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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 747. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES |
| SUBCHAPTER A. PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND DEFINITIONS |
| DIVISION 1. PURPOSE |
| § 747.101. What is the purpose of this chapter? |
| DIVISION 2. SCOPE |
| § 747.111. What types of operations do these minimum standards apply to? |
| § 747.113. What is a registered child-care home? |
| § 747.115. What is a licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.117. Who is responsible for complying with these minimum standards? |
| DIVISION 3. DEFINITIONS |
| § 747.121. What do certain pronouns mean when used in this chapter? |
| § 747.123. What do certain words and terms mean when used in this chapter? |
| SUBCHAPTER B. ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION |
| DIVISION 1. PRIMARY CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES |
| § 747.201. Who is a primary caregiver? |
| § 747.203. As the primary caregiver, may I leave someone else in charge if I cannot be home during all hours of operation? |
| § 747.205. Must I be present at my child-care home during all hours of operation? |
| § 747.207. What are my responsibilities as the primary caregiver? |
| § 747.209. What are the liability insurance requirements? |
| § 747.211. What are acceptable reasons not to have liability insurance? |
| § 747.213. When must I notify parents that I do not carry liability insurance? |
| DIVISION 2. REQUIRED NOTIFICATIONS |
| § 747.301. What changes regarding my child-care home must I notify Licensing about before making the change? |
| § 747.303. What other situations require notification to Licensing? |
| § 747.305. What emergency and medical situations must I notify parents about? |
| § 747.307. What are the notification requirements when Licensing finds my child-care home deficient in a standard related to safe sleeping or the abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a child? |
| § 747.309. How must I notify parents of a safe sleeping deficiency or an abuse, neglect, or exploitation deficiency? |
| DIVISION 3. REQUIRED POSTINGS |
| § 747.401. What records must I post at my child-care home during hours of operation? |
| § 747.403. What telephone numbers must I post and where must I post them? |
| DIVISION 4. OPERATIONAL POLICIES |
| § 747.501. What written operational policies must I have? |
| § 747.503. Must I provide parents with a copy of my operational polices? |
| § 747.505. What must I do when I change an operational policy or an item in the enrollment agreement? |
| SUBCHAPTER C. RECORD KEEPING |
| DIVISION 1. RECORDS OF CHILDREN |
| § 747.601. Who has the right to access children's records? |
| § 747.603. What records must I have for the children in my care and how long must I keep them? |
| § 747.605. What admission information must I obtain for each child? |
| § 747.607. Must the child's parent sign the admission information? |
| § 747.609. Must I update the admission information? |
| § 747.611. Must I have a health statement for children in my care? |
| § 747.613. What immunizations must a child in my care have? |
| § 747.615. What exemptions or exceptions are there concerning immunization requirements? |
| § 747.623. What documentation is acceptable for an immunization record? |
| § 747.627. Must I maintain immunization and health records on children in my care that are related to me? |
| § 747.629. Must children in my care have a tuberculosis (TB) examination? |
| § 747.631. Must children in my registered child-care home have vision and hearing screening? |
| § 747.633. Must children in my licensed child-care home have vision and hearing screening? |
| § 747.635. Must I keep attendance records or a sign-in and sign-out log for children in my care? |
| DIVISION 2. RECORDS OF ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS |
| § 747.701. What written records must I keep of accidents and injuries that occur at my child-care home? |
| § 747.705. Must someone from my child-care home sign the Incident/Illness Report form? |
| § 747.707. Must I share a copy of the Incident/Illness Report form with the child's parent? |
| § 747.709. Where must I file the Incident/Illness Report form and how long must I keep it? |
| DIVISION 3. RECORDS THAT MUST BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.801. What records must I keep at my child-care home? |
| § 747.803. How long must I keep records at my child-care home? |
