Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Subchapter H - BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS
Section 746.2417 - What activities must I provide for an infant?

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 746.2417

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

Daily activities for an infant must include at least the following:

(1) Opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting, as specified in §746.2206 of this chapter (relating to What specific activities must I include in a written activity plan?);

(2) Multiple opportunities to explore that ensure the infant is:

(A) Outside of the crib; and

(B) Not seated in any restrictive device for more than 15 minutes, unless the infant is eating or being transported;

(3) Opportunities for physical activity, including supervised tummy time, reaching, grasping, pulling up, creeping, crawling, and walking in a safe, clean, uncluttered area;

(4) Opportunities for visual stimulation through nonverbal communication. Examples of age-appropriate equipment include large pictures of faces and familiar objects; simple, soft, washable books and toys; unbreakable mirrors or mobiles attached to cribs visible from the baby's position; and brightly patterned crib sheets;

(5) Opportunities for auditory stimulation. Examples of age-appropriate equipment or activities include verbal communication, soothing music, and musical or sounding toys;

(6) Opportunities for sensory stimulation. Examples of age-appropriate equipment include surfaces, fabrics, textured toys, washable dolls, and toy animals;

(7) Opportunities for small-muscle development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment include busy boxes, rattles, teethers, grasping toys, shaking or squeezing toys, or cloth toys; and

(8) Opportunities for large-muscle development. Examples of age-appropriate equipment or activities include blankets or quilts for floor or supervised tummy time, crib and play gyms, variety of light-weight balls, and pillows or supportive equipment for those learning to sit up.

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