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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER F - DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITY PLAN
SECTION/RULE §746.2206 - What specific activities must I include in a written activity plan?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

You must include these daily activities and the approximate times they will occur in your written activity plan:(1) A minimum of two daily opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting, in which a child makes use of both small and large muscles:(A) An infant birth through 12 months of age may engage in outdoor play for an amount of time as tolerated by the infant; and(B) An infant 13 months through 17 months of age, a toddler, or a pre-kindergarten age child must engage in outdoor play for a minimum of 60 total minutes daily;(2) A balance of active and quiet play that incorporates group and individual activities, both indoors and outdoors, and must include:(A) A minimum of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous active play for toddlers; and(B) A minimum of 90 minutes of moderate to vigorous active play for pre-kindergarten age children;(3) Child-initiated activities where:(A) The equipment, materials, and supplies are within reach of the child; and(B) The child chooses the activity on the child's own initiative;(4) Caregiver-initiated activities that the caregiver directs or chooses, at least two of which must promote movement;(5) Regular meal and snack times, as specified in Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating to Nutrition and Food Service); and(6) Supervised naptimes or rest times.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.2206 adopted to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1479.

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