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
Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.414 - GUIDANCE
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 17, September 10, 2024
A. Guidance must be appropriate and constructive or educational in nature and may include such measures as diversion, separation of the child from the situation, talking with the child about the situation, or praise for appropriate behavior.
B. Children must not be subjected to physical harm, fear, or humiliation.
C. The program director must not use, or permit a staff member 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. Children must not be denied food or forced to eat as a disciplinary measure.
E. Separation, when used as guidance, must not exceed five (5) minutes and must be appropriate for the child's age. 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 or derogatory remarks about the child are not permitted.
G. Authority for guidance must not be delegated to other children, and the camp must not sanction one child punishing another child.
