Or. Admin. Code § 414-210-0900 - [Effective 7/1/2025] Furniture, Equipment and Play Materials
(1) A provider must
ensure furniture, equipment and play materials used by child care children are
maintained in a hazard free condition.
(2) Broken play materials, furniture and
equipment must be removed from areas accessible to child care
children.
(3) Play materials and
equipment must:
(a) Be safe, clean, durable,
well constructed, and made from lead-free non toxic materials; and
(b) Provide for a wide variety of choices and
activities, specified in OAR 414-210-0520, Daily Routine and Activities.
Materials and activities must reflect the cultures and interests of children
and families in care.
(4) Activities that include a tool that could
pose a safety risk (e.g., iron, glue gun, woodworking tool) are limited to
preschool and school-age children.
(a)
Caregivers must first instruct children in the tool's proper use and safety
measures.
(b) Caregivers must be
within arm's reach of the children participating in the activity to reduce the
risk of injury.
(5) A
provider must provide an individual bed, mat, cot, or other sleep equipment for
(a) Each toddler and preschool-age child at
nap time;
(b) Each school-age child
who wants to rest; and
(c) A child
that needs to be isolated due to illness.
(6) Mats, cots, and other sleep equipment
must:
(a) Be durable and in good repair;
and
(b) Be able to be cleaned and
sanitized.
(7) Floors
mats must be:
(a) Designed for sleeping;
and
(b) Covered in a
water-resistant material.
(8) A provider must ensure that each child 12
months or age and older is provided with individual bedding consisting of at
least a sheet or blanket.
(9)
Family beds or sofas may be used with individual bedding.
(10) If a child's parent requests, siblings
may share the same bed.
(11) The
upper level of bunk beds may only be used for children 10 years of age and
older and must have a bed rail and safety ladder in place.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.330
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