Page 270

270 | P a g e FFY 2025–2027 CCDF State Plan

(e) Large muscle activities, such as but not limited to, running, riding, climbing, balancing, jumping, throwing, or digging; 591-1-1-.03(7)(a)-(c) Outdoor Activities. Outdoor activities shall be provided daily, weather permitting, in accordance with the following: (a) Centers operating five (5) hours or more per day shall provide each child who is not an infant at least one and one-half (11/2) hours of outdoor activity per day and infants shall spend at least one (1) hour daily outdoors. (b) Centers operating less than five (5) hours per day shall provide a brief outdoor period for the children daily. (c) A child may be excused from outdoor activities for a limited period of time if there is documentation that outdoor activity is medically contraindicated or there is an occasional written request by the parent that the child be excused from outdoor activities for a very limited amount of time because of special circumstances. Playgrounds 591-1-1-.26(1)(a-b) (1) Size. (a) For Centers with a licensed capacity of 19 or more children first licensed after March 1, 1991, the Center shall provide or have ready access to an outdoor play area. The minimum size of the outdoor area must be equal to one hundred (100) square feet times one-third (1/3) of the Center's licensed capacity for children. (b) For Centers with a licensed capacity of 18 or fewer children first licensed after April 21, 1991, the Center shall provide or have ready access to an outdoor play area. The minimum size of the outdoor area must be equal to one hundred (100) square feet times the center's licensed capacity for children. Staff Training 591-1-1-.33(5)Annual Training. (a) Every calendar year after the first year of employment, all supervisory and caregiver Personnel, except independent contractors, Students-in- Training and volunteers, shall attend ten (10) clock hours of various training