| DIVISION 4. RECORDS ON CAREGIVERS AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS |
| § 747.901. What information must I maintain in my personnel records? |
| § 747.903. Must I keep records for my household members who are counted in the child/caregiver ratio? |
| § 747.905. What records must I keep for my household members who are not counted in the child/caregiver ratio? |
| § 747.909. What records must I maintain on myself? |
| § 747.911. Must I maintain attendance records or time sheets on caregivers that assist me? |
| § 747.913. How long must I keep the required records on caregivers and household members? |
| § 747.915. May Licensing access my records? |
| § 747.917. May I keep electronic records or a combination of paper and electronic records, and what procedures must I have for these records? |
| SUBCHAPTER D. PERSONNEL |
| DIVISION 1. PRIMARY CAREGIVER QUALIFICATIONS FOR A REGISTERED CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.1001. Who is required to meet the qualifications specified in this division? |
| § 747.1003. When must I meet qualifications to be a primary caregiver? |
| § 747.1005. May I have more than one primary caregiver for my child-care home? |
| § 747.1007. What qualifications must I meet to be the primary caregiver of a registered child-care home? |
| § 747.1013. What if I am younger than 21 years old but I want to be registered? |
| § 747.1015. Does education received outside of the United States count toward primary caregiver qualifications? |
| DIVISION 2. PRIMARY CAREGIVER QUALIFICATIONS FOR A LICENSED CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.1101. Who is required to meet the qualifications specified in this division? |
| § 747.1103. When must I meet qualifications to be a primary caregiver? |
| § 747.1105. May I have more than one primary caregiver for my licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.1107. What qualifications must I meet to be the primary caregiver of a licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.1113. What constitutes experience in a licensed child-care center, or in a licensed or registered child-care home? |
| § 747.1115. May other types of experience be substituted for the required experience in a licensed child-care center, or in a licensed or registered child-care home? |
| § 747.1117. Can Licensing verify whether someone has sufficient experience in a licensed child-care center, or in a licensed or registered child-care home? |
| § 747.1119. What credit courses does Licensing recognize as child development? |
| § 747.1121. What credit courses does Licensing recognize as management? |
| § 747.1123. What documentation must I provide to show that I meet the child development and management education qualifications for a primary caregiver? |
| § 747.1129. May I substitute clock hours or CEUs for any of the educational requirements in this division? |
| § 747.1131. What additional documentation must I submit to show I am qualified to be a primary caregiver of a licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.1137. Does education received outside of the United States substitute for primary caregiver qualifications? |
| § 747.1139. Will Licensing keep the original training certificates and college transcripts I submit to obtain a Licensing Child-Care Director's Certificate? |
| § 747.1141. What if Licensing determines I do not meet minimum standard qualifications? |
| § 747.1143. Will I receive a certificate verifying that I meet qualifications? |
| § 747.1145. Will the Child-Care Director's Certificate expire? |
| § 747.1147. How often must an expiring Child-Care Director's Certificate be renewed? |
| § 747.1149. What happens if my Child-Care Director's Certificate expires? |
| § 747.1151. Does Licensing charge a fee for issuing the director's certificate? |
| § 747.1153. Can I get a replacement Child-Care Director's Certificate? |
| DIVISION 3. ASSISTANT AND SUBSTITUTE CAREGIVERS |
| § 747.1201. What types of caregivers may I use in my child-care home? |
| § 747.1203. What is the difference between an assistant caregiver and a substitute caregiver? |
| § 747.1207. What minimum qualifications must an assistant caregiver meet? |
| § 747.1209. What minimum qualifications must a substitute caregiver meet? |
| § 747.1211. When may I employ a person under the age of 18 or a person who does not have a high school diploma or equivalent as a caregiver? |
