You must include these daily activities and the approximate
times they will occur in your written activity plan:
(1) A minimum of two daily opportunities for outdoor
play, weather permitting, in which a child makes use of both small
and large muscles:
(A) An infant birth through 12 months of age may engage
in outdoor play for an amount of time as tolerated by the infant;
and
(B) An infant 13 months through 17 months of age, a
toddler, or a pre-kindergarten age child must engage in outdoor play
for a minimum of 60 total minutes daily;
(2) A balance of active and quiet play that incorporates
group and individual activities, both indoors and outdoors, and must
include:
(A) A minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous
active play for toddlers; and
(B) A minimum of 90 minutes of moderate to vigorous
active play for pre-kindergarten age children;
(3) Child-initiated activities where:
(A) The equipment, materials, and supplies are within
reach of the child; and
(B) The child chooses the activity on the child's own
initiative;
(4) Caregiver-initiated activities that the caregiver
directs or chooses, at least two of which must promote movement;
(5) Regular meal and snack times, as specified in Subchapter
Q of this chapter (relating to Nutrition and Food Service); and
(6) Supervised naptimes or rest times.
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