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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 747 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER H - BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS
SECTION/RULE §747.2317 - What activities must I provide for an infant?
Chapter Review Date 05/17/2024

Daily activities for an infant must include at least the following:(1) Opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting, as specified in §747.2104 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 or activities 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, or pillows or supportive equipment for those learning to sit up.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.2317 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; 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 1488.

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