| § 747.1213. Does education received outside of the United States count toward caregiver qualifications? |
| DIVISION 4. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT |
| § 747.1301. What must orientation for caregivers at my child-care home include? |
| § 747.1303. What training must I ensure that my caregivers have within certain timeframes? |
| § 747.1305. What areas of training must the annual training for substitute and assistant caregivers cover? |
| § 747.1309. What areas of training must the annual training for the primary caregiver cover? |
| § 747.1311. When must the annual training be obtained? |
| § 747.1313. Who must have pediatric first-aid and pediatric CPR training? |
| § 747.1314. What additional training must an employee and caregiver have if the home transports children? |
| § 747.1315. Must child-care training meet certain criteria? |
| § 747.1317. Does Licensing approve training resources or trainers for training hours? |
| § 747.1321. If I hire a caregiver that received training at another operation, may these hours count towards the annual training requirement at my child-care home? |
| § 747.1327. What documentation must I provide to Licensing to verify that caregivers have met training requirements? |
| DIVISION 5. HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS, VOLUNTEERS, AND PEOPLE WHO OFFER CONTRACTED SERVICES |
| § 747.1401. Must members of my household meet specific qualifications? |
| § 747.1403. What must orientation for household members at my child-care home include? |
| § 747.1405. What are the minimum qualifications and training requirements for volunteers or any other person under contract with the home? |
| DIVISION 6. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CAREGIVERS AND HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS |
| § 747.1501. What general responsibilities do caregivers have in my child-care home? |
| § 747.1503. What responsibilities does a caregiver have when supervising a child or children? |
| SUBCHAPTER E. CHILD/CAREGIVER RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES |
| DIVISION 1. DETERMINING CHILD/CAREGIVER RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES |
| § 747.1601. What is child/caregiver ratio? |
| § 747.1603. How do I determine child/caregiver ratio? |
| § 747.1605. May I ever care for more than 12 children in my registered or licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.1607. May I reduce the number of caregivers supervising children during naptime? |
| § 747.1609. May I adjust the child/caregiver ratio when I am opening and closing my child-care home? |
| DIVISION 2. REGULAR RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES IN THE REGISTERED CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.1701. How many children may I care for in my registered child-care home? |
| § 747.1703. If I have an additional caregiver present to supervise children in my registered child-care home, may I care for more children? |
| DIVISION 3. REGULAR RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES IN THE LICENSED CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.1801. How many children may I care for in my licensed child-care home? |
| § 747.1803. If I have an additional caregiver present to supervise children in my licensed child-care home, may I care for more children? |
| § 747.1805. Must I limit the ages of children in care if there are three or more caregivers present? |
| DIVISION 4. RATIOS FOR FIELD TRIPS |
| § 747.1901. Do I need additional caregivers when I take children away from my licensed or registered child-care home for field trips or walks? |
| § 747.1903. If I provide transportation, how many caregivers must I have in the vehicle to supervise the children? |
| DIVISION 5. RATIOS FOR WATER ACTIVITIES |
| § 747.2001. Must I have additional caregivers for wading/splashing activities? |
| § 747.2005. What are the child/caregiver ratios for swimming activities? |
| § 747.2009. Must I have a certified lifeguard on duty when children are swimming in more than two feet of water? |
| § 747.2011. May I count the certified lifeguard in the child/caregiver ratio? |
| § 747.2013. Must persons who are counted in the child/caregiver ratio during swimming know how to swim? |
| § 747.2015. May I include volunteers or household members who do not meet minimum qualifications for caregivers in the child/caregiver ratio for water activities? |
| § 747.2017. Must I have additional caregivers for sprinkler play? |
