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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 746MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
SUBCHAPTER TPHYSICAL FACILITIES
DIVISION 1INDOOR SPACE REQUIREMENTS
RULE §746.4213How does Licensing determine the indoor activity space?

(a) We determine indoor activity space by:

  (1) Measuring all indoor activity space wall to wall on the inside at floor level;

  (2) Rounding all measurements up to the nearest inch; and

  (3) Excluding single-use areas, which are areas not routinely used for children's activities, such as a bathroom, hallway, storage room, cooking area of a kitchen, swimming pool, and storage building; and

  (4) Excluding floor space occupied by permanent and stationary fixtures, such as bookcases, shelving, and storage/counter space, that is not intended for use by the children.

(b) We use the sum of the measurements to calculate the indoor activity space and to determine the maximum number of children you may care for.


Source Note: The provisions of this §746.4213 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective December 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 10238; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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