Child care accommodation location and exits

Where a building has an ancillary use for child care the accommodation for children should be located in the ground storey adjacent to an external wall and should have not less than two exits, one of which should be a final exit. However, where location on the ground storey is not possible it should be located as near ground level as possible provided that – (a) it is adjacent to an external wall and it has not less than two exits, one of which should be a storey exit; (b) it is not located above the level at which the parents or guardians are accommodated unless their escape route is through the upper level; and (c) it is not located on a basement storey unless it has an open side and a final exit at ground level.