1. A. A licensee providing child care services for 1-year-old and 2-year-old children shall:

   1. 1. Ensure that a staff member does not permit a 1-year-old or 2-year-old enrolled child who is awake to spend more than 30 minutes of consecutive time in a crib, feeding chair, or other place of confinement;
   2. 2. Consult with each enrolled child’s parent to develop an individual plan for toilet training of the enrolled child and ensure that a staff member does not force toilet training on any enrolled child;

   3. 3. Ensure that each activity area has a supply of age-appropriate toys, materials, and equipment that are too large for a child to swallow and free from sharp edges and points, in a quantity sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolled children in attendance including:

      1. a. Art supplies,
      2. b. Books,
      3. c. Rubber or soft plastic balls,
      4. d. Puzzles and toys to enhance manipulative skills,
      5. e. Blocks,
      6. f. Washable soft toys and dolls,
      7. g. Musical instruments, and
      8. h. Indoor and outdoor equipment to enhance large muscle development;
   4. 4. Prohibit screen time in an activity area where child care services are provided to a 1-year-old child;
   5. 5. Not permit a 1-year-old or 2-year-old enrolled child to sleep with other children;
   6. 6. Not permit a 1-year-old or 2-year-old enrolled child to sleep in a playpen, pack and play, car seat, stroller, swing, bouncer, high chair, or other equipment not intended for sleep purposes;
   7. 7. Not shake a child or cause pediatric abusive head trauma;
   8. 8. Use routine activities such as nap time, feeding, diapering, and toileting as opportunities for language development and other learning; and

   9. 9. Ensure that:

      1. a. If finger food is served, the food is of a size and texture that does not present a choking hazard;
      2. b. A staff member serves food to an enrolled child in a feeding chair or at a table with a chair that allows the enrolled child to reach the food while sitting;
      3. c. If a child is fed with a bottle, a staff member complies with the requirements in R9-5-502(C)(3); and
      4. d. If a parent brings a sippy cup for the parent’s enrolled child, the sippy cup, as in a lidded drinking container that is designed to be leak proof or leak-resistant and from which a child drinks through a spout or straw, is labeled with the enrolled child’s name.

Historical Note

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). Amended by final rulemaking at 31 A.A.R. 2015 (June 27, 2025), effective August 3, 2025 (Supp. 25-2).