SECTION 746.1801. Do I need additional caregivers when I take children away from the child-care center for field trips or walks?

(a) When children are on a field trip and are mixing with children and adults who are not from your child-care center, including but not limited to, trips to the skating rink, shopping center, public or amusement park, you must meet the following child/caregiver ratio:

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(b) The child/caregiver ratio for field trips may include adult volunteers or child-care center employees who are not qualified as caregivers only for trips when children are mixing with non-center children and adults, as long as you maintain at least the classroom child/caregiver ratio with qualified caregivers.

(c) When children are on a walk or field trip in an enclosed, controlled area, including but not limited to, specially arranged trips to the fire station, library or museum class for children in your child-care center only, you must maintain at least the classroom child/caregiver ratio. Refer to §746.2101 of this title (relating to Must I have additional caregivers for splashing/wading activities?) and §746.2105 of this title (relating to What are the child/caregiver ratios for swimming activities?) for child/caregiver ratios for splashing/wading and swimming activities when children are not mixing with other children and adults.

Source Note: The provisions of this §746.1801 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