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(1) Accurate records of daily attendance of each child shall be kept on file at the family child care home at all times. E. Daily Schedule (1) The operator shall establish a daily schedule which will provide regularity of activities with sufficient flexibility and variety to respond to the needs of the children. (2) The operator shall provide daily indoor and outdoor activities that contribute to the individual child’s growth and well-being, including active and quiet activities. (3) The family child care home shall provide an environment that safeguards infants and toddlers from physical harm, but is not so restrictive as to inhibit physical, intellectual, social, or emotional development. F. Overnight Care (1) A family child care home offering overnight care shall provide for the special needs of children during the night, shall adapt to the day/night routines of children, and shall ensure sufficient, unbroken periods of sleep for the children. G. Discipline (1) The family child care home’s discipline policy shall outline methods of guidance appropriate to the ages of the children. Positive, non-violent, non-abusive methods for managing behavior shall be implemented. Children shall not be inappropriately handled with force. (2) All operators/caregivers/household members shall sign an agreement to implement the disci- pline and behavior management policy, with a statement that specifies no corporal punishment. Corporal punishment is prohibited and includes, but is not limited to: spanking, hitting, slapping, twisting, dragging, yanking, squeezing, pinching, shaking, or biting a child. (3) Emotional abuse is also prohibited, including but not limited to: profane, harsh, demeaning or humiliating language in the presence of the children. Threatening, humiliating, ignoring, corrupt- ing, terrorizing or rejecting a child is prohibited. (4) Withholding, forcing, or threatening to withhold or force food, sleep, or toileting is prohibited. (5) Unsupervised isolation of a child shall not be allowed. The child shall be within sight of a caregiver if isolation from the group is used. (6) The use of children to discipline other children is prohibited. (7) Children shall not be restrained through drugs or mechanical restraints. (8) Children shall not be forced to complete demanding physical exercise or engage in demanding or strenuous activity as a form of punishment. (9) Parents shall be informed of any discipline their child may be experiencing while at the family child care home. HISTORY: Added by SCSR 48–5 Doc. No. 5229, eff May 24, 2024. 114–534. Health, Sanitation, and Safety. A. Child Health and Safety (1) Children shall be excluded from care when they exhibit conditions listed in the DHEC Exclusion Policy. (2) During the hours of operation: (a) There shall be no use of non-prescription narcotic or illegal substances; (b) There shall be no consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises; (c) There shall be no smoking or vaping inside or where children are present; (d) There shall not be any people who appear to be under the influence of alcohol or other drugs on the premises. B. Staff Health (1) Staff shall be excluded when they exhibit the conditions listed on the DHEC Exclusion Policy. (2) The operator and/or staff shall wash their hands with soap and running water before preparing foods, before and after administering medication, after toileting, after assisting a child