(d) Each child over 1 year must be provided with at least 35 square
feet of floor space for play. Each child between 6 months and 1 year must be
provided with at least 20 square feet of floor space.
(e) Play areas should be divided by age group.
(f) There must be separate rooms for sleep and play and a
separate room to isolate ill children.
(g)
Lavatories should be near playrooms, playgrounds, and locker
facilities.
(h) Isolation rooms should have separate toilet facilities.
(i)
Boys and girls above age 4 should have separate toilet facilities.
(j) Each 10 toilet-trained children will be provided with at least 1
split seat flush toilet and a washbasin.
(k)
Approximately 50 percent of children's toilets should be of
pediatric size.
(l) Windows and stairways must be protected by removable
screens and gates.
(m) Floor surfaces and coverings should be safe, warm,
nonslippery, and easily cleanable.
(n) Cleaning equipment and supplies will have separate storage
spaces. Dangerous supplies should be out of reach of children. Poisons and highly
caustic materials are prohibited.
(o) Electrical outlets should be childproof or covered; electrical
appliances must be protected from child contact.
(p) Drinking fountains should be child-sized, and have a mouth
guard and angled jet. Fifty percent of the fountains should be installed 30" from the
floor.
(q) Rooms must maintain a temperature of 68F in the winter and
78F in the summer within one foot of the floor.
(r) At least three changes of outdoor air per hour must occur in play
and sleeping areas.
(s)
Exhaust must be provided in toilets and lavatories.
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