Safety obligations at the home of the maternal assistant and family assistant

Information to the attention of maternal assistant candidate and family assistant

Home Security Kansas City,A professional of the County Council of Pas-de-Calais will assess that you have "a home whose condition, size, access and environmental conditions possible to ensure the welfare and the safety of miners "that you plan to host (article R 421-3, paragraph 3 of the Code of Social Action and Families).It shall verify the security conditions in areas used by children allowed for the candidates and childminders in the whole house for candidate foster carers.Any special arrangement should be considered with the professional in charge of investigations.

Inside the housing

Protection of stairways

Before signing the decree of approval, you must:

must install a barrier to standards, tight, secure, and not operable by the child down and up systematically.(only childminders may be exempt installing a fence at the top of the stairs if the child has no access to the floor)
barrier height: 0.75 m minimum.
Maximum spacing of the vertical bars of the fence and the banister: 11 cm (amenities may be considered with the professional)
for non-vertical bars: the need to base a solid portion of at least 0.45 m (to avoid any escalation) (the facilities can be considered with the professional)

Caution: for stairs with clear way (without risers), the free space between two steps must be less than 11 cm.In addition, it must be protected.

The underside of the staircase must be inaccessible to children.

Mezzanines

Regarding mezzanines, you need:

ask child protection systems (0.75 m minimum) (the facilities can be considered with the professional)
maximum spacing between the vertical bars: 11 cm (the facilities can be envisaged with the professional)

Heat sources

Regarding heat, you need:

install a fixed firewall, efficient, non mobilized by the child
to any heat source (fireplace with or without insert, fire petroleum, coal, wood-oven door not insulated thermally, etc.) a fixed protection or rendering it inaccessible heat source is an essential requirement during operation
written commitment of the candidate childminder or family assistant that the heat source is not used during the child's home, provides a security system

Windows

Install a device to prevent opening windows with a fall hazard to children. (entrebâilleurs locking system, lockable); this applies to parts accessible to the child to the maternal assistants and the whole house for family assistants.

Plants

Keep plants out of reach of children.

Various

Other various obligations:

putting outlet covers for unsafe electrical outlets accessible to children
put cleaning products, pharmaceutical and cosmetic out of child's reach or adapt safety clips on doors
close the access (entrance doors, basement and attic) and put the key or the lock out of reach of children
put protective corners to sharp edges
effectively protect the glass coffee tables
stabilize the rug on the floor to prevent falls

Exteriors

Outside of housing, you must:

protected by a protection of at least 1 m high, all places accessible to children (garden, terrace, fish pond, lake, space-games)
anchor the playground equipment in the ground and maintain them
protection sumps and vents
make it inaccessible to the child products, tools, tooling

Environment

Pets

Dogs

16% of domestic accidents involving children aged 1 to 5 years are attributable to dogs. The maternal assistant or family assistant will be particularly vigilant during contact between the dog and the kids.

The presence of known dangerous dogs (in reference to Article L221-12 of the Rural Code) is not compatible with the reception of young children because the conditions of health and safety can not be guaranteed.

Article L221-12 of the Code rural as was rrêté of 27 April 1999 divided the dogs into three categories and define the first and second category dogs types could be hazardous, subject to measures Specific:

First category attack dogs
- pitt bull
- boerbull
- assimilated tosa
- assimilated Mastiff
second category guard and defense dogs
- staffordshire bull terrier
- staffordshire terrier, tosa
- Rottweiler and similar

Accordingly, the presence of this type of dog in the home of a candidate for accreditation will be refused accreditation. A withdrawal of authorization procedure will be committed to an approved maternal assistant or family took possession of such an animal.

Other animals

A risk assessment for the health and safety of children will be at the interview with the candidate: it is necessary to assess the candidate security measures it will take, with priority being given to 'hosted child.

Swimming pools

Ground pools or semi-buried

Act No. 2003-9 of 3 January 2003, implementing Decree No 2003-1389 of 31 December 2003: m itting barriers with secure gate with a minimum height of 1.10 m completely surrounding the pool completely to secure the access and prevent drowning.

Above ground pools

Regarding the above ground pools, you need:

above ground pools whose height is equal to or greater than 1.10 m: their height is sufficient. Access to scale, removable or not, must be enclosed by a fence of at least 1.10 m in height
above ground pools whose height is less than 1.10 m: put up barriers completely surrounding the pool with secure gate with a minimum height of 1.10 m

The outputs outside the home

It will be discussed at interview how the candidate considers the security situation outside the home with the children.

Required equipment

The baby equipment and awakening will be provided by the maternal assistant or family assistant dice child's home and will conform to standards.

This document is subject to change based on legislative and regulatory changes.

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