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NAP TIME STAFF:CHILD RATIOS
Child’s Age Staff:Child Ratio
Birth to one year 1:5
One to two years 1:6
Two to three years 1:16
Three to four years 1:24
Four years and older 1:34
D. Water safety staffing (1) The following staffing ratios apply at all times while children are swimming or wading. The staffing ratios shall also apply at all times while children are near a water body that poses a potential risk based upon the age of the child. WATER SAFETY STAFF:CHILD RATIOS
Child’s Age Staff:Child Ratio
Birth to two years 1:1
Two to three years 1:2
Three to four years 1:3
Four to five years 1:6
Five years and older 2:25
(2) All swimming activities shall be supervised by a person with current lifeguard training certification. If this is a staff person who has current lifeguard training certification, they may be included in the staff:child ratio. In instances in which all staff members can, without the ability to swim, quickly reach any child, a certified lifeguard is unnecessary. HISTORY: Amended by State Register Volume 17, Issue No. 4, eff April 23, 1993; State Register Volume 29, Issue No. 6, eff June 24, 2005; SCSR 42–6 Doc. No. 4747, eff June 22, 2018. 114–505. Health, Sanitation and Safety. A. Child health (1) There shall be a statement from a parent/guardian attesting to the health status of the child within 30 days prior to admission and utilizing the appropriate DSS Form. (2) Children shall be excluded from child care when they exhibit the conditions listed in the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control Exclusion Policy, State Law 1976, Code Section 44–1–110, 44–1–140, and 44–29–10. (3) During hours of operation there shall be no smoking or consumption of alcoholic beverages, or use of other non—prescription narcotic or illegal substances on the center premises. People who appear to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs shall not be in the center when children are present. B. Sanitation (1) Staff shall ensure that children’s faces and hands are clean. (2) Furniture, toys, and equipment that come into contact with children’s mouths shall be washed, rinsed, and sanitized daily and more often if necessary. (3) Furniture, toys and equipment soiled by secretion or excretion shall be sanitized before reuse. (4) Linens and blankets as well as cribs, cots, and mats shall be cleaned at least weekly. (5) If children brush their teeth at the center, each child shall have a separate, labeled toothbrush, stored with bristles exposed to circulating air, and not in contact with another toothbrush. C. Emergency medical plan (1) The center shall have an emergency medical plan to address the following: (a) Medical conditions under which emergency care and treatment is warranted;