Section 101238
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS
(a) The child care center shall be clean, safe, sanitary and in good repair
at all times to ensure the safety and well-being of children, employees and
visitors.
- (1) The licensee shall take measures to keep the center free of flies,
other insects, and rodents.
- (2) The licensee shall safely dispose of water and any disinfectants/solutions
that have been used for cleaning.
(b) All children shall be protected against hazards within the center through
provision of the following:
- (1) Protective devices including but not limited to non-slip material on
rugs.
(c) All outdoor and indoor passageways, stairways, inclines, ramps, open porches
and other areas of potential hazard shall be kept free of obstruction.
(d) General permanent or portable storage space shall be available for the
storage of the center's equipment and supplies.
- (1) Such equipment and supplies shall be stored in this space and shall
not be stored in space used to meet other requirements specified in this chapter.
(e) All licensees shall ensure the inaccessibility of pools, including swimming
pools (in-ground and above-ground), fixed-in-place wading pools, hot tubs, spas,
fish ponds or similar bodies of water, through a pool cover or by surrounding
the pool with a fence.
- (1) Fences shall be at least five feet high and shall be constructed so
that the fence does not obscure the pool from view. The bottom and sides of
the fence shall comply with Division 1, Appendix Chapter 4 of the 1994 Uniform
Building Code. In addition to meeting all of the aforementioned requirements
for fences, gates shall swing away from the pool, self-close and have a self-latching
device located no more than Six inches from the top of the gate. Pool covers
shall be strong enough to completely support the weight of an adult and shall
be placed on the pool and locked while the pool is not in use.
- (A) If licensed prior to June 1, 1995, child care centers with existing
pool fencing shall be exempt from the fencing requirements specified in
Section 101238(e)(1) until such fence is replaced or structurally altered.
If the licensee replaces or alters the fence, it shall meet the requirements
specified in Section 101238(e)(1).
- (2) Where an above-ground pool structure is used as the fence or where
the fence is mounted on top of the pool structure, the pool shall be made
inaccessible when not in use by removing or making the ladder inaccessible
or erecting a barricade to prevent access to decking. If a barricade is used,
the barricade shall meet the requirements of Section 101238(e)(1).
(f) All in-ground pools, and all above-ground pools that cannot be emptied after
each use, shall have an operative pump and filtering system.
(g) Disinfectants, cleaning solutions, poisons and other items that could
pose a danger if readily available to children shall be stored where inaccessible
to children.
- (1) Storage areas for poisons shall be locked.
- (2) Firearms and other weapons shall not be allowed on or stored on the
premises of a child care center.
(h) Medicines shall be stored as specified in Section 101226(e) and separately
from items specified in Section 101238(g) above.
(i) The items specified in Section 101238(g) above shall not be stored in
food-storage areas or in storage areas used by or for children.
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