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(2) food preparation and service, where applicable;

(3) storage of program materials and resources for staff and parents, where applicable;

(4) storage of repair and maintenance supplies;

(5) rest area and meeting space for staff; and

(6) in a residential child care facility,

(A) meeting space for clients, families, and therapists that affords privacy; and

(B) a communal area that may be used for social visits with friends or family when privacy is not required. (g) The provisions of (f) of this section do not require that rooms or areas be assigned exclusively to a single function. However, a residential child care facility shall provide sleeping and bathing areas for staff that are separate from the sleeping and bathing areas of children in care. (Eff. 1/1/96, Register 136; am 3/1/98, Register 145; am 7/1/2022, Register 242) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.030 7 AAC 50.540. Equipment and supplies. (a) A facility shall select equipment and supplies to support facility programs so that the amount, variety, arrangement, and use of materials, toys, and equipment available

(1) are appropriate for the developmental needs of the children in care;

(2) for young children, meet criteria contained in former 7 AAC 50.420(a)(1) — (5), in effect as of 6/30/2000;

(3) are of sufficient quantity to avoid excessive competition and long waits for use by a child; and

(4) when stored, are stored safely and so that at least some of the toys and materials are accessible to children. (b) Deleted 7/1/2000.