Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-436 - Child care centers: napping and sleeping
(a) Rest period. Each child attending for
more than four hours shall be encouraged to nap or rest according to their
individual needs. Children who do not sleep shall be permitted to have a quiet
time through the use of equipment or activities.
(b) Safe sleep practices for children in
care.
(1) Each applicant with a temporary
permit and each licensee shall develop a written plan for safe sleep practices
and implement safe sleep practices for children in care who are napping or
sleeping.
(2) Each applicant with a
temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that the safe sleep practices
are shared with the parent or legal guardian of each child before the first day
of care.
(3) Each staff member
shall follow the safe sleep policies and practices of the child care
center.
(4) Each child who is 12
months of age or older shall nap or sleep on a cot or pad. Pads shall be used
only over carpet.
(5) Each
applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that all of
the following requirements are met for each infant in care:
(A) The child shall nap or sleep in a crib or
a playpen. Stacking cribs or bassinets shall not be used. Cribs with water-bed
mattresses shall not be used.
(B) A
crib or playpen shall be provided and used for each child in attendance. The
child shall not nap or sleep in the same crib or playpen occupied by another
child at the same time.
(C) If the
child falls asleep on a surface other than a crib or playpen, the child shall
be moved to a crib or playpen.
(D)
The child shall be placed on the child's back to nap or sleep.
(E) When the child is able to turn over
independently from front to back and back to front, the child shall be placed
on the child's back but then shall be allowed to remain in a position preferred
by the child. Wedges or infant positioners shall not be used.
(F) The child shall sleep in a crib or a
playpen that is free of any soft items, including pillows, quilts, blankets,
bumpers, comforters, sheepskins, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, stuffed
animals, and toys.
(G) The child
may nap or sleep in sleep clothing, including sleepers and sleep sacks.
Swaddling shall not be permitted.
(c) Napping and sleeping surfaces. Each
applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that the
following requirements are met for all napping and sleeping surfaces:
(1) Clean, individual bedding shall be
provided for each child. There shall be a complete change of bedding after each
five uses, immediately when wet or soiled, and always upon a change in the
child utilizing the sleeping surface. Blankets shall be laundered
monthly.
(2) Each surface used for
napping and sleeping shall be kept clean, of safe construction, and maintained
in good repair.
(3) Each crib,
playpen, cot, and pad shall be used only for children who meet the
manufacturer's recommendations for use, including any age, height, or weight
limitations. The manufacturer's instructions for use, including any
recommendations for use, shall be kept on file at the facility.
(4) Cribs, playpens, cots, or pads, when in
use for napping or sleeping, shall be separated from each other by at least 24
inches in all directions except when bordering on the wall.
(5) When not in use, cribs, playpens, cots,
pads, and bedding shall be stored in a clean and sanitary manner.
(6) Each crib and each playpen shall have a
firm, tight-fitting mattress and a fitted sheet. The mattress shall be set at
its lowest point when any child using the crib or playpen becomes able to
either sit up or to pull up to a standing position inside the crib or playpen,
whichever occurs first, to ensure that the child cannot climb out of the crib
or playpen.
(7) If a crib or
playpen is slatted, the slats shall be spaced not more than 2.375 inches
apart.
(8) All sides of each crib
or playpen shall be up while the crib or playpen is in use.
(9) Each applicant, each applicant with a
temporary permit, and each licensee shall ensure that no crib purchased before
June 28, 2011 is in use in the facility.
(10) Each pad used for napping and sleeping
shall be at least 0.5 inch thick, washable or enclosed in a washable cover, and
long enough so that the child's head and feet rest on the pad. Clean,
individual bedding, including a bottom and a top cover, shall be provided for
each child.
(11) Each piece of
sleeping equipment shall be labeled and designated for use by a single
child.
(d) Consumer
warning or recall. Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee
shall make any necessary changes to follow the recommendations of any consumer
warning or recall of a crib or a playpen as soon as the warning or recall is
known.
(e) Evening and overnight
care. Staff-child ratios shall be met during all hours of care.
Notes
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