R6-5-5214. Children Younger than Age 2

A provider who cares for a child younger than age 2 shall comply with the following requirements: 1. A provider shall frequently hold a child and give each infant and toddler physical contact and attention throughout the day. 2. A provider shall respond promptly to a child’s distress signals and need for comfort. 3. A provider shall get written permission from a parent or guardian to give a child a bedtime or nap-time bottle. If the provider receives permission, the provider shall use only water in the bottles, unless otherwise directed by the child’s physician. 4. A provider shall not confine a child in a crib, high chair, swing, or playpen, for more than one consecutive waking hour. 5. A provider shall not feed cereal by bottle, except with the written instruction of a physician. 6. A provider shall hold an infant younger than age 1 for any bottle feeding, and shall not prop bottles with a child in care.