NAVMC 1710.4 governs practices and procedures for promoting the health and well-being of Child and Youth Programs participants.
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It covers participant and staff health requirements, immunizations, health assessments, universal precautions, infant feeding, nutrition, and exclusion procedures. It requires health documentation, daily health checks, safe bottle accountability, infection-control practices, and first-aid preparedness.
Written documentation of receipt of immunizations (appropriate for age) is a condition of participation in a Child Development Center (CDC), School Age Care (SAC), Family Child Care (FCC), and Youth Programs IAW references (e) and (h). (paragraph 1)
Philosophical exemptions for immunizations are not permitted. (paragraph 2)
Participants enrolling or currently enrolled in CDC, SAC, and FCC programs are required to maintain an initial (within 30 days of enrollment) and annual, thereafter, health assessment as a condition of participation. (paragraph 2)
Staff ensure that all bottles/containers are labeled with the participant’s first name, last name, contents of the bottle and date it was prepared. (paragraph 2)
A two-step verification process is performed by two staff members and includes visual and audible confirmation that the correct bottle is given to the correct infant. (paragraph 2)