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(b) In a child care center, most furniture and equipment must be of child size or adapted for a child’s use. (c) A child care facility must have a telephone or another identified means of communication that allows communication outside of the community. (d) A child care facility shall make provisions for each child’s rest or sleep in accordance with 7 AAC 57.550(j) as follows:

(1) for each infant under age 12 months,

(A) provide an individual crib or play yard with a firm mattress or mat with a washable waterproof covering;

(B) do not use soft bedding materials that increase the risk of suffocation, including comforters, pillows, fluffy blankets, crib bumpers that do not stand upright, and stuffed toys; and

(C) do not use sleeping equipment that may allow a child to fall, become entrapped, or have clothing tangled on protrusions;

(2) provide a cot, mat, or bed for each child; in a home, a couch may be used;

(3) provide a clean and sanitary blanket for each child; in a child care center, either the cots or the blankets must be individually labeled with the child’s name;

(4) launder bedding as required under 7 AAC 10.1040(a)(6);

(5) clean and sanitize each crib, crib mattress, cot, mat, or play yard as required under 7 AAC 10.1060(j). (e) A child care facility must have a minimum of five developmentally appropriate books per child in care. (f) A crib used in a child care facility must meet or exceed, as applicable to the size of the crib, the requirements of

(1) 16 C.F.R. Part 1219 (safety standard for full-size baby cribs), revised as of November 12, 2012 and adopted by reference; or

(2) 16 C.F.R. Part 1220 (safety standard for non-full-size baby cribs), revised as of January 1, 2012 and adopted by reference. (Eff. 6/23/2006, Register 178; am 4/4/2013, Register 206) Statutory Authority: Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.32.010 AS 47.32.030