Licensing Standards for DayCare Centers

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7 AAC 50.420
PROGRAM IN CHILD CARE FACILITIES

(a) A child care facility shall provide structure and daily activities designed to promote a child's individual physical, social, intellectual, and emotional development. Satisfactory compliance with this subsection requires that

(1) a facility has a schedule and daily plan of activities for each age group that provides a balance of quiet and active, group and individual activities and that includes time for meals, snacks, sleep, toileting according to individual needs, and indoor and outdoor play; for purposes of this paragraph

(A) [C] a center shall provide the schedule and activity plan in writing; and

(B) [H & GH] in a home, the schedule and activity plan need not be written, except that a typical daily schedule and plan must be presented at the time of application for a license;

(2) opportunities be provided for individual self-expression and imaginative play;

(3) opportunities be provided for vigorous physical activity, daily supervised activity outdoors, when weather and the individual child's tolerance permit;

(4) opportunities be provided for each child to foster independence;

(5) opportunities be provided for intellectual and social development through use of a variety of activities and materials such as games, toys, books, crafts, puzzles, and blocks;

(6) television and video cassette viewing not exceed one hour for each four hours for which a child is in care or four hours in a 24 hour period and is limited to programs specifically designed for the interest and benefit of the child; and

(7) a parent with children enrolled be encouraged to visit the facility freely to observe or participate.

(1) not routinely leave a child awake in a crib, swing, or similar device for more than 15 minutes without direct adult contact;

(2) ensure, as much as possible, that care for a child is provided by a consistent caregiver, rather than a series of caregivers;

(3) provide frequent verbal communication;

(4) provide physical contact through holding, rocking, and play, as well as bathing, dressing, and carrying a child; and

(5) allow infants and toddlers, under supervision, the opportunity during the day to explore and learn on their own outside of a playpen or other restraining device.

(1) a program that supplements rather than duplicates the child's school activities, providing a change of pace and interest between school and the child care program;

(2) freedom appropriate to the age of the child and opportunities for self-reliance and social responsibility;

(3) opportunities for school-age children to participate in the selection and planning of their own activities; and

(4) [C] in centers, separate space, equipment, and supplies for the school-age children.

Authority: AS 44.29.020 AS 47.35.010

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