Child Care Centre Sleep Supervision Policy and Procedures Name of Child Care Centre: Date Policy and Procedures Established: Date Policy and Procedures Updated: Policy Placement of Children for Sleep Children under 18 months of age will be placed in individual cribs for sleep. Children over 18 months of age who sleep will be placed in individual cots for sleep. All children who are younger than 12 months of age will be placed on their own backs to sleep, unless other instructions are provided in of writing by the child’s physician. Parents these children will be advised of the to place their child(ren) to sleep on centre’s obligation their backs, as set out in the on Safe Sleep: Preventing Sudden Deaths in “Joint Statement Canada”. Consultation with Parents All parents of children who regularly sleep at the child care centre will be advised of the policies and procedures regarding sleep at the time of their enrolment centre’s child’s and/or any time the policies and procedures are revised, as applicable. will consult with parents about their sleeping arrangements at the time of enrolment child’s and at any other appropriate time (e.g. when a child transitions to a new program or room, or at the parent’s request). Significant changes in a sleeping patterns or behaviours will be communicated to child’s parents. Any significant changes in sleeping patterns or behaviours will result in adjustments being made to the supervision during sleep time, where appropriate, child’s based on consultation with the parent. child’s Direct Visual Checks Regulatory Requirements: Ontario Regulation 137/15 Sleep policies and supervision
Child Care Centre Sleep Supervision Policy and Procedures Name of Child Care Centre: Date Policy and Procedures Established: Date Policy and Procedures Updated: Policy Placement of Children for Sleep Children under 18 months of age will be placed in individual cribs for sleep. Children over 18 months of age who sleep will be placed in individual cots for sleep. All children who are younger than 12 months of age will be placed on their own backs to sleep, unless other instructions are provided in writing by the child’s physician. Parents of these children will be advised of the centre’s obligation to place their child(ren) to sleep on their backs, as set out in the “Joint Statement on Safe Sleep: Preventing Sudden Deaths in Canada”. Consultation with Parents All parents of children who regularly sleep at the child care centre will be advised of the centre’s policies and procedures regarding sleep at the time of their child’s enrolment and/or any time the policies and procedures are revised, as applicable. will consult with parents about their child’s sleeping arrangements at the time of enrolment and at any other appropriate time (e.g. when a child transitions to a new program or room, or at the parent’s request). Significant changes in a child’s sleeping patterns or behaviours will be communicated to parents. Any significant changes in sleeping patterns or behaviours will result in adjustments being made to the child’s supervision during sleep time, where appropriate, based on consultation with the child’s parent. Direct Visual Checks Regulatory Requirements: Ontario Regulation 137/15 Sleep policies and supervision
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