Regulation 1
Every Day-Care Centre shall be provided with the following equipment or materials:
(a) a small wooden stool or chair for each child;
(b) small wooden table for each group of four or six children to be used for meals, painting, etc.;
(c) wooden wash-stand made with a hole at the top to hold a medium size water basin;
(d) a store-room with shelves or a strong cupboard with shelves secured with lock for keeping utensils, mugs, spoons, etc. used by the children;
(e) one or two wooden boxes with padlocks for keeping toys, blocks and play materials;
(f) racks and pegs for hanging children's towels and clothing;
(g) sleeping mat for each child;
(h) reasonable number of chamber-pots for use by the toddlers;
(i) enamel basins, one for each wash-stand and two extra for bathing children;
(j) two aluminium containers with lids for drinking water, milk, etc;
(k) one enamel, aluminium or plastic mug for each child;
(l) one bowl or soup plate for each child; preferably aluminium or plastic;
(m) teaspoon or small aluminium spoon for each child;
(n) one towel for each child and reasonable quantity of extra towels;
(o) ladles for serving food, buckets for carrying water, cooking pots, and a kitchen table and stove.
Subject : Day-Care Centres