Or. Admin. Code § 414-305-0620

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 414-305-0620 - Furniture and Equipment for Infants and Toddlers

(1) A certified child care center must provide an individual crib, portable crib, or play yard for each infant.

(a) Each crib, portable crib, or play yard must:

(A) Comply with Consumer Product Safety Commission(CPSC) standards for use by infants and have documentation from the manufacturer or retailer stating that either the crib was manufactured after June 28, 2011 or the play yard was manufactured after February 28, 2013;

(B) Have a firm, flat, non-inclined sleep surface;

(C) Have a clean, firm, tight-fitting mattress. The mattress must:

(i) Be designed to fit the specific equipment used, with no gap between the mattress and sides of the product;

(ii) Be covered in a durable, washable, waterproof, form-fitting material;

(iii) Be firm enough that it maintains its shape and does not indent or conform to the shape of the infant's head; and

(iv) Be covered in a tight-fitting sheet that remains tightly-fitted with normal use and does not have any slack or bunching.

(D) Be placed at least 2 feet from other cribs, portable cribs or play yards when in use that allows for a direct, unobstructed passage to each child;

(E) Be assigned and labeled by name or number for a specific child;

(F) Be thoroughly cleaned and sanitized before use by another child and when soiled; and

(G) Be placed away from window blinds or draperies.

(b) Bassinets are prohibited.

(c) Stacking, wall, or modular cribs are prohibited.

(d) Sheets must be changed when soiled, before use by another child, and at a minimum of once a week.

(2) Crib bumper pads must not be on the premises of a certified child care center.

(3) To support traditional indigenous practices, the center may allow cradleboards or other traditional indigenous sleep equipment to be used as a sleep surface for infants. Caregivers must be careful to not over-bundle or overheat an infant while using the equipment.

(4) If a certified child care center uses high chairs, the chairs must comply with current Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards and have:

(a) A broad base to prevent tipping;

(b) A latch to keep a child from raising the tray; and

(c) T-shaped straps or a guard to prevent a child from becoming entrapped or sliding out.

(5) If a certified child care center uses clip-on chairs, the chairs must have straps to prevent a child from sliding out.

(6) A certified child care center must provide at least one adult-sized chair for each group of infants and toddlers.

(7) A certified child care center must provide a variety and adequate supply of developmentally appropriate materials that are stimulating to a child's senses and that are:

(a) Clean and washable or disposable;

(b) Not a choking hazard including toys and removable parts with a diameter less than 1-1/4 inches, plastic bags, Styrofoam, and rubber or latex balloons;

(c) Safe and in good working condition; and

(d) Removed from the certified child care center as soon as a program becomes aware an item has been recalled by CPSC.

(8) A certified child care center must provide materials and equipment that promote social and emotional activities such as:

(a) Pictures of children and adults exhibiting different emotions;

(b) Pictures of infants and family members;

(c) Dolls and soft toy rattles; and

(d) Music.

(9) A certified child care center may not use the following equipment for infants, which have been identified as unsafe for infants by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics:

(a) Baby walkers, which are devices that allow an infant to sit inside and are equipped with rollers or wheels and move across the floor;

(b) Baby doorway jumpers, which are devices that allow an infant to bounce while supported in a seat by an elastic "bungee cord" suspended from a doorway;

(c) Accordion safety gates;

(d) Bean bags, waterbeds, and foam pads for use as sleeping equipment; and

(e) Unstructured infant slings or wraps.

Or. Admin. Code § 414-305-0620

ELD 10-2023, adopt filed 06/28/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260