R430-50-18. Activities

  (1) The provider shall offer daily activities that support each child's healthy physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.

  (2) Physical development activities shall include light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity for a daily total of at least 15 minutes for every 2 hours children spend in the program.

  (3) Toys, materials, and equipment needed to support children's healthy development shall be available to the children.

  (4) Except for occasional special events, the children's primary screen time activity on media such as television, cell phones, tablets, and computers shall:

  (a) not be allowed for children 0 to 17 months old;

  (b) be limited for children 18 months to 4 years old to 1 hour per day, or 5 hours per week with a maximum screen time of 2 hours per activity; and

  (c) be planned to address the needs of children 5 to 12 years old.

  (5) If swimming activities are offered or if wading pools are used:

  (a) the provider shall obtain parental permission before each child in care uses the pool;

  (b) caregivers shall stay at the pool supervising whenever a child is in the pool or has access to the pool, and whenever a wading pool has water in it;

  (c) diapered children shall wear swim diapers whenever they are in the pool;

  (d) wading pools shall be emptied and sanitized after use by each group of children;

  (e) if the pool is over 4 feet deep, there shall be a lifeguard on duty who is certified by the Red Cross or other approved certification program any time children have access to the pool; and

  (f) lifeguards and pool personnel shall not count toward the caregiver-to-child ratio.

  (6) If offsite activities are offered:

  (a) the provider shall obtain written parental consent before each activity;

  (b) the required caregiver-to-child ratio and supervision shall be maintained during the entire activity;

  (c) first aid supplies, including at least antiseptic, band-aids, and tweezers shall be available;

  (d) children's names shall not be used on nametags, t-shirts, or in other visible ways; and

  (e) there shall be a way for caregivers and children to wash their hands with soap and water, or if there is no source of running water, caregivers and children shall clean their hands with wet wipes and hand sanitizer.

  (7) On every offsite activity, caregivers shall take the written emergency information and releases for each child in the group.