Code of Colorado Regulations
1400 - Department of Early Childhood
1402 - Division of Early Learning, Licensing, and Administration
8 CCR 1402-1 - CHILD CARE FACILITY LICENSING RULES AND REGULATIONS
CHILD CARE SERVICES
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.516 - GUIDANCE

A. Guidance must be appropriate to the development of the child and used as an opportunity to teach children social-emotional skills, such as self-regulation, problem-solving, and empathy for others.

B. Children must not be subjected to physical or emotional harm, humiliation, or threats.

C. The director must not use, or permit a staff member or child to use, corporal punishment as defined in section 22-1-140, C.R.S.

D. Guidance must not be associated with food, rest, or toileting. Children should never be punished for toileting accidents. Food must not be denied or forced upon a child as a disciplinary measure.

E. Separation, when used as guidance, must not exceed five (5) minutes and must be appropriate for the child's development. The child must be in a safe, lighted, well-ventilated area and be within sight and hearing of an adult. The child must not be isolated in a locked or closed area.

F. Verbal abuse and derogatory remarks about the child are not permitted.

G. Authority for guidance must not be delegated to other children, and the center must not sanction one child punishing another child.

H. Physical activity and outdoor time must not be withheld as a disciplinary measure..

I. Exercise must not be used as a disciplinary measure.

J. Any form of restraint is not permitted.

K. Physical redirection may be used to keep a child from imminent danger. The child must be immediately released once removed from imminent danger.