Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 414 - DEPARTMENT OF EARLY LEARNING AND CARE
Division 205 - REGISTERED FAMILY CHILD CARE HOMES
Section 414-205-0090 - Program of Activities
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The provider must give the children's needs first priority, assuring that they get adequate care and attention.
(2) Providers must make available activities, materials, and equipment for both indoor and outdoor play that provide a variety of experiences geared to the ages and abilities of the child(ren).
(3) The children's activities must allow choice and develop skills based on each child's age and abilities.
(4) A balance of active and quiet play must be provided, both indoors and outdoors.
(5) The provider must have routines for eating, napping, diapering and toileting, with flexibility to respond to the needs of each child.
(6) An individual bed, mat or cot with individual bedding appropriate to the season shall be provided at nap time for each toddler and preschool-age child in the home and for each school-age child who wants to rest.
(7) Child care children shall not be exposed to more than two hours of screen time per day. All media exposure must be developmentally and age appropriate.
(8) Throughout the day, each infant and toddler shall receive physical contact and individual attention (e.g., being held, rocked, talked to, sung to, and taken on walks inside and outside the home).
(9) The provider must have routines for eating, napping, diapering and toileting, with flexibility to respond to the needs of each child.
(10) Infants shall have a variety of appropriate infant toys stimulating to the senses.
(11) The following safe sleep practices must be followed:
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.260
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.260