Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 408.115 - Night Care
a) A group day
care home receiving children for night care shall comply with the standards
prescribed for group day care homes in addition to the special requirements
prescribed in this Section.
b) A
child shall be considered to be enrolled in evening and/or night care when a
majority of his or her time at the group day care home occurs between 6:00 p.m.
and 6:00 a.m.
c) The child shall be
bathed, if needed.
d) No child
under 5 years of age shall be left unattended while in the bathtub.
e) Each child must have individual sleeping
garments that are clean and comfortable.
f) An individual bed, crib, or cot and
individual linen and bedding shall be provided for each child except as
provided in this subsection (f):
1) A double
bed shall be the minimum size for sleeping 2 non-enuretic children of the same
sex.
2) Rubber sheets or suitable
substitutes shall be supplied when necessary.
3) If a crib is used there shall be no more
than 11/2 inches of space between the mattress and bed frame when the mattress
is pushed flush at one corner of the crib.
4) Unrelated children over 4 years of age may
not share a bedroom over night with children of the opposite sex.
g) Caregivers and children
receiving night care shall sleep on the same floor (level) of the
residence.
h) If the group day care
home receives children for night-time care, the caregiver may sleep while
children are present if the caregiver and the children sleep on the same floor
(level) of the residence and the children's bedrooms are within hearing
distance of the caregiver's bedroom to provide for the needs of the children
and to respond immediately in an emergency.
i) A basement area may be used for sleeping
or napping if it has been approved in accordance with Section
408.30(a)(12).
j) A room above the first floor may be used
for sleeping or napping if the room has 2 exits with one exit leading directly
to the outside with means to safely reach the ground level.
k) There shall be a night light or other
mechanism to illuminate hallways leading to stairs and/or the
restroom.
l) A child who goes to
school from a group day care home providing night care shall be clean and
properly dressed according to the weather.
m) Each child shall have individual toilet
articles such as comb, toothbrush, towel, and washcloth.
n) Health care routines at bedtime and/or
upon rising shall include:
1) Brushing teeth
at bedtime and upon rising.
2)
Brushing or combing the hair upon rising.
3) Establishing a routine for toileting at
bedtime and upon rising.
o) When possible, children shall be left for
care and picked up either before or after their normal sleeping period so that
there is minimum disturbance of the children during sleep.
p) The group day care home shall serve meals
and snacks that supplement food served at home as prescribed in Section
408.80.
1) An evening meal that meets nutritional
requirements shall be served at a regular time each evening and shall be
available to children who may arrive without having first eaten.
2) A bedtime snack shall be served, unless
contraindicated by parents or physician in accordance with Section
408.80.
3) Children who remain
overnight and go to school directly from the group day care home shall have
breakfast, including juice or fruit, unless they are receiving breakfast at
school.
Notes
Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 18411, effective December 15, 2010
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