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 V - SWIMMING POOLS, WADING/SPLASHING POOLS, AND SPRINKLER PLAY
Section 746.5007 - Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care center?

(a) Yes. You must enclose a swimming pool at your child-care center with a six-foot fence or wall that prevents children's access to the pool.

(b) Fence gates leading to the pool area must have self-closing and self-latching hardware out of children's reach. Gates must be locked when the pool is not in use.

(c) Doors from the child-care center leading to the pool area must have a lock out of children's reach that can only be opened by an adult.

(d) These doors and gates must not be designated as fire and emergency evacuation exits.