Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 746. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS |
SUBCHAPTER Q. NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE |
SECTION 746.3319. Must I serve meals family style?
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(a) You do not have to use family-style meal service, although all meals and snack times must: (1) Be unhurried; (2) Allow children to feed themselves according to their developmental level; and (3) Include adult supervision of children. (b) If meals and snacks are served family style, caregivers must supervise children to prevent cross-contamination of the food. Source Note: The provisions of this §746.3319 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