unattended in the vehicle; and preparation activities involving is not (8) Maintain required staff-to-child children; and immediately ratio and capacity. (b) Make the kitchen adjacent to environmentally safe for children to the early 170-296A-6500 participate in planned kitchen learning Using public transportation. activities. program; The licensee may transport children 170-295-2130 (v) Engage in using public transportation, Do I need an outdoor play area? planned provided that children are (4) You must ensure appropriate activities in supervised at all times and required child grouping by developmental or the kitchen; staff-to child ratios are maintained. age levels, staff-to-child ratio and The licensee or staff must not allow adherence, and maintain group size; (vi) Ride on or send children on public (5) Staff must be outdoors with the public transportation unsupervised. children in continuous visual and transportation. 170-296A-6800 auditory range; (e) Ensure no infant Rest periods. 170-295-4120 or child is left (1) The licensee must offer a daily What must I do to be sure that unattended during: supervised rest period for children. diaper changing is safe and does not (i) Diapering; (2) The supervised rest period spread infections? (ii) Bottle must be… (3) You must not leave the child feeding; or 170-296A-6850 unattended during the diaper (iii) Tummy Overnight care change. time. The licensee must be approved by 170-295-5020 (f) Provide active the department to provide (4) You must implement a supervision to overnight care. If the licensee method to monitor entrance and exit children while provides overnight child care: doors to prevent children from bathing. (1) The licensee or primary staff exiting the buildings unsupervised. (g) Consider the person must be awake until all You may use: following when children in care are asleep; (a) A door alarm; deciding whether (2) The licensee or a primary staff (b) A bell that can be heard increased supervision person must be on the same level throughout the building; is needed: of the home as the children in care; (c) Adult supervision at the exits; (i) Ages of (3) The licensee or primary staff or children;
unattended in the vehicle; and (8) Maintain required staff-to-child ratio and capacity. 170-296A-6500 Using public transportation. The licensee may transport children using public transportation, provided that children are supervised at all times and required staff-to child ratios are maintained. The licensee or staff must not allow or send children on public transportation unsupervised. 170-296A-6800 Rest periods. (1) The licensee must offer a daily supervised rest period for children. (2) The supervised rest period must be… 170-296A-6850 Overnight care The licensee must be approved by the department to provide overnight care. If the licensee provides overnight child care: (1) The licensee or primary staff person must be awake until all children in care are asleep; (2) The licensee or a primary staff person must be on the same level of the home as the children in care; (3) The licensee or primary staff preparation activities involving children; and (b) Make the kitchen environmentally safe for children to participate in planned kitchen activities. 170-295-2130 Do I need an outdoor play area? (4) You must ensure appropriate child grouping by developmental or age levels, staff-to-child ratio adherence, and maintain group size; (5) Staff must be outdoors with the children in continuous visual and auditory range; 170-295-4120 What must I do to be sure that diaper changing is safe and does not spread infections? (3) You must not leave the child unattended during the diaper change. 170-295-5020 (4) You must implement a method to monitor entrance and exit doors to prevent children from exiting the buildings unsupervised. You may use: (a) A door alarm; (b) A bell that can be heard throughout the building; (c) Adult supervision at the exits; or is not immediately adjacent to the early learning program; (v) Engage in planned activities in the kitchen; and (vi) Ride on public transportation. (e) Ensure no infant or child is left unattended during: (i) Diapering; (ii) Bottle feeding; or (iii) Tummy time. (f) Provide active supervision to children while bathing. (g) Consider the following when deciding whether increased supervision is needed: (i) Ages of children;