Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R381 - Child Care Center Licensing Committee
Rule R381-60 - Hourly Child Care Centers
Section R381-60-15 - Health and Infection Control
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The provider shall keep the building, furnishings, equipment, and outdoor area clean and sanitary including:
(2) The provider shall take safe and effective measures to prevent and eliminate the presence of insects, rodents, and other pests.
(3) The provider shall clean and sanitize any toys and materials used by children:
(4) The provider shall ensure that fabric toys and items including stuffed animals, cloth dolls, pillow covers, and dress-up clothes are machine washable and if used, washed at least each week or as needed.
(5) The provider shall clean and sanitize highchair trays before each use.
(6) The provider shall clean and sanitize water play tables or tubs daily if used by the children.
(7) The provider shall clean and sanitize bathroom surfaces including toilets, sinks, faucets, toilet and sink handles, and counters each day the facility is open for business.
(8) The provider shall clean and sanitize potty chairs after each use.
(9) The provider shall keep toilet paper in a dispenser that is accessible to children.
(10) The provider shall post handwashing procedures that are readily visible from each handwashing sink and shall ensure that each staff follow the procedures.
(11) The provider shall ensure that staff and volunteers wash their hands thoroughly with liquid soap and running water:
(12) The provider shall ensure that caregivers teach children how to wash their hands thoroughly and oversee handwashing when possible.
(13) The provider shall ensure that children wash their hands thoroughly with liquid soap and running water:
(14) The provider shall ensure that only single-use towels from a covered dispenser or an electric hand dryer is used to dry hands.
(15) The provider shall store personal hygiene items, including toothbrushes, combs, and hair accessories separate, so they do not touch each other, and ensure they are not shared or they are sanitized between each use.
(16) The provider shall ensure that pacifiers, bottles, and nondisposable drinking cups are:
(17) The provider shall ensure the prompt change of a child's clothing if the child has a toileting accident.
(18) The provider shall ensure that children's clothing that is wet or soiled from a body fluid is:
(19) The provider shall take precautions when cleaning floors, furniture, and other surfaces contaminated by blood, urine, feces, or vomit, and ensure that, except for diaper changes and toileting accidents, staff cleaning these bodily fluids:
(20) The provider may not care for a child who is ill with an infectious disease at the center except when the child shows signs of illness after arriving at the center.
(21) If a child becomes ill while in care:
(22) If any child or employee has an infectious disease, an unusual or serious illness, or a sudden onset of an illness, the provider shall notify the local health department on the day the provider discovers the illness.
(23) If any staff member or child has an infectious disease or parasite, the provider shall post a notice at the center that:
(24) To prevent contamination of food, the spread of foodborne illnesses, and other diseases, the provider shall ensure that: