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any activities in which the children participate or observe at the program shall not be detrimental to the physical or mental health of any child.

(2) Personnel shall not: (a) Physically or sexually abuse a child or engage or permit others to engage in sexually overt conduct in the presence of any child enrolled in the Program; (b) Inflict corporal/physical punishment upon a child; (c) Shake, jerk, pinch or handle a child roughly; (d) Verbally abuse or humiliate a child which includes, but is not limited to, the use of threats, profanity or belittling remarks about a child or his family;

(e) Isolate a child in a dark room, closet or unsupervised area; (f) Use mechanical or physical restraints or devices to discipline children; (g) Use medication to discipline or control children's behavior without written medical authorization issued by a licensed professional and given with the parent's written consent; (h) Restrict unreasonably a child from going to the bathroom; (i) Punish toileting accidents; (j) Force-feed a child or withhold feeding a child regularly scheduled meals and/or snacks; (k) Force or withhold naps; (l) Allow children to discipline or humiliate other children; (m) Confine a child for disciplinary purposes to a swing, highchair, infant carrier, walker or jumpseat; (n) Commit any criminal act, as defined under Georgia law which is set forth in O.C.G.A. § 16-1-1 et seq., in the presence of any child enrolled in the program.

(J) Policies and Procedures (1) The Program shall establish and implement written policies and procedures that describe the Program's operations as follows: (g) Recognition and reporting of child abuse and neglect.

O. Staff: Child Ratios and Supervision (3) Supervision. Children shall be supervised at all times. "Supervision" means that the appropriate number of Staff members are physically present in the area where children are being cared for and are providing watchful oversight to the children. The persons supervising in the child care area must be alert, and able to respond promptly to the needs and actions of the children being supervised.

P. Staff Training (1) Prior to assignment to children or tasks, all Employees (i.e., volunteers, students-in-training, independent contractors, etc.) and Provisional Employees must receive initial program orientation.

(2) The initial program orientation must include the following subjects: (b) The portions of these standards dealing with the care, health and safety of children; (d) Reporting requirements for suspected cases of child abuse, neglect or