R21-7-232. Bathrooms

The licensee shall maintain a bathroom and bathroom fixtures in good operating and sanitary condition, and shall: 1. Ensure that each facility bathroom is equipped with: a. Cold and hot running water, with enough hot water to allow each child in care a daily bath or shower; b. Clean hand towels in good condition; c. Clean shower curtain or door, properly installed, and in good repair free from mold and mildew; d. Toilets and bathtubs or showers that allow a child in care to have privacy, as developmentally appropriate; and e. Sufficient toilet paper, towels, soap, and other items required to maintain good personal hygiene, or shall provide a child in care with personal supplies of these items; 2. Not permit a child in care age 5 or more to use a bathroom with someone of a different gender at the same time; and 3. Equip a bathroom to facilitate maximum self-help by a child in care through one or more of the following methods: a. Providing a child with a step-stool to reach a sink, b. Providing smaller sized bathroom fixtures, c. Providing training toilets, d. Placing towel racks and dispensers at lower heights, or e. Other similar or comparable methods.