New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

CHILDREN'S SERVICES REGULATION 2004 - REG 35

35 Nappy change facilities

(1) All children’s services The following facilities must be provided at the premises of a children’s service if any child provided with the service wears nappies:

(a) a stable surface for changing nappies, together with a mat that has an impervious washable surface, for every 10 children (or part thereof),

(b) hand washing facilities for adults in the immediate vicinity of the nappy changing area,

(c) sanitary facilities for the storage of soiled nappies pending laundering or disposal of the nappies,

(d) if the children’s soiled clothing is laundered by the staff of a centre based or mobile children’s service or by a family day care carer or home based licensee, adequate facilities for laundering the clothing or otherwise dealing hygienically with waste,

(e) facilities for the storage of clean nappies.

(2) If any such child is under the age of 3 years, the stable surface referred to in subclause (1) (a) is to be a properly constructed nappy changing bench.

(3) Any nappy changing bench or mat must be cleaned after each use.

(4) The nappy changing facilities must be designed, located and maintained so as to prevent unsupervised access by children.

(5) The nappy changing facilities must be separated from food preparation facilities and craft preparation facilities.

(6) Centre based children’s service In addition to the facilities referred to in subclause (1), the premises of a centre based children’s service must be equipped with the following:

(a) an age appropriate washing facility with temperature regulated hot and cold running water in, or adjacent to, the nappy change area,

(b) a sluice or contaminated waste disposal unit in the nappy change area.

(7) Nothing in subclause (6) prevents the premises of a centre based children’s service from being equipped with an additional movable nappy changing bench. However, if such a bench is provided it must provide a stable surface on which to place a child when changing nappies.