8 Colo. Code Regs. § 1402-1-2.333

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, June 10, 2024

Section 8 CCR 1402-1-2.333 - MATERIALS

A. A selection of at least five (5) books must be available for the group of infants/toddlers in care.

B. A selection of at least ten (10) books must be available for all children over two (2) years of age in care and must be organized and accessible to children most of the day. If children over five (5) years of age are in care, books relevant to the age of the child must be included within the ten (10) books.

C. At least three (3) materials must be available to the children that are developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive, and represent diversity in ethnicity, race, gender, age, and abilities. Variety must exist in toys, books, and pictures.

D. At least five (5) types of developmentally appropriate language materials must be available, such as toy telephones, puppets, story boards, dolls, and pictures.

E. At least five (5) types of age-appropriate fine motor materials must be available for use daily which should include at least some of the following: crayons, paper, scissors, non-chokable small building toys, developmentally appropriate multi-size stringing beads, pegs, sewing cards, and puzzles.

F. Age-appropriate blocks and accessories must be accessible for free play daily allowing at least two (2) children to play independently, yet simultaneously.

G. At least five (5) types of developmentally appropriate nature or science related games, materials, or activities must be available, such as: natural object collections, plants, gardens, pets, magnets, magnifying glasses, and/or science props.

H. At least five (5) types of developmentally appropriate math or number materials must be available: counting objects, balance scales, rulers, number puzzles, magnetic numbers, and dominoes.

I. At least five (5) types of art materials must be available, such as: crayons, pencils, markers, paints, play dough, scissors, and glue. Some art materials must be readily available each day.

J. Glitter must not be used with children under three (3) years of age.

K. At least five (5) types of dramatic play materials shall be accessible for free play daily such as: backpacks, purses, hats, dress up clothing, housekeeping toys, dolls and accessories, toy telephones, play houses, toy animals, cars and trucks, costumes, and safe jewelry.

L. Outdoor physical free play materials must consist of at least five (5) age appropriate toys and equipment in good repair, such as: push toys, riding toys, tossing toys, climbing equipment, balance boards, swings, slides, balls, toss games, and sports equipment. These must be provided daily except in extreme weather.

M. Materials provided in large family child care home must double the requirements for the regular home as listed above when nine (9) or more children are present.

N. Some sand or equivalent dry material or water play offered to children eighteen (18) months of age or older, indoors or outdoors, at least monthly and year round. If used, food or organic material must be discarded each week.

O. Daily physical gross motor activities, with or without equipment or materials, must be provided outdoors or indoors to children for no less than sixty (60) minutes total for full-day family child care homes. Activities do not have to occur all at once.

8 CCR 1402-1-2.333

47 CR 04, February 25, 2024, effective 3/16/2024