Ill. Admin. Code tit. 89, § 408.85 - Program
a) The caregiver
and parent shall discuss the child's health, development, behavior and
activities to ensure consistency in planning for the child.
b) The program shall include opportunities
for a child to have free choice of activities to play alone, if desired, or
with one or several chosen peers.
c) The facility shall provide a basic program
of activities geared to the age levels and developmental needs of the children
served. The daily program shall provide:
1)
Informal activities, providing a family atmosphere that promotes the physical
and emotional well-being of the individual;
2) Encouragement for children to participate
in age appropriate household routines such as preparing food, setting tables,
and cleaning up;
3) Regularity of
such routines as eating, napping, and toileting with sufficient flexibility to
respond to the needs of individual children;
4) A balance of active and quiet
activity;
5) Daily indoor and
outdoor activities in which children make use of both large and small
muscles;
6) Occasional trips and
activities away from the facility (frequency to be determined by the
caregiver);
7) A supervised nap
period for children under six years of age who remain five or more hours. This
nap period for the group should not normally exceed two and one-half hours.
Children who remain for as long as four consecutive hours shall have a
supervised rest period.
d) The daily program of the facility shall
provide experiences which promote the individual child's growth and well-being
and the development of self-help and communication skills, social competence,
and positive self-identity.
e)
Program planning shall provide the following:
1) A variety of activities which takes into
consideration individual differences in interest, attention span, and physical
and intellectual maturity;
2)
Sufficient time for activities and routines, so that the children can manage
them and progress at their own developmental rate;
3) Sufficient materials and equipment to
avoid excessive competition and long waits;
4) Program planning so that the children are
not always required to move from one activity to another as a total
group;
5) A program that avoids
long waiting periods between activities and prolonged periods during which the
children must stand or sit;
6)
Provision for privacy through arranging a small, quiet area that is easily
accessible to the child who seeks or needs time to be alone; and
7) A variety of chores and activities at the
child's developmental level.
f) Materials and toys shall be kept clean,
orderly, attractive, and accessible to the children. The group day care home
may not use or have on the premises any unsafe children's product as described
in the Children's Product Safety Act and 89 Ill. Adm. Code 386 (Children's
Product Safety).
g) There shall be
stimulating play and learning materials; these may include household items used
creatively.
h) Each child's
individuality shall be respected and a sense of self and development of self
esteem shall be encouraged.
i)
Children shall not be left unattended and adult supervision shall be provided
at all times.
j) The program shall
take into account the stress and fatigue that result from constant pressures
and stimulation of long hours in a group living situation.
k) Activity areas, equipment, and materials
shall be arranged so that staff can be easily aware of the children's presence
and activity at all times.
l)
Equipment shall be arranged in orderly, clearly defined areas of interest, with
sufficient space in each area for the children to see various activities
available to them.
Notes
Amended at 34 Ill. Reg. 18411, effective December 15, 2010
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