OAR 414-205-0090
Program of Activities

(1) The provider must give the children’s needs first priority, assuring that they get adequate care and attention.
(2) Providers must make available activities, materials, and equipment for both indoor and outdoor play that provide a variety of experiences geared to the ages and abilities of the child(ren).
(3) The children’s activities must allow choice and develop skills based on each child’s age and abilities.
(4) A balance of active and quiet play must be provided, both indoors and outdoors.
(5) The provider must have routines for eating, napping, diapering and toileting, with flexibility to respond to the needs of each child.
(6) An individual bed, mat or cot with individual bedding appropriate to the season shall be provided at nap time for each toddler and preschool-age child in the home and for each school-age child who wants to rest.
(a) Family beds or sofas may be used with individual bedding appropriate to the season.
(b) If the parent(s) so request, siblings may share the same bed.
(c) The upper level of bunk beds shall not be used for children under ten years of age.
(d) The upper level of bunk beds may be used for children ten years or older if the bed rail and safety ladder are in place.
(7) Child care children shall not be exposed to more than two hours of screen time per day. All media exposure must be developmentally and age appropriate.
(8) Throughout the day, each infant and toddler shall receive physical contact and individual attention (e.g., being held, rocked, talked to, sung to, and taken on walks inside and outside the home).
(9) The provider must have routines for eating, napping, diapering and toileting, with flexibility to respond to the needs of each child.
(10) Infants shall have a variety of appropriate infant toys stimulating to the senses.
(11) The following safe sleep practices must be followed:
(a) Each infant shall sleep in a crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen with a clean, non-absorbent mattress. All cribs, portable cribs, bassinets and playpens must comply with current Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) standards;
(b) Bassinets may only be used until the infant is able to roll over on their own;
(c) Each mattress shall:
(A) Fit snugly; and
(B) Be covered by a tightly fitting sheet;
(d) A clean sheet shall be provided for each child;
(e) Infants must be placed on their backs on a flat surface for sleeping;
(f) While on the child care premises, if an infant falls asleep in a place other than their crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen, the provider must immediately move the infant to an appropriate sleep surface;
(g) No child shall be routinely left in a crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen except for sleep or rest;
(h) There shall be no items in the crib, portable crib, bassinet or playpen with the infant, except a pacifier (e.g. bottles, toys, pillows, stuffed animals, blankets, bumpers);
(i) Swaddling or other clothing or covering that restricts the child’s movement is prohibited;
(j) Clothing or items that could pose a strangulation hazard (e.g. teething necklaces, pacifier attachments, clothing drawstrings) are prohibited; and
(k) Car seats are to be used for transportation only. Children who are asleep in a car seat must be removed upon arrival to the home and placed in an appropriate sleep surface.

Source: Rule 414-205-0090 — Program of Activities, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=414-205-0090.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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