Nutrition
These items must be refrigerated
Perishable food and liquids including but not limited to, milk, breast milk and infant formula must be refrigerated.
418-1.12(k)
These must be used on all electrical outlets accessible to children
Protective caps, covers, or permanently installed obstructed devices
418-1.5(y)
Except while sleeping, awaking or going to sleep, an infant must not be left in a crib, playpen or other confined space for more than this amount of time at any time
30 minutes
418-1.7(l)
Children can't be left without this kind of supervision at anytime
Children cannot be left without competent supervision at any time. Competent supervision includes awareness of and responsibility for the ongoing activity of each child. It requires that all children be within a teacher’s range of vision and that the teacher be near enough to respond when redirection or intervention strategies are needed. Competent supervision must take into account the child’s age emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
418-1.8(a)
418-1.8(k)The supervision ratios are as follows:(1) for children under 6 weeks old who have been approved to attend day care by the office:
(i) there must be one teacher for every three children;
(ii) the maximum group size is six children.
(2) for children between ages 6 weeks old and 18 months old:
(i) there must be one teacher for every four children;
(ii) the maximum group size is eight children.
The program must develop a plan for introducing age appropriate solid foods in consultation with whom?
The parent or guardian
418-1.12(y)
Infants should always be placed this way when asleep, unless medical information from the child's health care provider is presented to the program by the parent
Infants should be placed flat on their back to sleep through 12 months of age
418-1.7(p)
True or False: When care is provided to infants less than six months of age, the daily schedule must include short supervised periods of time during which the awake infant is placed on his or her stomach, back or side allowing them to move freely and interact socially, thus developing motor skills and social skills.
True
418-1.7(a)(2)
The diaper changing area must be as close as possible to a sink with soap and hot and cold running water. This area or sink must not also be used for what?
Food prep
418-1.3(l)(4)
True or False:
The program must obtain a written statement from the parent of each infant in care setting forth the breast milk, formula and feeding schedule instructions for the infant and must be updated as changes are made.
and
Where infant formula is required, such formula may be prepared and provided by the parent, or by a qualified, designated staff person when agreed to in writing by the parent.
True
418-1.12(w)
418-1.12(x)
All containers or bottles of, breast milk, formula or other individualized food items must be clearly marked with what?
The child's complete name
418-1.12(z)
What are the requirements for using a high chair in your classroom?
High chairs must have a sturdy base and be used only for children who are able to sit up independently and a safety strap must be fastened around children seated in high chairs
418-1.5(ab)(1-2)
When are infants allowed to have screen time?
Infants must not be exposed to television and other electronic visual medias.
418-1.7(z)
When is it required that staff and volunteers wash their hands with soap and water?
Staff and volunteers must thoroughly wash their hands with soap and running water at the beginning of each day, before and after the administration of medications, when they are dirty, after toileting or assisting children with toileting, after changing a diaper, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
418-1.11(i)(1)
How should staff members appropriately remove a bottle or infant food from a warming device?
Staff and volunteers must not hold an infant while removing a bottle or infant food from the crock pot or other warming device.
418-1.12(ad)
These items or actions are prohibited when it comes to infant feeding/nutrition
418-1.12(ab) Heating, breast milk, formula and other food items for infants in a microwave oven is prohibited.
418-1.12(ah) The propping of bottles is prohibited.
418-1.12(aj) Children may not be placed in the crib with a bottle, food or drink.
Children may not sleep in these 5 items unless otherwise prescribed by a health care provider
Car seat, baby swing, stroller, infant seat, bouncy seat
418-1.7(m)
Other than at meals or snack time, a child must not be left in a high chair for longer than this amount of time
15 minutes
418-1.7(l)
When is it required that children wash their hands throughout the day?
Staff and volunteers must ensure that children thoroughly wash their hands or assist children with thoroughly washing their hands with soap and running water when they are dirty, after toileting, before and after food handling or eating, after handling pets or other animals, after contact with any bodily secretion or fluid, and after coming in from outdoors.
418-1.11(i)(2)
How do you appropriately feed infants in the classroom?
Each infant and toddler must be removed from the crib, playpen or cot and held or placed in an appropriate chair for feeding.
418-1.12(ai)
When must an infant be held while being bottle fed?
418-1.12(ag) Infants six months of age or younger must be held while being bottle-fed. Infants older than six months must be held while being bottle fed until the infant consistently demonstrates the capability of holding the bottle and ingesting an adequate portion of the contents thereof.
Cribs or other sleeping areas for children up to 12 months must include an appropriately sized fitted sheet and must NOT have these items
Bumper pads, toys, stuffed animals, blankets, pillows, wedges or infant positioners. Wedges or infant positioners will be permitted with medical documentation from the child’s health care provider.
418-1.7(q)
As age and development permit, children must be allowed THIS and must be provided with an environment designed to develop such skills as crawling, standing, walking and running.
Freedom of movement
418-1.7(d)
When is the use of hand-sanitizer allowed for infants?
The use of hand sanitizers on children under the age of two (2) years is prohibited.
418-1.11(i)(4)(ii)
What is included in the napping arrangements that are made between parents and the program?
418-1.7(o) Other than for school age children, sleeping and napping arrangements must be made in writing between the parent and the program. Such arrangements shall include: the area of the program where the child will nap; whether the child will nap on a cot, mat, bed or a crib; and how the napping child will be supervised, consistent with the requirements of section 418-1.8 of this Subpart.