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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 FDEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES AND EQUIPMENT
DIVISION 1ACTIVITIES AND ACTIVITY PLANS
RULE §744.2001What planned activities must caregivers provide for children in their care?

Caregivers must ensure children receive individual attention and care including:

  (1) Flexible programming according to each child's age, interest, and abilities;

  (2) Encouraging communication and expression of feelings in appropriate ways;

  (3) Study time for those children who choose to work on homework assignments;

  (4) Physical care routines appropriate to each child's developmental needs; and

  (5) A caregiver who is aware of the arrival and departure of each child, including dismissing children who ride the bus or walk home.

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.2001 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1779; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1473; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 921

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