SECTION 747.3009. Must I provide activities for children in nighttime care?

(a) Activities and routines must meet the unique needs of children in nighttime care. These may include quiet activities, such as homework, reading, puzzles, or board games; time for personal care routines and preparation for sleep, such as brushing teeth, washing hands and face, toileting, and changing clothes; and an evening meal, breakfast, and snack as specified in Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating to Nutrition and Food Service).

(b) Screen time activities:

(1) Must meet the requirements in §747.2105 of this chapter (relating to May I use a screen time activity with a child?); and

(2) May not be used in a cot, bed, or mattress, or one hour before bedtime.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.3009 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; 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 1488