacuating and removing children to a
safe location in an emergency. The plan must be posted in the child care
facility, familiar to the children and the caregivers, and practiced at least
every other month and must include:
(a)
Procedures for notifying parents or other adults responsible for the children,
of the relocation and how children will be reunited with their
families;
(b) Procedures to address
the needs of individual children, including infants and toddlers, children with
special needs and children with chronic medical conditions;
(c) An acceptable method to ensure that all
children in attendance are accounted for;
(d) Procedures for handling natural disasters
(e.g. fire, earthquake, etc.) and man-caused events, such as violence at a
child-care facility;
(e) Procedures
in the event that children must shelter-in-place or if the child-care facility
must be locked-down so that no one can enter or leave; and
(f) Procedures for maintaining continuity of
child care operations.
(19) If a caregiver is transporting children,
the caregiver must have a valid driver's license and proof of appropriate
insurance.
(20) The number of
children transported shall not exceed the number of seat belts or child safety
systems available in the vehicle.
(21) The provider must take precautions to
protect children from vehicular traffic. The provider shall:
(a) Require drop off and pick up only at the
curb or at an off-street location protected from traffic.
(b) Assure that any adult who supervises
drop-off and loading can see and assure that children are clear of the
perimeter of all vehicles before any vehicle moves.
(22) The following vehicles may be used to
transport child care children:
(a) A vehicle
manufactured to carry fewer than ten passengers;
(b) A school bus or a multi-function school
activity bus;
(c) A vehicle
manufactured to carry ten or more passengers that was manufactured in 2010 or
after; or
(d) A vehicle
manufactured to carry ten or more passengers that was manufactured before 2010,
with the following conditions:
(A) Travel
speed may not exceed 50 mph; and
(B) The vehicle must have an annual safety
inspection by a garage, dealership or auto repair shop. Proof of inspection
must be on the form provided by the Department or on a form provided by the
inspector which contains the same information.
(23) The provider must have a written
statement from the parent(s) regarding whether or not the provider is
authorized to:
(a) Take a child on a field
trip or other activity outside the child care facility or participate in any
water activity; and
(b) Transport a
child to or from school or allow a child to bus or walk to or from school or
child care facility.
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Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
326.425
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.505, ORS
329A.010, ORS
329A.020 & ORS
329A.500
