Arizona Administrative Code › Title 9 - HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 5 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES LOAN REPAYMENT › Article 5 - FACILITY PROGRAM AND EQUIPMENT › Section R9-5-501 - General Child Care Program, Equipment, and Health and Safety Standards

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. A licensee shall
				ensure that:
1. In addition to complying with
				the requirements in this Chapter, the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled
				child is not placed at risk of harm;
2. Except for an enrolled school-age child,
				drinking water is provided sufficient for the needs of and accessible to each
				enrolled child in both indoor and outdoor activity areas;
3. For an enrolled school-age child, if
				drinking water is not accessible in an indoor or outdoor activity area,
				drinking water sufficient to meet the individual needs of each enrolled
				school-aged child is available;
4.
				An enrolled child is placed in an age-appropriate or
				developmentally-appropriate group;
5. Indoor activity areas used by enrolled
				children are decorated with age-appropriate articles such as mirrors, bulletin
				boards, pictures, and posters;
6.
				Age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment are provided to enable each
				enrolled child to participate in an activity;
7. Storage space is provided in the facility
				for indoor and outdoor toys, materials, and equipment in areas accessible to
				enrolled children;
8. Clean
				clothing is available to an enrolled child when the enrolled child needs a
				change of clothing;
9. If a staff
				member places an enrolled child in a feeding chair when feeding the enrolled
				child:
a. The feeding chair is constructed to
				prevent toppling;
b. The tray or
				feeding surface of the feeding chair is smooth and free of cracks;
				and
c. The staff member:
i. Cleans the feeding chair before and after
				each enrolled child's use;
ii.
				Sanitizes the tray or feeding surface before and after each enrolled child's
				use; and
iii. If the feeding chair
				was manufactured with a safety strap, fastens the feeding chair's safety strap
				while the enrolled child is in the feeding chair;
10. At least one indoor activity
				area in the facility is equipped with at least one cot or mat, a sheet, and a
				blanket, where an enrolled child can rest quietly away from other enrolled
				children;
11. Outdoor activities
				are scheduled to allow not less than 75 square feet for each enrolled child
				occupying the facility's outdoor activity area or indoor activity area
				substituted for outdoor activity area at any time;
12. The facility premises, including the
				buildings, are maintained free from hazards;
13. Toys and play equipment, required in this
				Article, are maintained:
a. Free from hazards,
				and
b. In a condition that allows
				the toy or play equipment to be used for the original purpose of the toy or
				play equipment;
14.
				Temperatures are maintained between 68° F and 82° F in each room used by
				enrolled children;
15. Except when
				an enrolled child is napping or sleeping, each room used by an enrolled child
				is maintained at a minimum of 30 foot candles of illumination;
16. When an enrolled child is napping or
				sleeping in a room, the room is maintained at a minimum of 5 foot candles of
				illumination;
17. Each enrolled
				child's toothbrush, comb, washcloth, cloth towel, and clothing is maintained in
				a clean condition and stored in an identified space separate from those of
				other enrolled children;
18. Each
				enrolled child's pacifier is labeled with an identifier that is specific to the
				enrolled child and maintained in a clean condition;
19. Except as provided in subsection (A)(20),
				the following are stored separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible
				to an enrolled child:
a. All materials and
				chemicals labeled as a toxic or flammable substance;
b. All substances that have a child warning
				label and may be a hazard to a child; and
c. Lawn mowers, ladders, toilet brushes,
				plungers, and other facility equipment that may be a hazard to a
				child;
20. Hand
				sanitizers:
a. When being stored, are stored
				separate from food storage areas and are inaccessible to enrolled children;
				and
b. When being provided for use,
				are accessible to enrolled children; and
21. Except when used as part of an activity,
				the following are stored in an area inaccessible to an enrolled child:
a. Garden tools, such as a rake, trowel, and
				shovel; and
b. Cleaning equipment
				and supplies, such as a mop and mop bucket.