| SUBCHAPTER F. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITY PLAN |
| § 747.2101. What must I consider when providing planned activities for the children in my child-care home? |
| § 747.2102. What written activity plans must I follow? |
| § 747.2103. What must a written activity plan include? |
| § 747.2104. What specific activities must I include in a written activity plan? |
| § 747.2105. May I use a screen time activity with a child? |
| § 747.2107. What are my responsibilities when planning activities for a child in care with special care needs? |
| SUBCHAPTER H. BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANTS |
| § 747.2301. What are the basic care requirements for infants? |
| § 747.2303. How must I arrange the space where I care for infants? |
| § 747.2305. What furnishings and equipment must I have available for infants? |
| § 747.2307. Must the equipment I use for infants be equipped with safety straps? |
| § 747.2309. What specific safety requirements must my cribs meet? |
| § 747.2311. Are play yards allowed? |
| § 747.2313. Are stacking wall cribs allowed? |
| § 747.2315. What specific types of equipment am I prohibited from using with infants? |
| § 747.2317. What activities must I provide for an infant? |
| § 747.2318. What are the requirements when an infant is engaged in tummy time? |
| § 747.2319. Are there specific requirements for feeding infants? |
| § 747.2321. What written, feeding instructions must I obtain for an infant not ready for table food? |
| § 747.2323. What are the requirements regarding a regularly scheduled naptime for infants? |
| § 747.2324. Where must an infant sleep? |
| § 747.2325. How long are infants allowed to remain in their cribs after awakening? |
| § 747.2326. May I allow infants to sleep in a restrictive device? |
| § 747.2327. How must I position an infant for sleep? |
| § 747.2328. May I swaddle an infant to help the infant sleep? |
| § 747.2329. If an infant has difficulty falling asleep, may I cover the infant's head or crib? |
| § 747.2331. Must I share a daily report with parents for each infant in my care? |
| SUBCHAPTER I. BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR TODDLERS |
| § 747.2401. What are the basic care requirements for toddlers? |
| § 747.2403. How must I arrange the space where I care for toddlers? |
| § 747.2405. What furnishings and equipment must I provide for toddlers? |
| § 747.2407. What activities must I provide for a toddler? |
| SUBCHAPTER J. BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN AGE CHILDREN |
| § 747.2501. What are the basic care requirements for pre-kindergarten age children? |
| § 747.2503. How must I arrange the space used by pre-kindergarten age children? |
| § 747.2505. What furnishings and equipment must I provide for pre-kindergarten age children? |
| § 747.2507. What activities must I provide for a pre-kindergarten age child? |
| SUBCHAPTER K. BASIC CARE REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN |
| § 747.2601. What basic care requirements must I provide for school-age children? |
| § 747.2603. How must I arrange the space used by school-age children? |
| § 747.2605. What furnishings and equipment must I provide for school-age children? |
| § 747.2607. What activities must I provide for a school-age child? |
| SUBCHAPTER L. DISCIPLINE |
| § 747.2703. What methods of discipline and guidance may I use? |
| § 747.2705. What types of discipline and guidance or punishment are prohibited? |
| SUBCHAPTER M. NAPTIME |
| § 747.2801. Must children have a naptime every day? |
| § 747.2803. How long may the nap or rest period last each day? |
| § 747.2805. Are children required to sleep during this time? |
| § 747.2807. Must I provide an alternative activity for those children who cannot sleep? |
| § 747.2809. Must I arrange the napping equipment in a specific manner? |
| § 747.2811. May I lower the lighting in the room while children are sleeping? |
| SUBCHAPTER N. FIELD TRIPS |
| § 747.2901. May I take children away from my child-care home for field trips? |
| § 747.2903. Must I notify parents before I take a child away from my child-care home on a field trip? |
| SUBCHAPTER P. NIGHTTIME CARE |
| § 747.3001. What is nighttime care? |
| § 747.3003. May I provide nighttime care to children at my child-care home? |
| § 747.3005. Must I stay awake while supervising children during nighttime care? |
| § 747.3007. What are the building, furnishing, physical space, and equipment requirements for nighttime care? |
