Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-4-116a - Napping and sleeping
(a) Rest
period. Each child shall have a daily, supervised rest period as needed. Each
child who does not nap or sleep shall be given the opportunity for quiet
play.
(b) Safe sleep practices for
children in care.
(1) Each applicant with a
temporary permit and each licensee shall develop a written plan for safe sleep
practices and implement safe sleep practices for children in care who are
napping or sleeping.
(2) Each
applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that the safe
sleep practices are shared with the parent or legal guardian of each child
before the first day of care.
(3)
Each provider shall follow the safe sleep practices of the facility.
(4) Each child who is 12 months of age or
older shall nap or sleep on a bed, a cot, the lower bunk of a bunk bed, or a
pad over a carpet or area rug on the floor.
(5) Children under 12 months of age. Each
applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that all of
the following requirements are met for each child in care who is under 12
months of age:
(A) The child shall nap or
sleep in a crib or a playpen. Stacking cribs or bassinets shall not be used.
Cribs with water-bed mattresses shall not be used.
(B) If the child falls asleep on a surface
other than a crib or playpen, the child shall be moved to a crib or
playpen.
(C) A crib or playpen
shall be provided and used for each child in attendance at any one time. The
child shall not nap or sleep in the same crib or playpen occupied by another
child at the same time.
(D) The
child shall be placed on the child's back to nap or sleep.
(E) When the child is able to turn over
independently from front to back and back to front, the child shall be placed
on the child's back but then shall be allowed to remain in a position preferred
by the child. Wedges or infant positioners shall not be used.
(F) The child shall sleep in a crib or a
playpen that is free of any soft items, including pillows, quilts, blankets,
bumpers, comforters, sheepskins, flat sheets, cloth diapers, bibs, stuffed
animals, and toys.
(G) The child
may nap or sleep in sleep clothing, including sleepers and sleep sacks.
Swaddling shall not be permitted.
(c) Napping or sleeping surfaces. Each
applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee shall ensure that the
following requirements are met for all napping or sleeping surfaces:
(1) Clean, individual bedding shall be
provided for each child.
(2) Each
surface used for napping or sleeping shall be kept clean, of safe construction,
and maintained in good repair.
(3)
Each crib and each playpen shall be used only for children who meet the
manufacturer's recommendations for use, including any age, height, or weight
limitations. The manufacturer's instructions for use, including any
recommendations for use, shall be kept on file at the facility.
(4) Each crib and each playpen shall have a
firm, tight-fitting mattress and a fitted sheet.
The mattress shall be set at its lowest point when any child using the crib or playpen becomes able either to sit up or to pull up to a standing position inside the crib or playpen, whichever occurs first, to ensure that the child cannot climb out of the crib or playpen.
(5) If a crib or playpen is slatted, the
slats shall be spaced not more than 2.375 inches apart.
(6) Each applicant, each applicant with a
temporary permit, and each licensee shall ensure that no crib purchased before
June 28, 2011 is in use in the facility.
(7) Each pad used for napping or sleeping
shall be at least 0.5 inch thick, washable or enclosed in a washable cover, and
long enough so that the child's head and feet rest on the pad. Clean,
individual bedding, including a bottom and a top cover, shall be provided for
each child.
(8) Cribs, cots,
playpens, and pads, when in use for napping or sleeping, shall be separated by
at least 24 inches in all directions except when bordering on the
wall.
(9) When not in use, cribs,
cots, playpens, pads, and bedding shall be stored in a clean and sanitary
manner.
(10) There shall be a
complete change of bedding after each five uses, immediately when wet or
soiled, and always upon a change in the child utilizing the sleeping
surface.
(d) Consumer
warning or recall. Each applicant with a temporary permit and each licensee
shall make any necessary changes to follow the recommendations of any consumer
warning or recall of a crib or a playpen as soon as the warning or recall is
known.
(e) Transition from crib or
playpen. The determination of when a child who is 12 months of age or older is
ready to transition from a crib or a playpen to another napping or sleeping
surface shall be made by the parent or legal guardian of the child and by
either the applicant with a temporary permit or the licensee. The requirements
of paragraphs (c)(3) and (4) for a child using a crib or playpen shall
apply.
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