14 Del. Admin. Code § 935-73.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 7, January 1, 2025
Section 935-73.0 - Toys and Equipment for Parenting Adolescent Facilities73.1 A licensee shall ensure all toys and equipment to be used by children are sturdy, of safe construction, non-toxic, and free of hazards. A facility shall use a choker tube to ensure that all parts of all toys used by children under 3 years of age are large enough so that they cannot be swallowed by the child.73.2 A licensee shall ensure rest or sleep equipment meets the safety standards required by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and kept in a safe condition.73.3 Mattresses and sleep equipment must be non-absorbent and cleanable.73.3.1 Cots, mats, and crib mattresses must be cleaned with soap and water and then disinfected weekly and when soiled or wet.73.3.2 Mats must be stored so there is no contact with the sleep surface of another mat or cleaned and disinfected after each use.73.3.3 Sleep equipment and bedding must be cleaned and disinfected before being assigned to another child.73.4 Children over age 1 must be provided with top and bottom covers. 73.4.1 Sheets and blankets or other bedding must be cleaned at least weekly and when soiled or wet.73.4.2 Bedding must be stored so there is no contact with another child's bedding.73.5 A licensee shall ensure safe sleep practices for infants are used including the following: 73.5.1 Cribs must not be stacked while in use.73.5.2 Cribs must not have gaps larger than 2 3/8 inches between the slats.73.5.3 Infants must sleep only in cribs, pack-and-plays, and playpens. The use of soft surfaces, such as soft mattresses, pillows, sofas, and waterbeds are prohibited as infant sleep surfaces.73.5.4 Infants who fall asleep in car seats, swings, seats, or other equipment are immediately moved to cribs, pack-and-plays, or playpens.73.5.5 Cribs, pack-and-plays, and playpens must have top rails at least 20 inches above the mattresses. The mattress must be set at its lowest position.73.5.6 Latches on cribs, pack-and-plays, or playpens must be safe, secured, and hazard-free.73.5.7 Crib mattresses must be firm and tight fitting to the frame and covered with a tight-fitting bottom sheet only.73.5.8 Pillows, bibs, blankets, bumper pads, cloth diapers other than those worn by an infant, comforters, top sheets, quilts, sheepskin, stuffed toys, sleep positioning devices unless exempted by subsections 73.5.10.1- 73.5.10.2, stuffed toys, and other items are prohibited in a crib, pack-and-play, and playpen. Infants may use pacifiers in a crib.73.5.9 Toys or objects attached to cribs, pack-and-plays, or playpens are prohibited.73.5.10 Infants must be placed on their backs when laid down to sleep as recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics. 73.5.10.1 OCCL allows an exception if the infant's health care provider documents that a physical or medical condition requires a different sleeping position or use of a sleep-positioning device.73.5.10.2 The health care provider must document the new sleep position or the device and how to use it.14 Del. Admin. Code § 935-73.0
27 DE Reg. 599 (2/1/2024) (Final)