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TOILETING PROCEDURES
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Toilets are
located in the bathroom areas within each classroom. |
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Children have
free access to the toilets and sinks as needed. |
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Teachers
supervise toilet areas. |
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Teachers and
children wash hands (See hand-washing procedure) after each
toileting. |
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When outside, a
teacher will accompany children from playground to bathrooms
for toileting. |
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Lights in
bathroom areas remain on during all hours of center operation. |
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When toileting
accidents occur, the child is escorted to the bathroom area.
The child, with the teacher’s assistance, will clean
him/herself and change clothing. Fecal matter is emptied into
the toilet. |
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Soiled clothing
is “double bagged,” labeled, stored separately, and sent
home with the child. |
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Staff
bathrooms are separate from the children’s bathrooms. |
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NO
CHILD
SHALL BE PUNISHED, VERBALLY ABUSED, OR HUMILIATED FOR SOILING,
WETTING, OR NOT USING THE TOILET; OR FORCED TO REMAIN IN
SOILED CLOTHING OR ON THE TOILET. |
TOILET TRAINING PROCEDURES
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Children are
toilet trained in accordance with the request of their parents
and in a manner that is consistent with the child’s
developmental, physical and emotional abilities. |
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Communication
with the parent(s) takes place on a regular basis to maintain
consistent development of toileting skill. |
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No potty chairs
are used at the center. The toilets are child-sized. |
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Each child will
have a change of clothing, provided by the parent. Extra
clothing will be provided by the center, if needed, and will
be returned by the parent. Staff will check that items being
returned have been laundered, and if they have not, will
launder them at the center. |
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All BDN
Toileting Procedures will be followed while toilet-training. |
DIAPERING PROCEDURES
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A. AREA AND EQUIPMENT: |
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Unless medically necessary, the center uses only disposable
diapers. |
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The area in which diapering of a child takes place is equipped
with a changing table and a covered, lined container for
disposing of diapers. |
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The changing table has a washable padded top that is covered
for individual use by disposable changing paper. |
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The changing table is not used for any other purpose. |
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Diapering areas and hand-washing facilities are separate from
facilities used for food preparation and service. |
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B. STORAGE: |
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There is a storage cabinet under the changing area where
diapers, gloves and other items for personal care are stored.
This area is supervised at all times. |
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C. PROCEDURE FOR DIAPERING: |
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The staff person: |
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Will wash hands prior to diapering, |
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Must NEVER LEAVE THE CHILD UNATTENDED, |
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Changes a child’s diaper regularly when soiled or wet, |
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Places disposable covering on diapering surface, |
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Puts on disposable gloves, |
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Places child on diapering surface, |
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Removes soiled diaper, wraps and places in nearby covered,
lined container, |
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Washes child thoroughly with disposable wipes, |
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Applies powder, ointments, or creams with parental permission, |
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Places a new diaper on child, |
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Removes child from diapering table to wash hands, |
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Removes disposable changing paper and gloves and discards in
covered, lined container, |
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Wipes changing table clean with bleach and water solution
after each use, |
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Washes hands even though gloves were used. |
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D. INTERACTION:
All staff are expected to make changing time a pleasant,
loving, and refreshing experience for the child. Staff should
make this one-to-one time a special interaction with personal
conversation, animated voices, verbal games, naming things,
singing etc. |
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