You must clean, repair, and maintain the building, grounds,
and equipment to protect the health of the children. This includes,
but is not limited to:
(1) Machine washing used cloth toys at least weekly
and when contaminated;
(2) Machine washing used linens at least weekly, and
when soiled or before a different child uses them;
(3) Sanitizing sleeping and rest equipment before a
different child uses it and when soiled;
(4) Maintaining sand boxes and sand tables in a sanitary
manner;
(5) Making all garbage inaccessible to children and
managing it to keep the operation inside and outside, free of insects,
rodents, and offensive odors, and disposing of it according to local
and state requirements;
(6) Keeping all floors, ceilings, and walls in good
repair and clean;
(7) Ensuring that all paints used at the operation
are lead-free;
(8) Keeping all parts of the operation used by children
well heated, lighted, and ventilated;
(9) Sanitizing table tops, furniture, and other similar
equipment used by children when soiled or contaminated with matter
such as food or bodily secretions;
(10) Clearly marking cleaning supplies and other toxic
materials and keeping them separate from food and inaccessible to
children; and
(11) Using, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials
as recommended by the manufacturer.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2507 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6225; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |
