Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) For each group
of children in care, the center shall provide daily four of the five activity
areas listed in
G.S.
110-91(12) as follows:
(1) Centers with a licensed capacity of 30 or
more children shall have at least four activity areas available in the space
occupied by a group of children.
(2) Centers with a licensed capacity of less
than 30 children shall have at least four activity areas available. Separate
groups of children may share use of the same activity areas.
(3) Centers with a licensed capacity of 3 to
12 children located in a residence shall have at least four types of activities
available.
(b) In
addition to the four activity areas that are available each day, each center
shall have materials and equipment in sufficient quantity, as described in
Subparagraph (d)(1) of this Rule, to ensure that the fifth activity area listed
in G.S.
110-91(12) is made available
at least once per month.
(c) Each
center shall provide materials and opportunities for each group of children at
least weekly, indoors or outdoors, for the following:
(1) music and rhythm;
(2) science and nature; and
(3) sand and water play.
(d) When preschool children three years old
and older are in care the following shall apply:
(1) the materials and equipment in an
activity area shall be in sufficient quantity to allow at least three children
to use the area regardless of whether the children choose the same or different
activities; and
(2) when screen
time is provided on any electronic media device with a visual display, it shall
be:
(A) offered to stimulate a developmental
domain in accordance with the North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and
Development as referenced in Rule.0508 of this Section;
(B) limited to 30 minutes per day and no more
than a total of two and a half hours per week, per child; and
(C) documented on a cumulative log or the
activity plan that shall be available for review by the Division.
(e) When children under
three years old are in care the following apply:
(1) each center shall have developmentally
appropriate toys and activities for each child to promote the child's emotional
and social development, health and physical development, approaches to play and
learning, language development, and communication and cognitive development,
including:
(A) books;
(B) blocks;
(C) dolls;
(D) pretend play materials;
(E) musical toys;
(F) sensory toys; and
(G) fine motor toys;
(2) materials shall be kept in a space where
related equipment and materials are kept in accordance with
G.S.
110-91(12) and shall be made
available to the children on a daily basis;
(3) materials shall be offered in sufficient
quantity to allow all children to use them at some time during the day and to
allow for a range of choices,
(4)
on a daily basis caregivers shall provide developmentally appropriate
activities that support health and physical development. An open area that
allows freedom of movement shall be available, both indoors and outdoors, for
infants and for toddlers;
(5)
hands-on experiences, including both familiar and new activities, shall be
provided to enable the infant or toddler to learn about himself and the world
both indoors and outdoors; and
(6)
each child under the age of 12 months shall be given supervised tummy time
positioned on his or her stomach while awake and alert each day.
(f) Screen time, including
television, videos, video games, and computer usage, shall be prohibited for
children under three years of age.
Authority
G.S.
110-85;
110-91(6),(12);
143B-168.3;
Eff.
July 1, 1988;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2010; July 1, 1998; October 1,
1991;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
2017.
