Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
7 AAC 50.510
LIFE AND FIRE SAFETY
(a) The standards for life and fire safety set out in 13 AAC 50.010 - 13 AAC
50.075 and 13 AAC 55.010 - 13 AAC 55.150 as administered by the Department of
Public Safety apply to facilities providing
- (1) [C, GH & where applicable, H] less than 24 hour care for more than
six children, including those children of the caregiver who are under age
12 or of limited mobility, if applicable; and
- (2) [C] 24 hour care or overnight care for more than five children.
(b) Before an initial license will be issued to a center or group home the facility
must comply with the applicable fire safety requirements specified in(a) and any
additional or more stringent standards established by a municipality to which
the state fire marshal has deferred building fire safety inspection and enforcement
activities under 13 AAC 50.075(c).
(c) [H] At the time of licensing, a licensing representative will inspect
a home to determine if the facility meets the applicable requirements of(d)
-(i) of this section. The licensing representative will request an inspection
by fire prevention officials if a home is subject to the requirements of(a)
of this section and when the licensing representative determines that an inspection
by a fire prevention official is necessary.
(d) A facility must have an emergency evacuation plan, approved by the licensing
representative, that
- (1) will, in moderate weather conditions, achieve complete evacuation of
children, including children with limited mobility, within 150 seconds during
an emergency; and
- (2) specifically provides for the evacuation of all children under 30 months
of age, children with limited mobility, or children who otherwise may need
assistance in an emergency, such as a child who is mentally, visually, or
hearing impaired.
(e) A facility shall conduct and document regular emergency evacuation drills
at least once a month, unless
- (1) postponed due to severe weather; or
(f) [H] A home must have at least
- (1) two means of emergency escape that are remote from each other and that
provide unobstructed access to the outside of the building; at least one means
of emergency escape must be an exterior door;
- (2) one means of escape from the basement directly to the outside at or
near ground level, if children occupy a basement area for any part of the
day; and
- (3) one operable window that meets the requirements to(h)(1) -( 3) of this
section and provides escape directly to the outside in each child's sleeping
room.
(g) [H] A facility located in a single family dwelling that has only one exterior
door may not have more than six children in care, including the children who are
related to the facility administrator
(h) [H] If, under(f)(1) of this section, the home designates a window as one
required means of emergency escape, the window must be operable and comply with
the following:
- (1) the finished sill height may not exceed 48 inches above the floor;
- (2) the net clear openable area must be a minimum of 5.7 square feet, with
a minimum net clear openable height dimension of 24 inches; and
- (3) the minimum net clear openable width dimension must be 20 inches.
(i) [H] A home must be free of fire hazards and must
- (1) have at least one AC primary power or monitored battery powered smoke
detection device and at least one fully charged 2A:10BC dry chemical fire
extinguisher strategically located on each level;
- (2) ensure that any flammable or combustible liquids are stored in containers
with tight fitting lids out of the reach of young children; and
- (3) ensure that heating appliances are installed and maintained in a safe
and serviceable manner, including
- (A) venting to the outside if the appliance is fuel burning; and
- (B) not being placed or located in sleeping quarters during sleeping
hours, unless the facility does not have a separate sleeping area, or
in exit ways or corridors at any time.(Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98,
Register 145)
- Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.35.010
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