| § 747.3009. Must I provide activities for children in nighttime care? |
| SUBCHAPTER Q. NUTRITION AND FOOD SERVICE |
| § 747.3101. What are the basic requirements for meal and snack times? |
| § 747.3103. How often must I feed a child in my care? |
| § 747.3109. May parents provide meals and/or snacks for their children instead of my child-care home providing them? |
| § 747.3111. What are the requirements for a child who requires a special diet or does not want to eat foods I serve? |
| § 747.3113. Must I post and maintain daily menus? |
| § 747.3117. What general requirements apply to food service and preparation? |
| § 747.3119. Must I serve meals family style? |
| § 747.3121. Are children allowed to use toothbrushes after meal and snack times? |
| SUBCHAPTER R. HEALTH PRACTICES |
| DIVISION 1. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH |
| § 747.3201. Must my child-care home have an annual sanitation inspection? |
| § 747.3203. What steps must I take to ensure a healthy environment for children at my child-care home? |
| § 747.3209. May I use a dishwasher or washing machine to sanitize items at my child-care home? |
| § 747.3211. When must caregivers wash their hands? |
| § 747.3213. When must children wash their hands? |
| § 747.3215. How must children and caregivers wash their hands? |
| § 747.3216. May I use hand sanitizer as a substitute for washing hands? |
| § 747.3217. How must I wash an infant's hands? |
| § 747.3219. Must I have hot water for hand washing? |
| § 747.3221. Must caregivers wear gloves when handling blood or bodily fluids containing blood? |
| § 747.3223. Must I use a licensed exterminator to treat my child-care home for insects, rodents, or other pests? |
| § 747.3225. Are there general precautions I must take when my child-care home is being treated for insects, rodents, or other pests? |
| § 747.3227. May I use water from a private water supply instead of a public water supply for my child-care home? |
| § 747.3229. May I use a septic system for sewage disposal? |
| DIVISION 2. DIAPER CHANGING |
| § 747.3301. What steps must I follow for diaper changing? |
| § 747.3303. What equipment must I have for diaper changing? |
| § 747.3307. What must I do to prevent the spread of germs when diapering children? |
| DIVISION 3. ILLNESS AND INJURY |
| § 747.3401. What type of illness would prohibit a child from attending the child-care home? |
| § 747.3403. What communicable diseases would exclude a child from attending my child-care home? |
| § 747.3405. How must caregivers respond when a child becomes ill? |
| § 747.3406. When may a child who was ill return to my child-care home? |
| § 747.3407. How must caregivers respond when a child is injured and requires immediate treatment by a health-care professional? |
| § 747.3409. What is a vaccine-preventable disease for the purpose of this division? |
| § 747.3411. What must a policy for protecting children from vaccine-preventable diseases include? |
| SUBCHAPTER S. SAFETY PRACTICES |
| DIVISION 1. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS |
| § 747.3501. What safety precautions must I take to protect children in my child-care home? |
| § 747.3503. How can I ensure the safety of the children from other persons? |
| § 747.3505. Are firearms or other weapons allowed at my child-care home? |
| § 747.3507. May I have toys or other types of equipment that explode or shoot things? |
| DIVISION 2. MEDICATION AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE |
| § 747.3601. What does "medication" refer to in this division? |
| § 747.3603. What authorization must I obtain before administering a medication to a child in my care? |
| § 747.3605. How must I administer medication to a child in my care? |
| § 747.3607. How must I store medication that I administer to a child? |
| § 747.3609. How long may I keep the medication that I administer to a child? |
| § 747.3611. Do I have to notify parents if I do not want to administer medications? |
| § 747.3613. What is specialized medical assistance? |
| § 747.3615. What are my requirements regarding specialized medical assistance? |
| § 747.3617. What is a food allergy emergency plan? |
| § 747.3619. When must I have a food allergy plan for a child? |
| DIVISION 3. ANIMALS AT MY CHILD-CARE HOME |
| § 747.3701. What steps must I take to have animals at my child-care home or on field trips? |
| § 747.3703. Must I keep documentation of vaccinations for the animals? |
