Step 11 of 26 · Your first day
Sleep checks
In an infant or toddler room, tap "Check sleepers" when children fall asleep, while they sleep, and when they wake.
Watch out: Your centre's sleep policy sets how often; the Due now box tells you when the next check is due. A sleep monitor never replaces the visual check.
More about this
A direct visual check means being physically present beside the child while the child is sleeping and looking for indicators of distress or unusual behaviours. The regulation requires it for every sleeping child in a licensed infant or toddler group, and for children under 24 months in a family age group, with enough light in the room to do it (O. Reg. 137/15, s. 33.1(2)(a) and (b)). Your centre's sleep policy says how often the checks are done and how they are recorded (s. 33.1(2)(c)(vi)).
Electronic sleep monitors, where the room has them, never replace the direct visual check (s. 33.1(5)(d)).
Your centre's words for people and its policies may differ; the screens are the same. The screen is from KeepCount 0.99.144, captured October 27, 2026 in a demonstration organization: everyone in it is fictional. Section numbers are O. Reg. 137/15 (General) under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, read on e-Laws on October 20, 2026. This explains how KeepCount works; it is not legal advice, and the Ministry's program advisors decide compliance.