Or. Admin. Code § 414-310-0410

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 414-310-0410 - Behavior and Guidance

(1) A school-age center must have a written policy on behavior and guidance of children that is simple and understandable to the child, the parent(s), and all staff (also see OAR 414-310-0170, Policies).

(2) A school-age center must have the behavior and guidance policy available in a prominent and frequently visited location for the parents and public to view.

(3) A school-age center's behavior and guidance policy must include the use of positive guidance to help children develop self-control, self-direction, and respect for others through these approaches:

(a) Setting and teaching simple, consistent, clear and positive rules and limits that children can understand;

(b) Setting up the environment for success with engaging activities that encourage positive behavior and self-regulation;

(c) Following a predictable daily routine and schedule with planned transitions;

(d) Reinforcing positive behaviors with encouragement and descriptive praise;

(e) Supervising actively, taking steps to prevent problems before they occur and explaining safe, natural and logical consequences related to a child's behavior;

(f) Helping children recognize and appropriately express their feelings and understand the feelings of others;

(g) Modeling and teaching social skills such as taking turns, cooperation, waiting, treating others kindly, and problem solving; and

(h) Redirecting or helping a child change their focus to something appropriate when their behavior is unacceptable.

(4) A school-age center must ensure that only staff shall provide guidance to a child.

(5) A school-age center must provide guidance that is fair, consistently applied, timely, and appropriate to the behavior, age, and development of the child.

(6) When other methods have not been effective, a school-age center may remove the child from an activity or group for the time necessary to regain self-control. Staff must be actively responsive to the child's needs. When the child has regained self-control, the child may rejoin a group or ongoing activity.

(7) A school-age center must have a policy that addresses how staff must proceed if a child is displaying inappropriate behaviors that could endanger themselves or the safety of others (see Policies, OAR 414-310-0170).

(8) A school-age center must intervene appropriately to stop biased behavior displayed by children or adults, including but not limited to:

(a) Redirecting an inappropriate conversation or behavior;

(b) Being aware of situations that may involve bias, responding appropriately, taking actions to prevent future occurrences; and

(c) Refusing to ignore bias.

Or. Admin. Code § 414-310-0410

ELD 10-2022, temporary suspend filed 07/06/2022, effective 07/06/2022 through 12/31/2022; ELD 7-2022, adopt filed 07/01/2022, effective 7/1/2022; DELC 140-2023, amend filed 12/06/2023, effective 1/1/2024; DELC 97-2024, minor correction filed 05/09/2024, effective 5/9/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280