Pennsylvania Code
Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES
Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual
Subpart D - Nonresidential Agencies, Facilities and Services
Article I - Licensing/Approval
Chapter 3270 - CHILD CARE CENTERS
PHYSICAL SITE
Section 3270.61 - Measurement and use of indoor child care space
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) A facility shall provide indoor child care space for individual and group small muscle activity.
(b) Indoor child care space may not be used simultaneously as play space.
(c) Indoor child care space is measured within permanent stationary partitions or walls. The allowable number of children in a space is determined by dividing the total square feet in a space by 40.
(d) Measured indoor space includes space occupied by cupboards, shelves, furniture and equipment.
(e) Measured indoor space excludes space occupied by halls, bathrooms, offices, kitchens and locker rooms.
(f) Indoor space in which children are receiving care may not be used simultaneously for other business, commercial, social or another purpose unrelated to the child care being offered.
(g) Preschool and school-age children may not be involved in small or large muscle activity in the same group space in which children are sleeping or resting.
(h) The capacity established for an indoor space may not be exceeded except in the following situations:
(i) The total number of children receiving child care services at the facility at any one time may not exceed the facility's maximum capacity.
The provisions of this §3270.61 amended under Articles IX and X of the Human Services Code (62 P.S. §§ 901-922 and 1001-1088).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3270.13 (relating to waivers); 55 Pa. Code § 3270.53 (relating to children of an operator or a staff person); and 55 Pa. Code § 3270.241 (relating to requirements specific to school-age programs).