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32 | · Safe Sleep Regulation, (PIN 20-24). Shaken Baby Syndrome, and COVID-19 guidelines. The “Effects of Lead Exposure” brochure is to be distributed to all families at time of enrollment.
· Infant up to 12 months of age must be on their backs to sleep, unless there is a medical exemption from a licensed physician that allows for an alternative sleeping position.
· Cribs must be free from all loose articles and objects, including blankets and pillows.
· Mattress must be firm and include a tight fitted sheet.
· infants must not be forced to sleep, stay awake, or stay in the sleeping area.
· Infants must not be swaddled while in care.
· An infant's head must not be covered while sleeping.
· If an infant falls asleep before being placed in a crib, for example, in a provider's arms or stroller, the provider must move the infant to a crib (or play yard for FCCHs) as soon as possible.
Car seats will only be used for transportation and must not be used for sleeping within a childcare facility.
· All pacifiers cannot have anything attached, such as a stuffed animal or a clip meant to attach the pacifier to the infant's clothing.
· Providers must check on sleeping infants every 15 minutes and document their condition to check for signs of distress, which includes, but is not limited to labored breathing, flushed skin color, increase in body temperature, and restlessness.
· Each infant, up to 12 months of age, must have an Individual Infant Sleeping Plan (LIC 9227) on file, which will document the infant's sleeping habits, usual sleep environment, and the infant's rolling abilities.
Continued on LIC 809C |