Or. Admin. Code § 414-310-0380 - Creating a Climate for Healthy Child Development
(1) When communicating or interacting with
children, a school-age center must ensure staff maintain a climate for healthy,
culturally responsive child development such as:
(a) Using a calm and encouraging tone of
voice;
(b) Using positive language
to explain what children can do and give descriptive feedback;
(c) Having relaxed conversations with
children by listening and responding to what they say. Adult conversations must
not dominate the overall sound of the group;
(d) Greeting children upon arrival and
acknowledging their departure;
(e)
Using facial expressions such as smiling, laughing, and enthusiasm to match a
child's mood;
(f) Using physical
proximity in a culturally responsive way to speak to children at their eye
level;
(g) Validating children's
feelings and showing tolerance for mistakes;
(h) Being responsive, listening to children's
requests and questions, and encouraging children to share experiences, ideas,
and feelings;
(i) Observing
children in order to learn about their families, cultures, individual
interests, ideas, questions, and theories;
(j) Modeling and teaching emotional skills
such as recognizing feelings, expressing them appropriately, accepting others'
feelings, and controlling impulses to act out feelings;
(k) Being respectful of cultural traditions,
values, religion and beliefs of enrolled families; and
(l) Interacting with staff and other adults
in a positive, respectful manner.
(2) A school-age center must ensure staff
encourage positive interactions between and among children with techniques such
as:
(a) Giving children several chances a day
to interact with each other while playing or completing routine
tasks;
(b) Modeling social
skills;
(c) Encouraging socially
isolated children to find friends;
(d) Helping children understand feelings of
others; and
(e) Encouraging
interactions between children of all abilities.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280
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