Section R9-5-510. Discipline and Guidance

A.      A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:

1.        Defines and maintains consistent and reasonable guide- lines and limitations for an enrolled child’s behavior;

2.        Teaches, models, and encourages orderly conduct, per- sonal control, and age-appropriate behavior;

3.        Explains to an enrolled child why a particular behavior is not allowed, suggests an alternative, and assists the enrolled child to become engaged in an alternative activ- ity; and

4.        After determining that an enrolled child’s behavior may result in harm to self or others, holds the enrolled child until the enrolled child regains control or composure.

B.       A licensee shall ensure that a staff member does not use or per- mit:

1.        A method of discipline that could cause harm to the health, safety, or welfare of an enrolled child;

2.        Corporal punishment;

3.        Abusive language;

4.        Discipline associated with:

a.        Eating, napping, sleeping, or toileting;

b.        Medication; or

c.        Mechanical restraint; or

5.        Discipline administered to any enrolled child by another enrolled child.

C.      A licensee may allow a staff member to separate an enrolled child from other enrolled children for unacceptable age-appro- priate behavior.

1.        The separation period shall be for no longer than three minutes after the enrolled child has regained control or composure.

2.        A staff member shall not allow an enrolled child to be separated for longer than 10 minutes without the staff member interacting with the enrolled child.

Historical Note

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Sec- tion repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4). Amended by exempt rulemaking at 16

A.A.R. 1564, effective September 30, 2010 (Supp. 10-3).