Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) 0
up to 18 months - Minimum Equipment Required for Each Group of Children (based
on child/staff ration and capacity of the room).
(a) Washable soft crib toys - 2 per
child;
(b) Mobile - 1 attached to
each crib (for infants younger than 5 months of age);
(c) Push and pull toys - 1;
(d) A device that plays a variety of age
appropriate music;
(e)
Age-appropriate Books - 2 per child;
(f) Large soft ball (8+ inches) -
1;
(g) Nesting and stacking toys -
2 sets;
(h) Washable baby doll -
1;
(i) Musical toy - 1;
(j) Colorful pictures and posters;
(k) Activity boxes, such as busy boxes -
3.
(2) 18 months up to
21/2 years - Minimum Equipment Required for Each Group of Children (based on
child/staff ratio and capacity of the room).
(a) Art/Music
1. Large crayons/markers;
2. Paper (variety);
3. Playdough; Colorful pictures and
posters;
4. Record or tape player
or compact disc player;
5. Age
appropriate records or tapes - 6 per player;
6. Musical toys - 2.
(b) Active Play
1. Push and pull toys - 2;
2. Large cars, trucks, boats, etc. -
2;
3. Sit-on riding toys -
2;
4. Large soft balls -
2.
(c) Quiet Play
1. Books - 2 per child;
2. Age appropriate puzzles - 2 (Complete with
all pieces)
3. Nesting and stacking
toys - 2 sets;
4. Non-wooden
building blocks (non-interlocking blocks) - approximately 20.
(d) Homeliving/Dramatic Play
1. Baby Dolls - 2 (complete with all
parts);
2. Doll clothes and
blankets;
3. Doll bed -
1;
4. Toy telephones - 2;
5. Pots, pans, buckets, large plastic spoons,
etc.;
6. Child-size
stove;
7. Dress-up
clothes.
(3) 2
4 months up to 3 6 months - Minimum Equipment Required for Each Group of
Children (based on child/staff ratio and capacity of the room).
(a) Art
1.
Non-toxic playdough;
2. Large
crayons/markers;
3.
Paper;
4. Non-toxic finger-paints
in primary colors;
5. Scissors
(blunt-tipped);
(b)
Literature/Music
1. Books - 2 per
child;
2. A device that plays a
variety of age appropriate music;
3. Rhythm instruments - one for each child in
the group.
(c)
Homeliving/Dramatic Play
1. Baby dolls - 2
(complete with all parts);
2.
Child-size stove and sink or combination;
3. Cooking utensils and dishes;
4. Doll bed;
5. Doll clothes and blankets;
6. Dress up clothes;
7. Toy telephone - 2.
(d) Educational/Creative
1. Building blocks (non-interlocking blocks)
-approximately 50;
2. Cars, trucks,
boats, etc. - 3;
3. Age appropriate
puzzles - 4 (complete with all pieces);
4. Interlocking manipulative play sets of
different types - 3 sets
(4) 21/2 years up to 6 years - Minimum
Equipment Required For Each Group of Children (based on child/staff ratio and
capacity of the room).
(a) Art
1. Easel;
2. Non-toxic playdough or clay;
3. Large non-toxic crayons/watercolor
markers;
4. Large sheets of
paper;
5. Non-toxic finger and cold
water paints in primary colors (red, blue and yellow);
6. Scissors (blunt-tipped) - 2 pair per 5
children;
7. Non-toxic glue or
paste; tape;
8. Paint brushes - 4
(variety of sizes with large or long handles).
(b) Educational and Creative
1. Large or medium building blocks -
approximately 15;
2. Small building
blocks (non-interlocking blocks) - approximately 100;
3. Small cars, trucks, boats, etc. of varying
sizes - 6;
4. Age-appropriate
Puzzles - 8 (complete with all pieces);
5. Interlocking manipulative play sets of
different types - 6 sets;
6.
Matching games - 6 (no more than two electronic);
7. Puppets - 2.
(c) Homeliving Area/Dramatic Play
1. Child-sized stove and sink (or
combination);
2. Small table and
chairs/benches;
3. Cooking utensils
and dishes (unbreakable);
4. Doll
bed or cradle;
5. Dolls (complete
with all parts) - 2;
6. Doll
clothes and blankets;
7. Dress-up
clothes for boys and girls;
8.
Storage for dress-up clothes;
9.
Unbreakable Mirror - full length;
10. Play telephones - 2.
(d) Literature and Music.
1. Age appropriate children's books - 2 per
child;
2. A device that plays a
variety of age appropriate music;
3. Rhythm instruments - 1 per child in the
group.
(e) Nature Study
and Science.
1. Magnifying glass;
2. Magnets;
3. Nature collections;
4. Measuring and pouring equipment.
(5) 6 years and older -
Minimum Equipment Required For Each Group of Children (based on child/staff
ratio and capacity of the room).
(a) Jig-saw
puzzle - 1 per 5 children;
(b)
Games: choose indoor or table games suited to the age of the children - 1 per 5
children;
(c) Games: choose active
or outdoor games suited to the age of the children - 1 per 5
children;
(d) Books suited to the
age of the children - 2 per child;
(e) Non-toxic tempera paint;
(f) Paper (variety);
(g) A device that plays a variety of age
appropriate music;
(h)
Brushes;
(i) Non-toxic
crayons;
(j) Non-toxic glue or
paste, tape;
(k) Scissors;
(l) Interlocking manipulative play
sets suited to the age of the children - 1 per 5 children;
(m) Non-toxic playdough/modeling
clay.
(6) Playground
Equipment. Minimum Equipment Required For Groups Of Twenty-Five Children Or
Fewer On The Playground.
(a) Wheel vehicles to
sit on and maneuver - 2;
(b) Wheel
vehicles to pull or push - 2; Balls - 3;
(c) Climbing apparatus;
(d) Walking board;
(e) Crawl through equipment;
(f) Digging or sand area;
(g) Toys for digging.
Author: Barbara Green
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
1975, as amended (hereinafter referred to as
Code), §§
38-7-1 through
38-7-18, §§
41-22-19, §§
38-2-6(10), (12), (13),
(15), §§
26-14-3, §§
26-14-4.
