(1) A provider must ensure furniture, equipment and play materials used by child care children are maintained in a hazard free condition.
(2) Broken play materials, furniture and equipment must be removed from areas accessible to child care children.
(3) Play materials and equipment must:
(a) Be safe, clean, durable, well constructed, and made from lead-free non toxic materials; and
(b) Provide for a wide variety of choices and activities, specified in OAR 414-210-0520, Daily Routine and Activities. Materials and activities must reflect the cultures and interests of children and families in care.
(4) Activities that include a tool that could pose a safety risk (e.g., iron, glue gun, woodworking tool) are limited to preschool and school-age children.
(a) Caregivers must first instruct children in the tool’s proper use and safety measures.
(b) Caregivers must be within arm’s reach of the children participating in the activity to reduce the risk of injury.
(5) A provider must provide an individual bed, mat, cot, or other sleep equipment for
(a) Each toddler and preschool-age child at nap time;
(b) Each school-age child who wants to rest; and
(c) A child that needs to be isolated due to illness.- (6) Mats, cots, and other sleep equipment must:
(a) Be durable and in good repair; and
(b) Be able to be cleaned and sanitized.
(7) Floors mats must be:
(a) Designed for sleeping; and
(b) Covered in a water-resistant material.
(8) A provider must ensure that each child 12 months or age and older is provided with individual bedding consisting of at least a sheet or blanket.
(9) Family beds or sofas may be used with individual bedding.
(10) If a child’s parent requests, siblings may share the same bed.
(11) The upper level of bunk beds may only be used for children 10 years of age and older and must have a bed rail and safety ladder in place.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 329A.330
History
DELC 140-2024, adopt filed 12/11/2024, effective 07/01/2025