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Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-27 - DAY CARE LICENSURE - CHILD CARE LICENSING AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES, FAMILY NIGHTTIME HOMES, GROUP DAY CARE HOMES, AND GROUP NIGHTTIME HOMES
Section 660-5-27-.08 - Nighttime Care

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-27-.08

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Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 660-5-27-.08 - Nighttime Care

In addition to the preceding regulations, homes offering nighttime care after 7 p.m., shall meet the following regulations:

(1) The number and age of children in nighttime care shall not exceed the number and age range of children for which the nighttime home is licensed.
(2) Bathing.
(a) If any child in care is bathed, clean water shall be provided for each child. Each child shall be bathed separately. Each child shall be supervised while bathing.
(b) Individual soap, individual towel, and an individual washcloth shall be provided for each child who is bathed at the home.
(3) In addition to requirements for sleeping (See Indoor Area, Equipment and Furnishings, Rule 660-5-27-.04(2)(d)):
(a) Each child younger than eighteen (18) months of age who receives his/her regular night's sleep in a nighttime home, shall sleep alone in a crib.
(b) In accordance with recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics, unless the infant has a note from a physician specifying otherwise, each infant shall be placed in a supine (on his/her back) position for sleeping to lower the risks of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
(c) Each child who is eighteen (18) months of age or older, who receives his/her regular night's sleep in a nighttime home, shall sleep in a bed.
(4) Each child's toilet articles (such as combs, toothbrushes, etc.) shall be labeled with the child's name, kept separate, and kept in sanitary condition.
(5) Breakfast shall be served to each child who goes directly to school from nighttime care, unless breakfast is provided by the school or by the parent(s)/guardian(s).
(6) An evening meal shall be served for each child who continuing in attendance from the day time program.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-27-.08

New Rule: Filed December 18, 2000; effective January 22, 2001.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2020, eff. 4/22/2019.

Author: Karen Moore

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, as amended (hereinafter referred to as Code), §§ 38-7-1 through 38-7-18, § 41-22-19, §§ 38-2-6(10), (12), (13), (15), § 26-14-3, § 26-14-4.