Section He-C 4002.40 - Night Care Program(a) Any program which intends to provide child care services during the evening or night time hours, between 7:00 PM and 5:00 AM shall be licensed to operate as a night care program.(b) Center-based night care programs shall comply with He-C 4002.01 through He-C 4002.33, He-C 4002.35, and the requirements applicable to the specific program type(s) for which they are licensed as well as the requirements in this section.(c) Night care programs operating in private homes that comply with all of the requirements for family and family group child care homes shall not be required to comply with the requirements specified in He-C 4002.35.(d) Child care staff shall not allow children attending a night care program to remain in the program for more than a total of 12 hours in any 24-hour period, except in an emergency.(e) Child care staff shall schedule activities in night care programs that address the basic and individual needs of children, including but not limited to relaxation, meals, play, and sleep.(f) Child care staff shall provide for privacy and separation by gender for bathing, toileting, and sleeping for all children.(g) Child care staff shall provide each child in a night care program with clean bedding and a bed or crib with a mattress, a cot, or sleeping bag on a rest mat.(h) Child care staff shall make sleeping arrangements that ensure that children who stay all night are not disturbed by the departure or arrival of those who stay only a portion of the night.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 4002.40
#7294, eff 5-26-00; ss by #9160, INTERIM, eff 5-26-08, EXPIRES: 11-22-08; ss by #9310, eff 11-23-08 (formerly He-C 4002.38); ss by #12046, INTERIM, eff 11-19-16, EXPIRES: 5-18-17; ss by #12174, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 5-17-17, EXPIRES: 11-13-17; ss by #12415, eff 11-6-17; Derived from Volume XLII Number 19, Filed May 12, 2022, Proposed by #13373, Effective 4/22/2022, Expires 4/22/2032 (formerly He-C 4002.37)