Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 744 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS
Subchapter F - DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT
Division 1 - ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITY PLANS
Section 744.2003 - What are the additional requirements if my operation cares for a child under the age of five?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 744.2003
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
If your operation cares for a child under the age of five, you must:
(1) Have written procedures that include the following:
(A)
How caregivers will supervise the child while transitioning the child to and
from restrooms, indoor and outdoor activity spaces, and spaces shared by other
persons outside of the operation;
(B) How caregivers will meet the unique care
needs of the child;
(C) How
caregivers will meet the outdoor play and physical activity needs in
§744.2002(1) and (3) of this division (relating to What additional
activities must caregivers provide when a child is in care for more than five
consecutive hours in a day?), including:
(i)
A minimum of two opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting, for at
least 60 total minutes when a child is in care for eight hours, although you
may prorate this requirement if a child is in care for less than eight hours;
and
(ii) A minimum of 90 minutes of
moderate to vigorous active play when a child is in care for eight hours,
although you may prorate this requirement if a child is in care for less than
eight hours;
(D) Under
what circumstances the child will be mixing with older children in the
operation; and
(E) Any
modifications to space or equipment that will be made to accommodate the
child.
(2) Have written policies that address the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that are consistent with this division. Your policies must include:
(A) The benefits of physical activity and
outdoor play;
(B) The duration of
physical activity at your operation, both indoor and outdoor;
(C) The type of physical activity (structured
and unstructured) that children may engage in at your operation;
(D) Each setting in which your physical
activity program will take place;
(E) The recommended clothing and footwear
that will allow a child to participate freely and safely in physical
activities; and
(F) A plan to
ensure physical activity occurs on days when extreme weather conditions
prohibit or limit outdoor play.
(3) Follow the policies and procedures and make the policies and procedures available for review by:
(A) Licensing upon request during your hours
of operation; and
(B) Parents at
enrollment and as needed thereafter.
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