In determining child/caregiver ratio, the following apply:
(1) Child/caregiver ratio is based on the specified
age of the children in the caregiver's group or the age of the youngest
child in the group, depending on the activity and the number of children
at the child-care center.
(2) You may use the developmental or emotional age,
rather than the chronological age, of a child with special care needs,
if this is recommended by a health-care professional or other qualified
professional and is documented in the child's record.
(3) You must consider the skills of the caregiver and
the needs of the individual children and the group when assigning
a caregiver to a group of children. For example, if a group of toddlers
is experiencing biting, consider assigning a caregiver who is trained
to handle these behaviors and perhaps additional caregivers or volunteers
to assist in the supervision and redirection of the children.
(4) You must include all children in care, including
children related to the child-care center director and employees.
(5) In emergency situations, you may use child-care
center employees who do not meet caregiver qualifications for a limited
time while a substitute caregiver is being secured. The time must
be no longer than is reasonably necessary to secure a qualified substitute
caregiver. Emergency situations include, but are not limited to, illness,
accident, or death.
(6) The total number of children in care at the center
and in care away from the center, such as during a field trip, must
never exceed the licensed capacity of the center.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §746.1507 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 |
