Section 470 IAC 3-4.7-99 - Building maintenanceAuthority: IC 12-13-5-3
Affected: IC 12-17.2-4
Sec. 99.
(a) The administrator or director is responsible for keeping the building, premises, and equipment in safe repair and structurally sound.(b) Caregivers shall not care for children in areas that are being remodeled, repaired, or painted.(c) The administrator or director is responsible for maintaining all interior and exterior surfaces, including walls, floors, ceilings, equipment, toys, furnishings, and cribs, in a safe condition, free of sharp points or jagged edges, splinters, protruding nails or wires, loose parts, rusty parts, or materials containing poisonous substances.(d) The interior finish, including walls and ceilings, of the child care center shall comply with the rules of the FPBSC under 675 IAC.(e) Walls shall be of washable materials.(f) Floors and steps shall be smooth and of washable, nonslippery material.(g) The center must firmly secure and keep all carpeting clean.(h) The center shall not use small rugs for floor covering.(i) Staff shall take the following steps to maintain the child care center: (1) Clean the child care center daily.(2) Keep the child care center in a sanitary condition at all times.(3) Sanitize toys, furniture, and other equipment used by children, weekly and when they become soiled or contaminated.(4) Wash all soiled items prior to sanitization.(j) Staff shall not do major cleaning, except for spills after meals and art projects, while children are present in the area being cleaned.(k) Staff shall keep exit areas clear of equipment, debris, and other objects at all times. Division of Family Resources; 470 IAC 3-4.7-99; filed Aug 11, 2003, 3:00 p.m.: 27 IR 147; readopted filed Oct 24, 2007, 11:25 a.m.: 20071121-IR-470070448RFA; readopted filed Aug 23, 2013, 3:36 p.m.: 20130918-IR-470130306RFAReadopted filed 11/13/2019, 11:56 a.m.: 20191211-IR-470190490RFA