Or. Admin. R. 414-205-0090 - Program of Activities
(1) The
provider must give the children's needs first priority, assuring that they get
adequate care and attention.
(2)
Providers must make available activities, materials, and equipment for both
indoor and outdoor play that provide a variety of experiences geared to the
ages and abilities of the child(ren).
(3) The children's activities must allow
choice and develop skills based on each child's age and abilities.
(4) A balance of active and quiet play must
be provided, both indoors and outdoors.
(5) The provider must have routines for
eating, napping, diapering and toileting, with flexibility to respond to the
needs of each child.
(6) An
individual bed, mat or cot with individual bedding appropriate to the season
shall be provided at nap time for each toddler and preschool-age child in the
home and for each school-age child who wants to rest.
(a) Family beds or sofas may be used with
individual bedding appropriate to the season.
(b) If the parent(s) so request, siblings may
share the same bed.
(c) The upper
level of bunk beds shall not be used for children under ten years of
age.
(d) The upper level of bunk
beds may be used for children ten years or older if the bed rail and safety
ladder are in place.
(7)
Child care children shall not be exposed to more than two hours of screen time
per day. All media exposure must be developmentally and age
appropriate.
(8) Throughout the
day, each infant and toddler shall receive physical contact and individual
attention (e.g., being held, rocked, talked to, sung to, and taken on walks
inside and outside the home).
(9)
The provider must have routines for eating, napping, diapering and toileting,
with flexibility to respond to the needs of each child.
(10) Infants shall have a variety of
appropriate infant toys stimulating to the senses.
(11) The following safe sleep practices must
be followed:
(a) Each infant shall sleep in a
crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen with a clean, non-absorbent mattress.
All cribs, portable cribs, bassinets and playpens must comply with current
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards;
(b) Bassinets may only be used until the
infant is able to roll over on their own;
(c) Each mattress shall:
(A) Fit snugly; and
(B) Be covered by a tightly fitting
sheet;
(d) A clean sheet
shall be provided for each child;
(e) Infants must be placed on their backs on
a flat surface for sleeping;
(f)
While on the child care premises, if an infant falls asleep in a place other
than their crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen, the provider must
immediately move the infant to an appropriate sleep surface;
(g) No child shall be routinely left in a
crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen except for sleep or rest;
(h) There shall be no items in the crib,
portable crib, bassinet or playpen with the infant, except a pacifier (e.g.
bottles, toys, pillows, stuffed animals, blankets, bumpers);
(i) Swaddling or other clothing or covering
that restricts the child's movement is prohibited;
(j) Clothing or items that could pose a
strangulation hazard (e.g. teething necklaces, pacifier attachments, clothing
drawstrings) are prohibited; and
(k) Car seats are to be used for
transportation only. Children who are asleep in a car seat must be removed upon
arrival to the home and placed in an appropriate sleep surface.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260
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