Section 580. General requirements for programs  


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  • A. In order to promote the child's physical, intellectual, emotional, and social well-being and growth, caregivers shall:

    1. Talk to the child;

    2. Provide needed help, comfort, and support;

    3. Respect personal privacy;

    4. Respect differences in cultural, ethnic, and family backgrounds;

    5. Encourage decision-making abilities;

    6. Promote ways of getting along;

    7. Encourage independence and self-direction; and

    8. Use consistency in applying expectations.

    B. Caregivers shall provide age-appropriate activities for children in care throughout the day that:

    1. Are based on the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual needs of the children;

    2. Reflect the diversity of enrolled children's families, culture, and ethnic backgrounds; and

    3. Enhance the total development of children.

    C. Daily age-appropriate activities shall include:

    1. Opportunities for alternating periods of indoor active and quiet play depending on the ages of the children;

    2. Opportunities for vigorous outdoor play daily, depending upon the weather, the ages, and the health of the children;

    3. Opportunities for one or more regularly scheduled rest or nap periods. Children unable to sleep shall be provided time and space for quiet play;

    4. Opportunities for children to learn about themselves, others, and the world around them;

    5. Opportunities for children to exercise initiative and develop independence in accordance with their ages; and

    6. Opportunities for structured and unstructured play time and provider-directed and child-initiated learning activities.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 26, Issue 07, eff. July 1, 2010.

Statutory Authority

§§ 63.2-217, 63.2-1701, and 63.2-1734 of the Code of Virginia.