SECTION 744.2951. How many square feet of outdoor activity space must I have?

(a) If children are in care for five or more consecutive hours, you must have 80 square feet of outdoor activity space for each child using the outdoor activity area at one time, or the indoor activity space must allow for room and equipment that permits children the opportunity to engage in age appropriate active play.

(b) If you were licensed before September 1, 2003, you do not have to comply with the outdoor activity space requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section unless the permit issued prior to September 1, 2003, is no longer valid.

(c) As long as children are in care for less than five consecutive hours, you are not required to have outdoor activity space if your program provides only indoor instruction that is fundamental to the core development of a skill, talent, ability, expertise, or proficiency that requires physical activity.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2951 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909