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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 747MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
SUBCHAPTER ECHILD/CAREGIVER RATIOS AND GROUP SIZES
DIVISION 5RATIOS FOR WATER ACTIVITIES
RULE §747.2005What are the child/caregiver ratios for swimming activities?
(a) When your child-care home uses a swimming pool (more than two feet of water) and four or more children are swimming, there must be at least two caregivers present supervising the children who are swimming.

(b) The maximum number of children one caregiver can supervise while children are swimming is based on the age of the youngest child in the group. You must use the following child/caregiver ratio for swimming activities:

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Source Note: The provisions of this §747.2005 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909

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