| (a) A center must have separate entrances for guests
and minors.
(b) A center must have a covered entry with a covered
drop-off for family, emergency medical services (EMS), and the center's
vehicles.
(c) A center's roof overhang or canopy must extend
as far as practicable to the face of the driveway or curb of the passenger
access door of a passenger vehicle.
(d) A center's roof overhang or cover must be of sufficient
height to allow entry or departure from EMS vehicles.
(e) A center must provide for an outdoor play space
with a direct exit from the center into the outdoor play space. The
outdoor play space should at least be 400 square feet in area with
at least 20 percent of that area shaded.
(f) A center's play yard must meet the requirements
of the Texas Accessibility Standards.
(g) A center must ensure that its structures and the
grounds of the center that are used by minors are maintained in good
repair and are free from hazards to health and safety.
(h) A center must fence or ensure natural barriers
are present to protect a minor from areas determined to be unsafe
by DADS, including steep grades, cliffs, open pits, swimming pools,
high voltage boosters, high voltage equipment, and high speed roads.
(i) A center must keep fences in good repair.
(j) A center must store garbage, rubbish, and trash
securely in outdoor, covered containers.
(k) A center must keep trash collection receptacles
and incinerators separated from outdoor recreational spaces and locate
the receptacles and incinerators in a place to avoid being a nuisance.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.1206 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
