Change of Ownership Applicant Guide - Bright from the Start

DIAPER CHANGING AREAS
The rules require the diaper changing surface must:
• be located in child care rooms.
• be non-porous and easily cleaned.
• be large enough to contain the child being diapered.
• have guards (straps) or rails on sides to protect the child from falling.
be positioned facing the classroom to allow for adequate supervision.
However, those children who sleep in their cribs may be changed in them.
The diaper changing area must:
• provide for caregivers to wash their hands with liquid soap and warm
running water immediately before and after each diaper change.
• have lavatories with hot and cold running water adjacent to the diapering
area. This means that the sink should be within arm’s reach of the staff who
is attending the child on the diapering surface.
• have liquid soap and paper towels, single-use cloths, storage for
disinfectants.
• have a closed container for diaper disposal. This container must latch or be
inaccessible to children who are crawling or pulling up in this room.
• have ventilation. This can be provided by a functioning exhaust fan or by
the required amount of operable/screened windows.
Note: Position diaper changing tables so that staff members can see the whole
classroom as they diaper. This will help greatly with supervision. If diapering tables
do not face the room a written supervision plan for extra staff will be required.
Diaper changing tables must be within arm’s reach of the diapering sink.