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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 26. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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PART 1. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
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CHAPTER 746. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS |
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SUBCHAPTER U. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
| DIVISION 1. MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
| § 746.4601. What minimum safety requirements must my active play equipment meet? |
| § 746.4603. Are there some types of equipment that children must not use? |
| § 746.4605. Are there additional equipment restrictions for children younger than five years of age? |
| § 746.4607. What is the maximum height of the highest designated play surface allowed? |
| § 746.4609. What is the maximum height allowed for the highest designated play surface, if my child-care center was licensed before September 1, 2010? |
| DIVISION 2. SWINGS |
| § 746.4701. What are the safety requirements for swings? |
| § 746.4703. Are there additional safety requirements for bucket swings designed for tots? |
| § 746.4705. Are there additional safety requirements for tire swings or other multi-axis swings? |
| DIVISION 3. MAINTENANCE |
| § 746.4751. What special maintenance procedures must I follow for my active play space and equipment? |
| DIVISION 4. USE ZONES |
| § 746.4801. What does Licensing mean by the term "use zone"? |
| § 746.4803. How do I measure the use zone for stationary equipment? |
| § 746.4805. How do I measure the use zone for slides? |
| § 746.4807. How do I measure the use zone for to-fro swings? |
| § 746.4809. How do I measure the use zone for tire swings? |
| § 746.4811. How do I measure the use zone for bucket swings? |
| § 746.4813. How do I measure the use zone for rotating or rocking equipment? |
| § 746.4815. Do the use zone requirements apply to my child-care center if it was licensed before September 1, 2003? |
| DIVISION 5. SURFACING |
| § 746.4901. What type of surfacing must I have under my active play equipment? |
| § 746.4905. What are acceptable loose-fill surfacing materials? |
| § 746.4907. How should outdoor loose-fill surfacing materials be installed? |
| § 746.4909. What are unitary surfacing materials? |
| § 746.4911. How should unitary surfacing materials be installed? |
| § 746.4913. What documentation must I keep at the child-care center if I use unitary surfacing materials? |
| § 746.4915. What additional surfacing requirements must my indoor equipment meet? |
| DIVISION 6. SOFT CONTAINED PLAY EQUIPMENT |
| § 746.4951. What is soft contained play equipment? |
| § 746.4953. Are there additional safety requirements for soft contained play equipment? |
| § 746.4955. How do I measure the use zone for soft contained play equipment? |
| DIVISION 7. INFLATABLES |
| § 746.4971. May I use inflatable active play equipment? |