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6. Use of any food product or medication in any manner or for any purpose other than that for which it was intended.
7. Inappropriate disciplinary behavior includes, but is not limited to, putting soap or pepper in a child's mouth.
8. Any acceptable disciplinary action that is not age-appropriate for the child or is excessive in time or duration
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning for Emergencies Resulting from a Natural Disaster or a Human-Caused Event (such as Violence at a Child Care Facility)
CCPP approved providers are required to have a written Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan to be implemented in the event of a fire, natural disaster, or other threatening situation that may pose a health or safety hazard to children. Plans must describe procedures for relocation, evacuation, shelter in place, and lockdown. MSDH also has an agency-wide emergency preparedness plan which describes agency procedures for relocation, evacuation, shelter in place, and lockdown.
Handling and Storage of Hazardous Materials and the Appropriate Disposal of Bio- Contaminants
Garbage and trash shall be removed from the child care facility daily and from the grounds at least once a week. Garbage and trash shall be stored inaccessible to the children, and in insect and rodent resistant containers.
The child care facility shall comply with all regulations promulgated by the Division of Sanitation of the Mississippi State Department of Health for:
1. Food Service
2. On-site Wastewater Systems
3. Vector (pest) Control
Precautions in Transporting Children (If Applicable)
1. All children will be properly restrained whenever they are being transported in a motor vehicle.
2. Every person transporting a child under the age of four (4) years in a passenger motor vehicle, and operated on a public roadway, street or highway, shall provide for the protection of the child by properly using a child passenger restraint device or system meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards, e.g., child safety seat.