DCF 251.07(1)(b)2.2. Individual and group activities.
DCF 251.07(1)(b)3.3. Indoor and if the center is in operation more than 3 hours per day, outdoor activities.
DCF 251.07(1)(c)(c) Television may be used only to supplement the daily plan for children. No child may be required to watch television. Other activities shall be available.
DCF 251.07(1)(d)(d) Routines such as toileting and eating and intervals between activities shall be planned to avoid keeping children waiting in lines or assembled in large groups.
DCF 251.07(1)(e)(e) The program shall provide all of the following:
DCF 251.07(1)(e)1.1. Reasonable regularity in eating, napping and other routines.
DCF 251.07(1)(e)2.2. Daily periods when a variety of experiences are concurrently available for the children to select their own activities.
DCF 251.07(1)(e)3.3. Protection from excess fatigue and over stimulation.
DCF 251.07(1)(e)4.4. If a center is in operation for more than 3 hours per day, daily outdoor activities except during inclement weather or when not advisable for health reasons.
DCF 251.07(1)(f)(f) Child care workers shall give children individual attention.
DCF 251.07(1)(g)(g) A center that is open in the early morning and late afternoon shall have a written plan for activities which meet the individual needs of the children during those time periods. The plan shall include:
DCF 251.07(1)(g)1.1. Provision of opportunities for the children to rest and eat.
DCF 251.07(1)(g)2.2. Use of materials and engagement in activities which for the most part do not duplicate materials or activities planned for the major part of the program.
DCF 251.07(1)(h)(h) The program as implemented shall reflect the center’s written policies.
DCF 251.07(2)(2)Child guidance.
DCF 251.07(2)(a)(a) In this subsection:
DCF 251.07(2)(a)1.1. In this subsection, “time-out period” means a break from the large group that a child care worker offers a child to provide the child an opportunity to calm and regain composure while being supported by the child care worker.
DCF 251.07(2)(a)2.2. “Redirection” means directing the child’s attention to a different program activity.
DCF 251.07(2)(b)(b) Each child care center shall develop and implement a written policy that provides for positive guidance, redirection, and the setting of clear-cut limits for the children. The policy shall be designated to help a child develop self-control, self-esteem, and respect for the rights of others.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)(c) A center may use a time-out period to handle a child’s unacceptable behavior only if all of the following conditions are met:
DCF 251.07(2)(c)1.1. The child is 3 years of age or older.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)2.2. The child care worker offers the child the time-out period in a non-humiliating manner.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)3.3. The time-out period does not exceed 3 minutes.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)4.4. The child is not isolated.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)5.5. The child is not removed from the classroom setting.
DCF 251.07(2)(c)6.6. If the child care worker needs additional adult support, another child care worker comes to the classroom setting.
DCF 251.07(2)(e)(e) Actions that may be psychologically, emotionally or physically painful, discomforting, dangerous or potentially injurious are prohibited. Examples of prohibited actions include all of the following:
DCF 251.07(2)(e)1.1. Spanking, hitting, pinching, shaking, slapping, twisting, throwing or inflicting any other form of corporal punishment.
DCF 251.07(2)(e)2.2. Verbal abuse, threats or derogatory remarks about the child or the child’s family.