| § 747.3705. Must I prevent children from having contact with certain animals while at my child-care home? |
| DIVISION 4. FIRST-AID KITS |
| § 747.3801. Must I have a first-aid kit at my child-care home? |
| § 747.3803. What items must each first-aid kit contain? |
| DIVISION 5. RELEASE OF CHILDREN |
| § 747.3901. Who may I release children to? |
| § 747.3903. How does a caregiver verify the identity of a parent or a person a parent has designated to pick up the child? |
| DIVISION 6. PRODUCT SAFETY |
| § 747.3931. What are "children's products?" |
| § 747.3933. When is a children's product considered to be unsafe? |
| § 747.3935. What are my responsibilities regarding unsafe children's products in my child-care home? |
| SUBCHAPTER T. PHYSICAL FACILITIES |
| DIVISION 1. INDOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS |
| § 747.4001. How many square feet of indoor useable activity space must I have for each child? |
| § 747.4003. May I care for 12 children if I do not have 30 square feet of indoor useable activity space? |
| § 747.4005. What does Licensing mean by "indoor useable activity space"? |
| § 747.4007. Am I required to care for children younger than 18 months separately from older children? |
| § 747.4011. How does Licensing determine the indoor useable activity space? |
| § 747.4013. May other programs use my indoor useable activity space at the same time I have children in care? |
| § 747.4015. May I care for children above or below ground level? |
| DIVISION 2. OUTDOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS |
| § 747.4101. How many square feet of outdoor activity space must I have? |
| § 747.4103. Do the outdoor activity space requirements apply to my home if it was registered or licensed before September 1, 2003? |
| § 747.4105. Must I fence the outdoor activity space area? |
| § 747.4109. How many exits must I have from my fenced outdoor activity space area? |
| § 747.4111. May I keep the gates leading into my outdoor activity area locked while children are in care? |
| § 747.4113. Must the outdoor activity space area be connected to the child-care home? |
| § 747.4115. Must I comply with additional requirements if my plan to use an outdoor activity area not connected to my child-care home is approved by Licensing? |
| § 747.4117. May other programs use the outdoor activity space at my child-care home at the same time I have children in care? |
| DIVISION 3. TOILETS AND SINKS |
| § 747.4201. How many sinks and toilets must I have for children's use? |
| § 747.4203. Where must the sink and toilet be located for children's use? |
| § 747.4205. Must I supply soap and disposable towels for children's use? |
| § 747.4207. May potty-chairs be used? |
| § 747.4209. Do I have to use toilets and sinks that are sized for children? |
| § 747.4211. May the doors to the restrooms have locks on them? |
| DIVISION 4. FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT |
| § 747.4301. Must I use child-sized tables and chairs for children? |
| § 747.4303. Must I provide a cot or mat for each child to sleep or rest on? |
| § 747.4305. Must I have storage for each child's individual belongings? |
| § 747.4307. Must I have a telephone at my child-care home? |
| § 747.4309. May I have indoor lofts? |
| SUBCHAPTER U. INDOOR AND OUTDOOR ACTIVE PLAY SPACE AND EQUIPMENT |
| DIVISION 1. MINIMUM SAFETY REQUIREMENTS |
| § 747.4401. What minimum safety requirements must my active play equipment meet? |
| § 747.4403. Are there some types of equipment that children must not use? |
| § 747.4405. Are there additional equipment restrictions for children younger than five years of age? |
| § 747.4407. What special maintenance procedures must I follow for my active play space and equipment? |
| DIVISION 2. SWINGS |
| § 747.4501. What are the safety requirements for swings? |
| § 747.4503. Are there additional safety requirements for bucket swings designed for tots? |
| § 747.4505. Are there additional safety requirements for tire swings (multi-axis swings)? |
| DIVISION 3. PLAYGROUND USE ZONES |
| § 747.4601. What does Licensing mean by the term "use zone"? |
| § 747.4603. How do I measure the use zone for stationary equipment? |
| § 747.4605. How do I measure the use zone for slides? |
| § 747.4607. How do I measure the use zone for to-fro swings? |
| § 747.4609. How do I measure the use zone for tire swings? |
| § 747.4611. How do I measure the use zone for bucket swings? |
| § 747.4613. How do I measure the use zone for rotating or rocking equipment? |
