Section 5-A140. GENERAL DAILY PROGRAM ACTIVITIES AND CURRICULUM

 

140.1 [RESERVED].

 

140.2 A Licensee shall establish a written planned program of activities that includes time each day for both indoor and outdoor play, suitable to the ages and stages of development of enrolled children at the Facility. The daily program shall be designed to:

 

(a) Motivate and stimulate each child’s cognitive, physical, social, emotional, creative, and language development;

 

(b) Contain sufficient continuity and flexibility to meet the needs of each child, as well as the needs of the group;

 

(c) Provide a balance of active and quiet learning through play;

 

(d) Provide both structured and unstructured times, and both Teacher or Caregiver directed and child-initiated experiences; and

 

(e) Provide periods of rest appropriate to the age and developmental need of each child, including specific designated times for rest each day.

 

140.3 A Licensee shall develop a written activity plan for each group of children that implements the scheduled program of activities.

 

140.4 A copy of the written activity plan for each age group shall be furnished by the Facility to OSSE upon request.

 

140.5 A private, parochial, or independent school is exempt from complying with the requirements of this section, if the school:

 

(a) Is an elementary/secondary educational program, as defined in this chapter;

 

(b) Cares for infants and toddlers on the same premises as the instructional program offered to school-age children;

 

(c) Is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting body or other body satisfying similar standards as approved by OSSE; and

 

(d) Does not offer subsidized child care.

 

 

authority

Sections 3(b)(6A), 3(b)(9), 3(b)(9A), 3(b)(11) of the State Education Office Establishment Act of 2000, effective October 21, 2000 (D.C. Law 13-176; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-2602(b)(6A), (b)(9), (b)(9A), and (b)(11)) (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); the Day Care Policy Act of 1979, effective September 19, 1979 (D.C. Law 3-16; D.C. Official Code §§ 4-401 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)) (“Day Care Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-3, dated January 15, 2009; the Child Development Facilities Regulation Act of 1998, effective April 13, 1999 (D.C. Law 12-215; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-2031 et seq. (2012 Repl.)) (“Facilities Act”); Mayor’s Order 2009-130, dated July 16, 2009; Sections 503 and 504 of the Early Intervention Program Establishment Act of 2004, effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 7-863.03 and 7-863.04 (2012 Repl.)); Mayor’s Order 2009-167, dated September 28, 2009; Titles I and II of the Child and Youth, Safety and Health Omnibus Amendment Act of 2004 (“CYSHA”), effective April 13, 2005 (D.C. Law 15-353; D.C. Official Code §§ 1-620.31 et seq. and §§ 4-1501.01 et seq. (2012 Repl. & 2016 Supp.)); and the Healthy Tots Act of 2014, effective February 26, 2015 (D.C. Law 20-155; D.C. Official Code §§ 38-281 et seq. (2016 Supp.)); and pursuant to the Social Security Act, approved February 22, 2012 (Pub.L. 112-96; 42 U.S.C. § 618(c)); the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 2014 (“CCDBG Act”), approved November 19, 2014 (Pub.L. 113-186; 42 U.S.C. §§ 9858 et seq.), and regulations promulgated thereunder at 45 C.F.R. Parts 98 and 99.

source

Final Rulemaking at 63 DCR 14640 (December 2, 2016).