Section R381-40-18 - Activities(1) The provider shall offer daily activities that support each child's healthy physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and language development.(2) The provider shall ensure that physical development activities include light, moderate, and vigorous physical activity for a daily total of at least 15 minutes for every 2 hours children spend in the program.(3) The provider shall post a daily schedule that includes activities that support children's healthy development.(4) The provider shall ensure that toys, materials, and equipment needed to support children's healthy development are available to the children.(5) Except for occasional special events, the provider shall ensure that the children's primary screen time activity on media including television, cell phones, tablets, and computers is limited to 30 minutes per day, or 2-1/2 hours per week.(6) If the provider offers swimming activities or if wading pools are used, the provider shall ensure that: (a) the parent gives permission before their child in care uses the pool;(b) caregivers stay at the pool supervising when a child is in the pool or has access to the pool, and when an accessible pool has water in it;(c) diapered children wear swim diapers when they are in the pool;(d) wading pools are emptied and sanitized after use by each group of children;(e) if the pool is over four feet deep, there is a lifeguard on duty who is certified by the Red Cross or other approved certification program any time children have access to the pool; and(f) lifeguards and pool personnel do not count toward the caregiver-to-child ratio.(7) If the provider offers offsite activities, the provider shall ensure that: (a) the parent gives written consent before each activity;(b) the required caregiver-to-child ratio and supervision are maintained during the entire activity;(c) first aid supplies, including at least antiseptic, bandages, and tweezers are available;(d) children wear or carry with them the name and phone number of the program;(e) children's names are not used on nametags, t-shirts, or in other visible ways; and(f) there is a way for caregivers and children to wash their hands with soap and water, or with wet wipes and hand sanitizer if there is no source of running water.(8) The provider shall ensure that caregivers take the written emergency information and releases for each child in the group on any offsite activity, and that the information includes: (b) the parent's name and phone number;(c) the name and phone number of a person to notify in case of an emergency if the parent cannot be contacted;(d) the names of people authorized by the parents to pick up the child; and(e) current emergency medical treatment and emergency medical transportation releases.Utah Admin. Code R381-40-18
Adopted by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-07, effective 3/22/2021Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-22, effective 11/9/2023