Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

Section 17-895-41
Building Codes and Space Requirements

        (a)  Child care facilities shall conform to the    

zoning, building, electrical, plumbing, and fire codes of    

the county or political subdivision in which the facility    

is located and to state rules as may be applicable to the    

facility.   

        (b)  The facility shall:     

        (1)     Be located in a safe and reasonably quiet area    

or employ suitable noise control devices to limit exterior    

noises to the child care operation;    

        (2)     Have a sunny exposure and be well lighted and    

ventilated; and   

        (3)     Keep all buildings, building appurtenances,    

outdoor space, equipment, and all other parts of the    

facility repaired, safe, and sanitary at all times.   

     (c)  The program areas specifically designated for    

infants and toddlers, both indoors and outdoors, shall be    

separated by permanent structural walls, fences or other    

barriers in order to:   

        (1)     Protect the younger children from traffic and     

high activity levels of older age groups;   

        (2)     Minimize congestion and noise pollution; and    

     (3)        Avoid staff specifically assigned to   

                infant and toddler care from being pulled from    

infant and toddler programs into other areas at any time.    

        (d)     The space requirements for enclosed areas are as    

follows:   

        (1)     For daytime care:   

                (A)     There shall be thirty-five square feet per    

child of unencumbered instructional or play area exclusive    

of bathrooms, kitchens, cupboard space, hallways, and    

spaces consumed by cribs and playpens;   

                (B)     The thirty-five square feet per child    

requirement can be based on the general square footage    

area of the entire center, not necessarily based on the    

square footage of each classroom; and   

                (C)     Lanai area, which has both a roof and    

finished flooring, may be counted for up to thirty per    

cent of the required enclosed area; and   

        (2)     For nighttime care, there shall be fifty square    

feet per child, exclusive of lanai area, in rooms which    

are used for sleeping.      

     (e)  The space requirements for outdoor areas are as    

follows:   

        (1)     The center shall maintain, or have access to, an    

outdoor play area of at least seventy-five square feet for    

each child using the outdoor area at any one time; and   

        (2)     Lanai area, when not included in the required    

enclosed area space, may be counted for up to thirty per    

cent of the required outdoor space.   

        (f)  The facility shall be equipped with toilets and    

lavatories as follows:     

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Number of children              Toilet(s)               Lavatory(ies)   

   

        1 -  12                    1                            1   

    1l3 -  30                      2                            2   

    31 -  45                3                3   

    46 -  60                4                4   

    61 -  75                5                5   

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