Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 015 - Attorney General
Sub-Agency 0012 - Child Care Licensing
Chapter 4 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Section 4-6 - Contents of Application
Universal Citation: WY Code of Rules 4-6
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) Written discipline policy shall be followed by all staff and shall:
(i) Not include any discipline that is in
violation of applicable laws;
(ii)
Outline methods of guidance appropriate to the ages of the children
enrolled;
(iii) Explicitly describe
positive guidance, such as redirection, natural and logical consequences,
modeling of positive behavior and other non-violent, non-abusive methods of
discipline; and
(iv) Be included in
orientation of all staff.
(b) When "time out" is used, it shall:
(i) Enable the child to regain control of
himself/herself and shall keep the child in visual contact with a
caregiver;
(ii) Be a last resort
technique for a child who is harming another, or in danger of harming
himself/herself; and
(iii) Be used
infrequently and for very brief periods of time-out using one (1) minute for
each year of the child's age. It shall be used selectively, taking into account
the child's developmental stage and the usefulness of "time out" for the
particular child.
(c) Children in care shall not act as or be employed as staff or be allowed authority over other children.
(d) The following behavior shall be prohibited in all child care settings:
(i) Punishment associated with food, rest or
toilet training;
(ii) Rough
handling of children, including but not limited to hitting, spanking, beating,
shaking, pinching, pushing or other measures that could produce physical pain;
(iii) Inappropriate use of
language, including but not limited to profanity, name-calling, derogatory or
demeaning terminology or screaming related to disciplinary purposes;
(iv) Any form of humiliation including
threats of physical punishment;
(v)
Any form of emotional maltreatment including rejecting, terrorizing,
corrupting, isolating or ignoring a child. Children can be removed from a
group, but not isolated. Behaviors of a child may be ignored, but not the
child; and
(vi) Any form of
confining a child's movement or restraining a child as a means of
punishment.
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