Chapter 10. Child Safety

Prepare and maintain a written emergency and disaster plan that:

Post conspicuously a copy of the emergency escape route floor plan:

Regularly orient children, who are old enough to understand, in procedures to be used in the event of a fire or other emergency requiring escape from the home;

Train each substitute and, if applicable, the additional adult on the contents of the written emergency and disaster plan required at §A of this regulation;

In the event of a declared emergency, be prepared to respond as directed by the local emergency management agency through sources of public information;

During an emergency evacuation or practice, take attendance records and emergency cards out of the home and verify the presence of each child currently in attendance;

Instruct children in the use of the 9-1-1 telephone number to summon help in an emergency; and

Meet the following requirements for first aid supplies:

The provider or substitute may not allow a child to play on climbing equipment from which the child could fall 7 feet or more to the ground.

During an outdoor activity, the provider or substitute may not allow a child to:

The provider shall ensure that children use suitable protective gear when engaged in an activity for which protective gear is required by law.

Trampolines. The provider or substitute:

A provider or substitute may permit children in care to use only swimming facilities that:

An above-ground swimming pool:

A child in care may not use a pool, such as a fill-and-drain molded plastic or inflatable pool.

Each child in care is separately secured in a child car seat or seat belt; and

Each child car seat or seat belt is appropriate for the age and weight of the child using it.

Unless specified otherwise in writing by the child’s physician, or other licensed health care provider, a child who:

Unless the need for a positioning device that restricts a child’s movement while the child is resting is specified in writing by the child’s physician, or other licensed health care provider, an object or device, including, but not limited to, a strap, wedge, roll, or swaddling, that restricts movement may not be used with a child in a crib, portable crib, playpen, cot, bed, mat, or other rest furnishing.

Weighted rest items, including but not limited to blankets, sleepers, and swaddles, may not be used for a child under 12 months old.