Sizes and Ratios
This is the maximum number of infants (under 12 months) one staff member can care for in a Kentucky childcare center.
What is 5?
When bottle feeding a young infant, staff is required to do this.
What is hold the child, and do not prop the bottle?
This type of drill must be conducted monthly to prepare children and staff for an emergency.
What is a fire drill?
Staff must wash their hands after this routine task to prevent the spread of germs.
What is diapering or using the bathroom?
When children of mixed ages are in one group, the ratio must be based on this factor.
Staff are required to do this before serving food.
What is proper handwashing?
Emergency drills, such as fire, tornado, and lockdown drills, must be documented and include this key information.
What are the date, time, type of drill, and outcome?
This solution required to sanitize toys and surfaces in childcare centers.
What is a bleach-water solution?
The maximum number of 2-year-olds two staff members can supervise.
Proper temperature for cold food storage
What is 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below?
Tornado drills are required to take place this often.
What is quarterly?
Toys that are mouthed by infants or toddlers must be cleaned and sanitized this often.
What is after each use?
The ratio of 4- to 5-year-olds one staff member can care for.
What is 1 staff member for every 14 children?
This is required for children with special diets
What is written documentation from a parent or doctor?
During fire drills, children and staff must evacuate to this designated area.
What is a safe and pre-determined meeting spot outside the building?
To ensure proper sanitizing, bleach-water solutions must be prepared this often.
What is daily (or after contamination)?
This is the maximum group size for preschool-age children aged 3 to 4 years in a Type I childcare center.
What is 24?
This type of milk is served to children 1-2 years of age.
What is whole milk?
Childcare centers must submit this yearly and when changes occur.
What is an evacuation plan?
When sanitizing, this is the minimum amount of time a bleach-water solution must remain on a surface before being wiped off.
What is at least 2 minutes?