Infant Room
— Window size and temperature
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The glass windows in a program that runs for six hours or more (and was licensed for the first time after December 31, 1983), must have an area that is at least equivalent to 10 per cent of the floor area of the play activity room.
VARIATION
Programs that operate for less than six hours per day are permitted to have less than the 10 percent window space requirement. On days when the program runs full days (i.e. summer) use of auxiliary space with the appropriate window allowance should be promoted.
RATIONALE
This provision ensures that children in stable, long term day care arrangements are in a facility where they are exposed daily to natural light.Artificial illumination in each play activity room must have a level of at least 55 dekalux.
The temperature must be maintained at a level of at least 20 degrees Celsius.
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