414-310-0400 Activity Plan (1) A school-age center must provide an environment for children where adults' actions demonstrate respect for their changing physical, emotional and intellectual needs. (2) A school-age center must make the emotional and physical needs of children the first priority of the center, ensuring that children get adequate care and prompt attention. (3) When a school-age center operates for more than five continuous hours per day, the center must develop, post and follow written weekly activity plans that: (a) Indicate indoor and outdoor plans for each day; (b) Are designed to meet the children's developmental abilities, interests, cultural and individual needs; and (c) Are inclusive for all children in the group regardless of disabling or limiting conditions. (4) A school-age center must ensure the activity plan and available materials allow for a range of learning experiences to support each child’s development of: (a) Self-esteem, self-awareness, self-control, cooperation, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities; (b) Social, emotional, cognitive, language, literacy, and physical growth; and (c) Creativity, experimentation, and exploration. (5) A school-age center must provide children with opportunities to choose from a variety of age appropriate activities and experiences which include: (a) Reading books; (b) Creative expression through music and the arts; (c) Gross motor development; (d) Individual projects, which may include homework; (e) Exposure to individual and team physical activities; and (f) Daily opportunities to rest if tired. The center must provide a space that encourages rest for those children who wish to rest. (6) A school-age center must not provide or allow a child to have more than 2.5 hours of screen time per week. (a) When the internet is accessible for children's use, the center must ensure that children do not have access to inappropriate websites, email, instant messaging, and similar technology. (b) Screen time is defined as time spent using electronic devices, including, but not limited to computers, television, tablets, phones and game consoles but does not include assistive or adaptive technology for children with disabilities. (c) Usage times may be extended for physical activity guidance, special events, projects (i.e. coding lessons) and homework. (d) All media exposure must be developmentally and age appropriate, non-violent, and culturally sensitive. (e) When screen time is a group activity, at least one alternative activity must be available for children who do not want to participate. (7) A school-age center must take precautions to protect children from excessive sun exposure, including but not limited to: (a) Applying sunscreen to children. School-age centers must comply with requirements regarding sunscreen in OAR 414-310-0570(7), including parent permission; (b) Ensuring access to shaded areas or having children wear protective clothing and hats; and (c) Limiting direct sun exposure when children do not have sunscreen applied. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.280 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.280 History: DELC 98-2024, minor correction filed 05/09/2024, effective 05/09/2024 DELC 140-2023, amend filed 12/06/2023, effective 01/01/2024 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 07/01/2022