2015 IBC Chp 308.6.1, “A child day are facility that provides care for more than five but not more than 100 children 2 ½ years or less of age, where rooms in which the children are cared for are located on a level of exit discharge serving such rooms and each of these child care rooms has an exit door directly to the exterior, shall be classified as Group E.”
Question: Is “the children” in this section meaning only the children ages 2.5 & up, or all the children being provided care in the facility? Or can the children under 2.5 be kept in the room w/ an exterior door, while the older kids are kept in rooms where there aren’t exterior doors? Related/followup question: 2015 IBC Chp. 903.2.3 (sprinklers)... where does the exception actually apply? The exception indicates "every classroom"... so is this including classrooms where the kids are over 2.5? I would take this to mean that if there's allowed older kids in the back rooms (rooms w/ no exterior doors) it would need to be sprinkled?
Question: What is the meaning of “rooms…are located on a level of exit discharge”. Does this prohibit any stairs or ramps between the care room and grade?
No state/local amendments affecting this section.
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Question: Is “the children” in this section meaning only the children ages 2.5 & up, or all the children being provided care in the facility? Or can the children under 2.5 be kept in the room w/ an exterior door, while the older kids are kept in rooms where there aren’t exterior doors? Related/followup question: 2015 IBC Chp. 903.2.3 (sprinklers)... where does the exception actually apply? The exception indicates "every classroom"... so is this including classrooms where the kids are over 2.5? I would take this to mean that if there's allowed older kids in the back rooms (rooms w/ no exterior doors) it would need to be sprinkled?
Question: What is the meaning of “rooms…are located on a level of exit discharge”. Does this prohibit any stairs or ramps between the care room and grade?
No state/local amendments affecting this section.
Thanks!