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 K - HEALTH PRACTICES
Division 1 - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
Section 744.2507 - What steps must I take to ensure a healthy environment for children at my operation?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
You must clean, repair, and maintain the building, grounds, and equipment to protect the health of the children. This includes, but is not limited to:
(1) Machine washing used cloth toys at least weekly and when contaminated;
(2) Machine washing used linens at least weekly, and when soiled or before a different child uses them;
(3) Sanitizing sleeping and rest equipment before a different child uses it and when soiled;
(4) Maintaining sand boxes and sand tables in a sanitary manner;
(5) Making all garbage inaccessible to children and managing it to keep the operation inside and outside, free of insects, rodents, and offensive odors, and disposing of it according to local and state requirements;
(6) Keeping all floors, ceilings, and walls in good repair and clean;
(7) Ensuring that all paints used at the operation are lead-free;
(8) Keeping all parts of the operation used by children well heated, lighted, and ventilated;
(9) Sanitizing table tops, furniture, and other similar equipment used by children when soiled or contaminated with matter such as food or bodily secretions;
(10) Clearly marking cleaning supplies and other toxic materials and keeping them separate from food and inaccessible to children; and
(11) Using, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials as recommended by the manufacturer.
