Sec.19a-87b-12. Night Care

(a) The provider is responsible for meeting the following additional conditions if night care is provided for one or more hours between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m.:

(1) A Separate Bed or Crib

A separate bed or crib, appropriate to the child’s age, with individual, clean bedding, shall be provided. A cot shall not be considered a bed.

(2) Proper Location of the Bed or Crib

The bed or crib shall be located in a quiet part of the family child care home. A child six years of age or older, shall not be in a room shared with any adult, nor with another child of the opposite sex unless the children are siblings and the provider maintains at the family child care home written parent permission consenting to such sleep arrangement. For a child younger than three years of age, the bed or crib shall be on the same floor as the provider.

(3) Appropriate, Comfortable Sleepwear

In preparation for sleep, the child shall be dressed in appropriate, comfortable sleepwear as agreed to by the parent of the child.

(Effective September 1, 1993; Transferred January 29, 1996; Amended March 19, 2021)