Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-510 - Discipline and Guidance

A. A licensee shall ensure that a staff member:

1. Defines and maintains consistent and reasonable guidelines and limitations for an enrolled child's behavior;

2. Teaches, models, and encourages orderly conduct, personal 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 activity; 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 permit:

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-appropriate 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.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R9-5-510

Adopted effective December 12, 1986 (Supp. 86-6). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective October 17, 1997 (Supp. 97-4).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).