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Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers
Section F
Bathrooms
F.(1) The center shall have bathrooms in sufficient numbers to accommodate staff and children. Bathroom facilities shall be provided at a ratio of one toilet and lavatory for each twenty persons.
F.(2) A handwashing lavatory with warm water shall be located in each room where children are diapered.
F.(3) If child-size toilets and lavatories are not installed, safe step stools and/or seat adaptors shall be provided to allow standard-size toilets and handwashing lavatories to be used.
F.(4) Toilet training equipment shall be provided to children who are being potty trained.
F.(5) Bathroom facilities shall be completely enclosed.
F.(6) Each bathroom shall have a window of not less than three square feet of open space, or shall have approved mechanical ventilation to the outside.
F.(7) Bathrooms shall be clean and in good repair.
F.(8) Water under pressure, soap, and individual towels shall be provided. The water temperature shall not exceed one hundred and twenty degrees Fahrenheit for showers, tubs, and lavatories.
F.(9) Walls in toilet areas shall be of non-absorbent, washable surfaces up to the highest level of splash.
F.(10) Easily cleanable receptacles shall be provided for waste material. Toilet rooms used by women shall be provided with at least one covered waste receptacle.
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