Daily activities for an infant must include at least the following:
(1) Opportunities for outdoor play, weather permitting,
as specified in §747.2104 of this chapter (relating to What specific
activities must I include in a written activity plan?);
(2) Multiple opportunities to explore that ensure the
infant is:
(A) Outside of the crib; and
(B) Not seated in any restrictive device for more than
15 minutes, unless the infant is eating or being transported;
(3) Opportunities for physical activity, including
supervised tummy time, reaching, grasping, pulling up, creeping, crawling,
and walking in a safe, clean, uncluttered area;
(4) Opportunities for visual stimulation through nonverbal
communication. Examples of age-appropriate equipment include large
pictures of faces and familiar objects; simple, soft, washable books
and toys; unbreakable mirrors or mobiles attached to cribs visible
from the baby's position; and brightly patterned crib sheets;
(5) Opportunities for auditory stimulation. Examples
of age-appropriate equipment or activities include verbal communication,
soothing music, and musical or sounding toys;
(6) Opportunities for sensory stimulation. Examples
of age-appropriate equipment include surfaces, fabrics, textured toys,
washable dolls, and toy animals;
(7) Opportunities for small-muscle development. Examples
of age-appropriate equipment or activities include busy boxes, rattles,
teethers, grasping toys, shaking or squeezing toys, or cloth toys;
and
(8) Opportunities for large-muscle development. Examples
of age-appropriate equipment or activities include blankets or quilts
for floor or supervised tummy time, crib and play gyms, variety of
light-weight balls, or pillows or supportive equipment for those learning
to sit up.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §747.2317 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; 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 1488 |
