The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) proposed new safety standards for full-size and non-full-size baby cribs. The proposed new crib standards are in response to numerous incidents of injury or fatality to infants involving such cribs. The Commission is requesting comments on these new proposed standards by October 6, 2010. The proposed new crib standards will apply to all owners and operators of child care facilities, including family child care homes. Once the new standards are in effect, it will be unlawful to provide a crib for use that does not meet the new standards. We encourage you to review these proposed new standards and make comments. The Commission has proposed the new standards to be effective six months after the publication of the final rule (which is unknown at this time, but could be as early as this fall). The Commission is also seeking comments regarding the sufficiency of this six month effective date. To read the notice of proposed rulemaking as well as instructions for submitting comments please click here: http://www.cpsc.gov/businfo/frnotices/fr10/cribstd.pdf.
Information provided by the Department of Early Education and Care. Created: September 30, 2010.