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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 22. Social Services |
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Agency 40. Department of Social Services |
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Chapter 111. Standards for Licensed Family Day Homes |
Section 430. Stairs
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A. Children under two years of age and children over two years of age who are not developmentally ready to climb or descend stairs without supervision shall not have access to stairs.
B. Accordion expansion gates and pressure mounted gates shall not be used as protective barriers at stair openings.
C. Children over the age of two shall not have access to stairs with three or more risers that do not have protective barriers or guardrails on each side.
D. Protective barriers or guardrails on sides of stairs shall be constructed to prevent a child from climbing over, crawling or falling through, or becoming entrapped.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 26, Issue 07, eff. July 1, 2010.