| § 747.4615. Do these use zone requirements apply to my child-care home if it was registered or licensed before September 1, 2003? |
| DIVISION 4. PLAYGROUND SURFACING |
| § 747.4707. What are unitary surfacing materials? |
| § 747.4709. How should unitary surfacing materials be installed? |
| § 747.4711. What documentation must I keep at my child-care home if I use unitary surfacing materials? |
| DIVISION 5. INFLATABLES |
| § 747.4751. May I use inflatable active play equipment? |
| SUBCHAPTER V. SWIMMING POOLS, WADING/SPLASHING POOLS, AND SPRINKLER PLAY |
| § 747.4801. What safety precautions must I follow when children in my care use a swimming pool? |
| § 747.4803. How should the swimming pool be maintained? |
| § 747.4805. Do the same safety precautions apply for above-ground pools? |
| § 747.4807. Must I have a fence around a swimming pool at my child-care home? |
| § 747.4809. Does having a fence affect my duty to supervise children's access to the pool? |
| § 747.4813. What are the safety requirements for wading pools? |
| § 747.4815. Are there specific safety requirements for sprinkler play? |
| § 747.4817. Can children in my care swim in a body of water other than a swimming pool, such as a lake, pond, or river? |
| SUBCHAPTER W. FIRE SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PRACTICES |
| DIVISION 1. FIRE INSPECTION |
| § 747.4901. Must I have a fire inspection of my child-care home? |
| DIVISION 2. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS |
| § 747.5001. What is an emergency preparedness plan? |
| § 747.5003. What must my emergency preparedness plan include? |
| § 747.5005. Must I practice my emergency preparedness plan? |
| § 747.5007. Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram? |
| § 747.5009. Must I post an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram? |
| § 747.5011. How many exits must my child-care home have? |
| § 747.5013. May a window count as one of the designated exits for my child-care home? |
| § 747.5015. Must I have emergency lighting in case of an emergency evacuation? |
| DIVISION 3. FIRE EXTINGUISHERS AND SMOKE DETECTION SYSTEMS |
| § 747.5101. Must my child-care home have a fire-extinguishing system? |
| § 747.5103. Am I required to have a fire extinguisher? |
| § 747.5105. Where must I mount fire extinguishers? |
| § 747.5107. How often must I inspect and service fire extinguishers? |
| § 747.5109. How often must I inspect my sprinkler system? |
| § 747.5111. Must my child-care home have a smoke-detection system? |
| § 747.5113. How must smoke detectors be installed at my child-care home? |
| § 747.5115. How often must the smoke detectors at my child-care home be tested? |
| § 747.5117. How often must I have an electronic smoke alarm system tested? |
| DIVISION 4. GAS AND PROPANE TANKS |
| § 747.5201. Must I have my child-care home inspected for gas leaks? |
| DIVISION 5. HEATING DEVICES |
| § 747.5301. What steps must I take to ensure that heating devices used at my child-care home do not present hazards to children? |
| DIVISION 6. CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTION SYSTEMS |
| § 747.5331. Must my child-care home have a carbon monoxide detection system? |
| § 747.5333. What type of carbon monoxide detection system must I install? |
| § 747.5335. How many carbon monoxide detectors must be installed in my child-care home and how must they be installed? |
| § 747.5337. How often must I inspect and service the carbon monoxide detection system? |
| SUBCHAPTER X. TRANSPORTATION |
| § 747.5401. What types of transportation does Licensing regulate? |
| § 747.5403. What type of vehicle may I use to transport children? |
| § 747.5405. What safety precautions must I take when loading and unloading children from the vehicle? |
| § 747.5407. What child passenger safety seat system must I use when I transport children? |
| § 747.5409. Must caregivers and/or the driver wear a safety belt? |
| § 747.5411. May parents provide the child passenger safety seat equipment required for their child? |
| § 747.5413. May I place more than one person in each safety belt? |
| § 747.5415. May a child ride in a safety belt with a shoulder harness? |
| § 747.5417. Must I carry specific information in the vehicles used to transport children in my care? |
| § 747.5419. What plan must I have to handle transportation emergencies? |
| § 747.5421. Must I have a communications device in a transportation vehicle? |