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(3) Supplies. Bathrooms shall be within easy reach of children and equipped with soap, toilet tissue and single-use towels or cloth towels used only once between launderings.
(4) Cleanliness. Bathrooms shall be cleaned daily with a disinfectant.
F. Equipment and Toys (2) All equipment and furniture shall be used only by the age-appropriate group of children. Equipment and furniture shall be: (b) Kept clean; H. Hygiene (1) Handwashing, Children. Children's hands shall be washed with liquid soap and warm running water: (a) Before and after eating meals and snacks, and handling or touching food; and (b) After toileting and diapering. (2) Handwashing, Staff. Staff shall wash their hands with liquid soap and warm running water: (a) Before and after eating meals and snacks, and handling or touching food; (b) After diapering each child; and (c) After toileting or assisting children with toileting. J. Policies and Procedures (1) The Informal Provider shall have a written policy regarding the following: (a) Exclusion of children with contagious illnesses; (b) Notification to parents in the event their child becomes ill while at the Program; (c) Notification to all parents of enrolled children when a reportable contagious illness is present at the Program; (f) The handling and appropriate disposal of bodily fluids and storage of hazardous materials (soiled clothing and bedding)
(2) Emergency preparedness and response. A written plan for handling emergencies, including but not limited to severe weather, loss of electrical power or water and death, serious injury or loss of a child, a threatening event, or natural disaster which may occur at the Program. The Provider will have in place procedures for evacuation, relocation, shelter-in-place, lock-down, communication and reunification with families, and continuity of operations. The plan must apply to all children in care and will include specific accommodations for infants and toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions. Such plan shall include assurance that no Personnel will impede in any way the delivery of emergency care or services to a child by licensed or certified emergency health care professionals.
O. Staff Training (1) Program Orientation. Prior to assignment to children or task, the Provider and all Employees (i.e., Volunteers, Students-in-Training, Independent Contractors, etc.) and Provisional Employees must receive initial program orientation. The