North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 10A - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Chapter 09 - CHILD CARE RULES
Section .1800 - STAFF/CHILD INTERACTIONS AND BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT
Section 09 .1803 - PROHIBITED DISCIPLINE IN CHILD CARE CENTERS

(1) no child shall be handled roughly in any way, including shaking, pushing, shoving, pinching, slapping, biting, kicking, or spanking;

(2) no child shall be placed in a locked room, closet, or box or be left alone in a room separated from staff;

(3) no discipline shall be delegated to another child;

(4) no food shall be withheld as punishment or given as a means of reward;

(5) no child shall be disciplined for toileting accidents;

(6) no child shall be disciplined for not sleeping during rest period;

(7) no child shall be disciplined by assigning chores that require contact with or use of hazardous materials, such as cleaning bathrooms, floors, or emptying diaper pails;

(8) physical activity, such as running laps and doing push-ups, shall not be withheld as punishment or required as punishment;

(9) no child shall be yelled at, shamed, humiliated, frightened, threatened, or bullied; and

(10) no child shall be restrained as a form of discipline unless the child's safety or the safety of others is at risk. For purposes of this Rule, "restraining" shall mean that a caregiver physically holds a child in a manner that restricts the child's movement, for a minimum amount of time necessary to ensure a safe environment. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Rule, no child shall be restrained through the use of heavy objects, including a caregiver's body, or any device such as straps, blankets, car seats, or cribs.