Programming Documents for Pre-K for SA - The City of San Antonio

Code and Standards
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Air conditioners, electric fans and heaters must be mounted
out of all children’s reach or have safeguards that keep any child
from being injured.
Glass in sliding doors must be clearly marked with decals or
other materials placed at children’s eye level.
Play materials and equipment must be safe and free from sharp
or rough edges and toxic paints.
Poisonous or potentially harmful plants must be inaccessible
to children.
All storage chests, boxes, trunks or similar items with hinged
lids must be equipped with a lid support designed to hold the
lid open in any position, be equipped with ventilation holes and
must not have a latch that might close and trap a child inside.
All bodies of water (ie. pools, hot tubs, ponds, creeks, birdbaths,
fountains, buckets, rain barrels) must be inaccessible to
all children.
15. Although permissible, it is not required to have a video or audio
monitoring system (§746.3705). Closed circuit video surveillance
is desired at all building entries, outdoor play areas and in interior
hallways and corridors. Video feed will be stored on digital
video recorders and servers housed in the building MDF/IDF
room. Quantity and location of servers to be directed by ITSD.
All recorded footage shall be capable of being accessed remotely
by ITSD or other authorized individual(s).
16. Medication to be administered to children is to be stored out of
the reach of children or in locked storage, in a manner which does
not contaminate food and refrigerated, if required, separately from
food (§746.3807). As a Nurse’s Office has been provided as part of
this program, it is intended that any children’s medication will be
stored in this location and administered by this individual. Records
of administered medication must be maintained for at least three
months (§746.3805).
17. One first-aid kit must be available in each building at the child-care
center, stored in an easily accessible and designated area, known to
all employees, which is out of the reach of children (§746.4001).
18. Children may only be released to a parent or a person designated
by the parent (§746.4101). The child-care facility will be responsible
for developing policies regarding the release of children, including
the verification of identity of authorized individuals. Policies must
include a reasonable means to record the identity of the individual,
such as a copy of a valid photo identification, instant photograph
of the individual, or recording of the driver’s license and car tag
An Architectural Space Program for the City of San Antonio
Facility Programming and Consulting
Pre-K 4 SA Early Childhood Centers - East and Westside Centers Final - May 2013
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