10A NCAC 09 .2509         ACTIVITIES: OFF-PREMISES

(a)  The requirements of this Rule and Section .1000 of this Chapter shall apply when activities for school-age children are conducted outdoors or off the premises for 75 percent of each day.

(b)  The facility shall develop a plan of activities which is posted in a place in the home base or given to the parents. The plan shall include the location, purpose, time and date, person in charge, and telephone number or method for contacting the person in charge.

(c)  Activities shall be planned to accommodate a variety of individual interests and shall provide opportunities for choice.

(d)  Written permission from parents shall be obtained before transporting children on off-premises activities.

(e)  Blanket permissions from parents for off-premises activities shall be acceptable only when a plan of activities to be conducted off the premises is posted in a place for review by parents and staff in advance on a weekly basis.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 110‑91(6),(12); 143B‑168.3;

Eff. July 1, 1988;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. October 1, 2017;

Amended Eff. February 1, 2021.