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(k) A Licensee shall ensure that no enrolled child five (5) years of age or older shares a sleeping room with an adult;

(m) A Licensee shall provide night-lights near the exit of each room used for sleeping, along each hallway adjacent to a room used for sleeping, and near each bathroom to be used by enrolled children during the overnight hours.

160.5 A Licensee that provides non-traditional hours or twenty-four (24) hour care to school-age children shall comply with the following additional requirements:

(a) A Licensee shall establish a homework routine for each school-age child, in consultation with the parent(s) or guardian(s) of that child, on the first day of enrollment, and shall document the routine in that child’s record;

(b) A Licensee shall ensure that each school-age child is afforded quiet time and is provided with a quiet area for doing homework, as needed;

(c) Facility staff or volunteers shall provide assistance with homework, when needed; and

(d) If an enrolled child is to leave for school directly from the Facility, the Licensee shall, on or before the first day of enrollment, enter into a written agreement with that child’s parent(s) or guardian(s) that specifies the means by which the child shall get to school and the person(s) responsible for accompanying the child to school. A Licensee shall maintain a copy of this countersigned agreement in the child’s record.

160.6 A Licensee shall comply with all applicable requirements concerning nutrition that are contained within this chapter, in addition to the following special requirements:

(a) A Licensee shall provide breakfast to each child who has been in care overnight at the Facility and is leaving for school directly from the Facility, unless the Facility and the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) enter into a written agreement specifying that the child will eat breakfast prior to arrival or while at school; and

(b) A Licensee shall provide or serve dinner and a snack to each child scheduled to remain in care overnight, unless the Facility and the child's parent(s) or guardian(s) enter into a written agreement specifying that the child will eat dinner before arriving at the Facility.