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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 744MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS
SUBCHAPTER ECHILD/CAREGIVER RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES
DIVISION 1RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES AT THE OPERATION
RULE §744.1505May I place more than one group of children in a large room?

Yes. More than one group of children may occupy a room, provided the following conditions are met:

  (1) The room is divided so that groups are separated. For example, a group of 25 children and another group of 10 children may be cared for in the same room if the placement of shelves, accordion doors, low movable walls, or symbolic boundaries divide the area so that children in one group do not freely mix with children in another group;

  (2) Groups may move from one activity area to another within the room during the day, but individual children may not freely mingle between groups; and

  (3) The total number of children must not routinely exceed the room capacity based on activity space.


Source Note: The provisions of this §744.1505 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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