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Ministry of Education New Zealand

45 Premises and facilities standard: general

  1. The premises and facilities standard: general is the standard that requires every licensed service provider to whom this regulation applies:
    1. to use premises and facilities that, having regard to the number and age range of the children attending the premises, provide sufficient and suitable space for a range of activities, facilities for food preparation, eating, sleeping, storage, toileting, and washing, and sufficient and suitable heating, lighting, noise control, ventilation, and equipment to support:
      1. appropriate curriculum implementation by the service provider; and
      2. safe and healthy practices by the service provider; and
    2. to comply with the requirements of Schedule 4 (which relates to activity spaces).
  2. Each licensed service provider to whom this regulation applies must comply with the premises and facilities standard: general.
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The criteria in this section are grouped together by topic. Each criterion has also been given a short, descriptive title.

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General – PF1 to PF14

Food preparation and eating spaces – PF15 to PF17

Toilet and handwashing facilities – PF18 to PF23

Other sanitary facilities – PF24 to PF28

Sleep – PF29 to PF38