Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-27-.10

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-27-.10 - Group Nighttime Homes

In addition to the preceding regulations including Section G., Nighttime Care) homes offering group nighttime care for at least seven (7) but no more than twelve (12) children after 7 p.m., shall meet the following regulations:

(1) Anytime seven (7) or more children are present, at least two (2) adult caregivers shall be present and supervising the children.

(2) 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.

(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 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 18 months of age or older, who receives his/her regular night's sleep in a nighttime home shall sleep in a bed.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-27-.10

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.