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(g) A child care facility may admit a mildly ill child or allow the child to remain in attendance if the child’s needs do not compromise the care of other children. (h) A child care facility that cares for a mildly ill child shall arrange a plan of care with the parent and provide a place where, under supervision, the child may rest or play quietly, apart from other children, if warranted. (i) A child care facility may not admit a child who shows definite signs of a serious illness or of a highly communicable disease or allow the child to remain in attendance unless a medical provider approves the child’s attendance. (j) A child care facility shall provide an opportunity for supervised rest or sleep periods for each child under the age of five who is in care more than five hours, and for any other child, if desired by the child. For a child who is unable to sleep, the facility shall provide time and space for quiet play. The facility may place in a crib only an infant, a nonclimbing toddler, or a child identified as having special needs under 7 AAC 57.940, if appropriate. (k) A child may be provisionally enrolled in a child care facility under (c)(3) or (4) of this section for not more than 30 days if the child’s immunization records are not immediately available. If the immunization records are not located during the provisional enrollment period, or the records indicate that the child has not received the required immunizations, the child must be immunized as described in (b) of this section to continue attending the child care facility. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 5/15/2016, Register 218) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030 Editor’s note: The childhood immunization schedule referred to in 7 AAC 57.550 may be obtained from the Department of Health, Division of Public Health, Section of Epidemiology, P.O. Box 240249, Anchorage, AK 99524-0249 (telephone: 907-269-8000). 7 AAC 57.560. Nutrition. (a) A child care facility shall ensure that snacks and meals meet the child care food program requirements of 7 C.F.R. 226.20. (b) In a child care center, menus, including snacks, must be planned in advance, be posted in an area open to visitors, and reflect actual food served.