36(1)A full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall have a rest area.
36(2)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre shall be at least 2.3 m² for each child under 15 months of age receiving services at the centre and the rest area for the children under 15 months of age shall be separate from the rest area of the other children to ensure quiet rest.
36(3)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall be equipped with the following:
(a)
a crib or portable playpen for each child under 15 months of age in accordance with the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations and the Playpens Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Canada); and
(b)
a cot or nap mat appropriate for the height of the child for each child who is at least 15 months of age and under five years of age who takes naps.
36(4)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall allow for a space of at least 46 cm between each crib, portable playpen, cot or nap mat.
36(5)Despite subsection (3), in the case of an early learning and childcare home, a child may use a bed used by the operator or a member of the operator’s family in the following circumstances:
(a)
the child is at least 15 months of age,
(b)
the bed is covered with bedding used only for the child, and
(c)
the bed is not the upper level of a bunk bed.
36(6)A cot, a nap mat or the mattress of a crib or portable playpen shall be washable and non-absorbent or covered with a non-absorbent layer.
36(7)A nap mat shall be at least 5 cm in thickness and stored in a way that avoids contact with the surface of another nap mat or disinfected on both sides after each use.
36(1)A full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall have a rest area.
36(2)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre shall be at least 2.3 m² for each child under 15 months of age receiving services at the centre and the rest area for the children under 15 months of age shall be separate from the rest area of the other children to ensure quiet rest.
36(3)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall be equipped with the following:
(a)
a crib or portable playpen for each child under 15 months of age in accordance with the Cribs, Cradles and Bassinets Regulations and the Playpens Regulations under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act (Canada); and
(b)
a cot or nap mat appropriate for the height of the child for each child who is at least 15 months of age and under five years of age who takes naps.
36(4)The rest area of a full-time early learning and childcare centre and an early learning and childcare home shall allow for a space of at least 46 cm between each crib, portable playpen, cot or nap mat.
36(5)Despite subsection (3), in the case of an early learning and childcare home, a child may use a bed used by the operator or a member of the operator’s family in the following circumstances:
(a)
the child is at least 15 months of age,
(b)
the bed is covered with bedding used only for the child, and
(c)
the bed is not the upper level of a bunk bed.
36(6)A cot, a nap mat or the mattress of a crib or portable playpen shall be washable and non-absorbent or covered with a non-absorbent layer.
36(7)A nap mat shall be at least 5 cm in thickness and stored in a way that avoids contact with the surface of another nap mat or disinfected on both sides after each use.