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[Subsidiary]
Smoking and spitting.
Heating.
Medical examination of person or clothing of children.
Infectious diseases.
CAP. 243]
Child Care Centres Regulations
[1982 Ed.
(2) In every centre in which children who have attained the age of 2 years are being cared for, an adequate number of tables and chairs of suitable size for the use of such children shall be provided. The chairs shall be of such height as will permit the children to rest their feet on the floor and shall be so constructed as to give support to the children's backs.
(3) In every centre in which children who have attained the age of 2 years are being cared for more than 4 hours in any day, there shall be provided, to the satisfaction of the Director, adequate opportunities and facilities for undisturbed rest by such children.
(4) Each child attending a centre—
(a) who is a resident thereof; or
(b) who is under the age of 2 years,
shall be provided with a cot or bed and bedding.
(5) Cots, beds and bedding provided in accordance with paragraph (4) shall be—
(a) of a type or design and of a material approved by the Director;
(b) washable;
(c) maintained in a clean condition, the bedding of each child being kept and stored under hygienic conditions.
38. (1) Except in a room specified by the Director, no person shall smoke in a centre during the hours that a centre is being operated.
(2) No person shall spit in the premises of any centre.
39. A centre shall be provided with an adequate and safe system of heating, to the satisfaction of the Director.
40. (1) Upon the request of a medical officer or a registered nurse authorized by him, the supervisor of a centre shall permit the medical officer or nurse to examine the person and clothing of any child.
(2) If on such examination the medical officer or nurse is of the opinion that the person or clothing of any child is infected with vermin or is in a foul condition, he may require the supervisor to exclude such child from the centre forthwith until such time as the person and clothing of the child have been cleansed to the satisfaction of a medical officer.
41. (1) If a medical officer certifies that any child or employee should be excluded from the centre by reason of suffering, or having recently suffered, from any infectious disease or by reason of having been in contact with or living in the same house as a person suffering from an infectious disease, the supervisor of the centre shall, if so required...