LAC 28:CLXI.1905. Nighttime Care for Children

A. All minimum standards for early learning centers apply to centers that care for children after 9 p.m. and prior to 5 a.m., and in which no individual child remains for more than 24 hours in one continuous day. B. The following minimum standards also apply: 1. there shall be an employee on duty designated as staff-in-charge; 2. in addition to meeting all required staff to child ratios in §1711, there shall always be a minimum of two staff members present; 3. staff counted for purposes of meeting child to staff ratio shall be awake; 4. meals shall be served to children at ordinary meal times; 5. time for personal care routines and preparation for sleep, such as brushing teeth, washing hands and face, toileting and changing clothes shall be provided; 6. each child shall have a separate, age appropriate bed or cot with mat or mattress; 7. bunk beds are prohibited; 8. physical restraints shall not be used to confine children to bed; and 9. the center’s entrance and drop off zones shall be well lighted during hours of operation.