Emergency numbers, including 911, poison control
Structure and balance of daily activities
Emergency Caregiver
Meets child's physical, social, intellectual, emotional needs
Telephone
Outdoor daily play
Well organized
Prevents exposure to high risk, dangerous situations, persons, animals
Space for personal items
Positive guidence
Toys, equipment, and supplies - Safe, developmentally appropriate
Disipline appropriate, positive, not cruel or humiliating, no corporal punishment
Books, age appropriate, 5 per child
Frequent adult contact when awake, verbal %26amp; physical, consistent caregiver
Bedding - individual, clean, adequate supply, developmentally appropriate
Freedom outside of restraining devices, may explore safely %26amp; freely
Building %26amp; Premises free of hazard
Sensory toys
Exits - door and window, unobstructed, safe passage
Freedom appropriate to age
Outdoor space - 75 sq ft per child
Participates in selection/planning of own activities
Sufficient room temperature, lighting, ventilation
Records written, maintained, available, department forms used
Facility clean and sanitary
Conditions of license %26amp; variance met
Refuse - disposal, clean containers, lids
Parent policies available and followed
Food storage/refrigeration/preparation area
Parent resources
Furniture and play equipment clean and safe
Fire dept inspection
Animals - area kept clean, container/plastic liner under, waste removal
Facility insurance
Extra clothing
Application %26amp; annual paperwork complete, annual self-monitoring report
Smoke free environment
Criminal records check, IPR, ROI, FP cards %26amp; results
Safety gates at stairs
Training, orientation
Capacity
Emergency record cards
Children supervised
Immunizations
Qualified caregiver on premises
Written permission for leaving the facility, transportation, moderate risk activities
License, conditions, variance, %26amp; inspection notice posted
Written permission for over-the-counter medicine, prescription medicine, or topical product, documentation of administration
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Obvious general baby/child proofing. Outlets plugged, blinds tied properly, cords kept out of reach, gates on stairs, doors that the children can't open on their own if they're younger.
You must always do head counts, particularly when going and coming from another room, outside, etc.
Choking hazards need to be eliminated completely - anything that will fit through a toilet paper roll, is too small.
Equipment must be age appropriate and developmentally appropriate.
Emergency procedures must be in place and well practiced. When you have 12 infants in a room with 3 caregivers and there is a fire - you need to know how to get all the infants out when only 2 or 3 of those 12 are walking. How do you carry 10 infants between 3 people and corral the walkers in the right direction?
Medications MUST be kept in another room, in a locked cabinet - with the exception of Epi-pens, which need to be close to the child who may need it, at all times.
Allergies must be known, recorded.
Medication logs need to be kept.
Any alcohol on premises must be locked up (This applies mainly to buildings that have dual purposes - halls used as before and after school care, etc) But also needs to be considered for things like gift exchanges or birthday presents - if you buy another co-worker a bottle of wine for their birthday, either don't bring it in, or lock it up until the children are gone.
All shelving and large furniture needs to be anchored and secured.
Sharp objects need to be locked up and kept away.
Playground equipment must be inspected often and have the right spacing for fall zones. Any substrate under equipment must be turned over frequently to ensure proper shock absorption. In the winter, outdoor play grounds cannot be used 95% of the time.
Diapering and potty routines must be follow to ensure proper hygeine.
Universal precautions must be in place and used - this means assuming all children and staff have potetentially infectious diseases and taking proper precautions when cleaning up bodily fluids, wounds, blood, etc as to not infect yourself or others.
Really, I could go on and on.
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