- (a) Time-out shall not be used with children under the age of two (2).
(b)
- (1) The only acceptable form of behavior guidance with infants and toddlers shall be redirection.
- (2) Brief separation from the group is acceptable when the child’s behavior places the child or others at risk of harm.
- (3) The child may be placed in a supervised area away from the group or in a crib or playpen while the caregiver attends to the situation. Example: A child who has bitten another child would be removed from the group briefly while the caregiver attends to the bitten child.