North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES › Section .1700 - FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME REQUIREMENTS › Section 09 .1725 - SANITATION REQUIREMENTS FOR FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) To assure the health of children through
				proper sanitation, the family child care home operator shall:
(1) collect and submit samples of water from
				each well used for the children's water supply for bacteriological analysis to
				the local health department or a laboratory certified to analyze drinking water
				for public water supplies by the North Carolina State Laboratory of Public
				Health every two years. Results of the analysis shall be on file in the
				home;
(2) collect and submit
				samples of water from each water outlet used for drinking or food preparation
				for lead analysis to the local health department or a laboratory certified to
				analyze for lead in drinking water by the North Carolina State Laboratory of
				Public Health. Results of the analysis shall be on file in the home. For
				operators that submit an application for licensure after the effective date of
				this Rule, water samples shall be collected by the operator and tested during
				the application process. For all other family child care homes, water samples
				shall be collected by the operator and tested within 12 months of the effective
				date of this Rule;
(3) wash his or
				her hands prior to caring for children each day;
(4) ensure that each child's hands are washed
				upon arrival at the home each day;
(5) have sanitary toilet, diaper changing,
				and hand washing facilities as follows:
(A)
				diaper changing areas shall be separate from food preparation areas;
(B) toileting areas shall have toilet tissue
				available at all times;
(C) all
				toilet fixtures shall be cleanable and in good repair;
(D) handwashing areas shall have soap and
				paper towels or other drying devices available at all times;
(E) diapering surfaces shall be smooth,
				intact, nonabsorbent, and cleanable; and
(F) potty chairs and diapering surfaces shall
				be cleaned after each use.
(6) use sanitary diapering procedures.
				Diapers shall be changed whenever they become soiled or wet. The operator
				shall:
(A) gather all supplies before placing
				a child on the diapering surface;
(B) wash his or her hands before, as well as
				after, diapering each child;
(C)
				ensure the child's hands are washed after diapering the child; and
(D) place soiled diapers in a covered, leak
				proof container which is emptied and cleaned daily;
(7) use sanitary procedures when preparing
				and serving food. The operator shall:
(A) wash
				his or her hands before and after handling food and feeding the children;
				and
(B) ensure the child's hands
				are washed before and after the child is fed;
(8) wash his or her hands, and ensure the
				child's hands are washed, after toileting or handling bodily fluids;
(9) handwashing procedures shall include:
(A) using liquid soap and water;
(B) rubbing hands vigorously with soap and
				water for 15 seconds;
(C) washing
				all surfaces of the hands, to include the backs of hands, palms, wrists, under
				fingernails and between fingers;
(D) rinsing well for 10 seconds;
(E) drying hands with a paper towel or other
				hand drying device; and
(F) turning
				off faucet with a paper towel or other method without recontaminating
				hands;
(10) refrigerate
				all perishable food and beverages. The refrigerator shall be in good repair and
				maintain a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below. A refrigerator
				thermometer is required to monitor the temperature;
(11) have a house that is free of
				rodents;
(12) screen all windows
				and doors used for ventilation; and
(13) store garbage in waterproof containers
				with tight fitting covers.