Singapore legislation

Regulation 55

of Early Childhood Development Centres Regulations 2018

Regulation 55

Personal care

Subregulation 1

A licensee must establish a sanitary procedure that complies with such requirements as may be specified by the Chief Licensing Officer for —

(a)

the changing of diapers of children who are 18 months of age or younger; and

(b)

the sanitising of diaper-changing and eating surfaces, toys, and other objects handled by any child in the centre.

Subregulation 2

A licensee must ensure that the licensee’s staff comply with the sanitary procedure mentioned in paragraph (1).

Subregulation 3

A licensee that provides full-day services for any child must ensure that every child has all of the following items:

(a)

a towel;

(b)

a comb;

(c)

a toothbrush;

(d)

a change of clothes.

Subregulation 4

A licensee must provide every child attending at the licensee’s centre with his or her own personal storage space in the centre that is of a sufficient size to contain the personal belongings, including the clothing, of the child.