Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 101638.1 - Child Care Center for Mildly Ill Children-General Sanitation
(a) Notwithstanding
Section 101438.1, the following shall
apply:
(b) Children shall not have
access to items used by pets and animals.
(c) Staff and children shall wash their hands
at appropriate times, including but not limited to:
(1) Before and after eating or handling
food.
(2) After toileting or
changing diapers.
(3) Whenever
hands are contaminated with bodily fluids.
(d) The following handwashing procedures
shall be used:
(1) Use soap and running water.
(A) Only dispenser soap, such as liquid or
powder in an appropriate dispenser, shall be used.
(2) Rub hands together vigorously, washing
all surfaces including wrists, backs of hands, between fingers and under
fingernails.
(3) Rinse hands
well.
(4) Dry hands with disposable
paper towels.
(A) Only disposable paper towels
in an appropriate holder or dispenser shall be used.
(5) When a water faucet can be turned off
only by using hand controls, the faucet shall be turned off using a disposable
paper towel instead of with bare hands only.
(6) The procedures specified in Sections
101638.1(d)(1) through
(5) shall be posted at sinks used by
staff.
(e) Washing,
cleaning and sanitizing requirements for areas used by staff and children, or
for areas that children have access to, shall include:
(1) Floors, except those carpeted, shall be
vacuumed or swept and mopped with a disinfecting solution at least daily, or
more often if necessary.
(2)
Carpeted floors and large throw rugs that cannot be washed shall be vacuumed at
least daily and cleaned at least every six months, or more often if necessary.
(A) Small rugs that can be washed shall be
shaken or vacuumed at least daily and washed at least weekly, or more often if
necessary.
(3) Walls and
portable partitions shall be washed and disinfected at least monthly, or more
often if necessary.
(4) When
infants are in care, the diaper-changing area, where residue is splashed, shall
be washed and disinfected after each diaper change. The immediate floor and
wall areas shall also be kept clean.
(5) Sinks used to wash infants shall be
washed and disinfected after each use.
(6) Sinks used for food preparation shall not
be used to wash infants or to wash fecally contaminated
hands.
(f) Objects used
by children shall be washed and disinfected at least daily, or more often if
necessary. Such objects shall include, but not be limited to, toys and
blankets.
(g) Linens laundered by
the center shall be washed and sanitized at least daily, or more often if
necessary. Such linens shall include, but not be limited to, bedding, towels
and washcloths used on or by children.
(1)
Linens or clothing used on or by any child shall not be used on or by any other
child without first being laundered and sanitized.
(h) A disinfecting solution, which shall be
used after surfaces and objects have been cleaned with a detergent or other
cleaner, shall be freshly prepared each day using ¼ cup of bleach per
gallon of water. Commercial disinfecting solutions, including one-step
cleaning/disinfecting solutions, shall be permitted and shall be used in
accordance with label directions.
(i) All disinfectants, cleaning solutions,
poisons and other hazardous materials shall be stored as specified in Section
101238.
Notes
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 10-26-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Section 1596.81, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Sections 1596.72, 1596.73 and 1596.81, Health and Safety Code.
2. Change without regulatory effect amending section heading and section filed 10-26-98 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 98, No. 44).
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