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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 P - NIGHTTIME CARE
SECTION/RULE §746.3209 - Must I provide activities for children in nighttime care?
Chapter Review Date 04/04/2024

(a) Activities and routines must meet the unique needs of children in nighttime care. These may include quiet activities, such as homework, reading, puzzles, or board games; time for personal care routines and preparation for sleep, such as brushing teeth, washing hands and face, toileting, and changing clothes; and an evening meal, breakfast, and snack as specified in Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating to Nutrition and Food Service).(b) Screen time activities:(1) Must meet the requirements of §746.2207 of this chapter (relating to May I use a screen time activity with a child?); and(2) May not be used in a cot, bed, or mattress, or one hour before bedtime.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.3209 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1479.

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