Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) A certified
child care center must provide an individual crib, portable crib, or play yard
for each infant.
(a) Each crib, portable
crib, or play yard must:
(A) Comply with
Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) standards for use by infants and have
documentation from the manufacturer or retailer stating that either the crib
was manufactured after June 28, 2011 or the play yard was manufactured after
February 28, 2013;
(B) Have a firm,
flat, non-inclined sleep surface;
(C) Have a clean, firm, tight-fitting
mattress. The mattress must:
(i) Be designed
to fit the specific equipment used, with no gap between the mattress and sides
of the product;
(ii) Be covered in
a durable, washable, waterproof, form-fitting material;
(iii) Be firm enough that it maintains its
shape and does not indent or conform to the shape of the infant's head;
and
(iv) Be covered in a
tight-fitting sheet that remains tightly-fitted with normal use and does not
have any slack or bunching.
(D) Be placed at least 2 feet from other
cribs, portable cribs or play yards when in use that allows for a direct,
unobstructed passage to each child;
(E) Be assigned and labeled by name or number
for a specific child;
(F) Be
thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before use by another child and when soiled;
and
(G) Be placed away from window
blinds or draperies.
(b)
Bassinets are prohibited.
(c)
Stacking, wall, or modular cribs are prohibited.
(d) Sheets must be changed when soiled,
before use by another child, and at a minimum of once a week.
(2) Crib bumper pads must not be
on the premises of a certified child care center.
(3) To support traditional indigenous
practices, the center may allow cradleboards or other traditional indigenous
sleep equipment to be used as a sleep surface for infants. Caregivers must be
careful to not over-bundle or overheat an infant while using the
equipment.
(4) If a certified child
care center uses high chairs, the chairs must comply with current Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards and have:
(a) A broad base to prevent
tipping;
(b) A latch to keep a
child from raising the tray; and
(c) T-shaped straps or a guard to prevent a
child from becoming entrapped or sliding out.
(5) If a certified child care center uses
clip-on chairs, the chairs must have straps to prevent a child from sliding
out.
(6) A certified child care
center must provide at least one adult-sized chair for each group of infants
and toddlers.
(7) A certified child
care center must provide a variety and adequate supply of developmentally
appropriate materials that are stimulating to a child's senses and that are:
(a) Clean and washable or
disposable;
(b) Not a choking
hazard including toys and removable parts with a diameter less than 1-1/4
inches, plastic bags, Styrofoam, and rubber or latex balloons;
(c) Safe and in good working condition;
and
(d) Removed from the certified
child care center as soon as a program becomes aware an item has been recalled
by CPSC.
(8) A certified
child care center must provide materials and equipment that promote social and
emotional activities such as:
(a) Pictures of
children and adults exhibiting different emotions;
(b) Pictures of infants and family
members;
(c) Dolls and soft toy
rattles; and
(d) Music.
(9) A certified child care center
may not use the following equipment for infants, which have been identified as
unsafe for infants by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the
American Academy of Pediatrics:
(a) Baby
walkers, which are devices that allow an infant to sit inside and are equipped
with rollers or wheels and move across the floor;
(b) Baby doorway jumpers, which are devices
that allow an infant to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee
cord" suspended from a doorway;
(c)
Accordion safety gates;
(d) Bean
bags, waterbeds, and foam pads for use as sleeping equipment; and
(e) Unstructured infant slings or
wraps.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
329A.260
