Section 7 AAC 57.805 - Nighttime care specialization(a) A child care facility may not provide care between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. unless the facility has a nighttime care specialization approved by the department. However, a facility may occasionally provide nighttime care in a home for 30 consecutive days or less without a nighttime care specialization if the requirements of (b) - (f) of this section are met and prior department approval is obtained.(b) A child care center that provides nighttime care shall provide a room away from sleeping children where children who are awake may engage in activities.(c) A child care home and a child care group home shall provide nighttime care to no more than five children, including the caregiver's own children under 18 years of age.(d) Unless the parent specifies otherwise, a child care facility that provides nighttime care shall serve (1) dinner to a child if present at dinner time;(2) a nighttime snack; and(3) breakfast to a child in overnight care.(e) A child care facility that provides nighttime care shall provide children with a shower, tub, or sponge bath as needed for body cleanliness. A caregiver shall be in the room while children younger than school age are bathing.(f) Center staff counted for meeting caregiver-to-child ratio requirements in 7 AAC 57.505(c) must be awake at all times unless there are five or fewer children in nighttime care.Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 5/15/2016, Register 218, July 2016Authority:AS 44.29.020
AS 47.32.010
AS 47.32.030