(a) Substitutes not counted in the child/caregiver
ratio must comply with minimum standards that apply to employees,
except as otherwise provided in this division.
(b) Volunteers and contractors who are regularly or
frequently present at the child-care center but not counted in the
child/caregiver ratio must comply with minimum standards that apply
to employees.
(c) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors who are
counted in the child/caregiver ratio must comply with minimum standards
that apply to employees and caregivers, except as otherwise noted
in subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Volunteers, including parents, who only supplement
the ratios for field trips and water activities do not have to comply
with the minimum standards that apply to employees and caregivers,
but they do have to comply with the relevant minimum standards in
Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Child/Caregiver Ratios and
Group Sizes).
(e) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors who do
not meet caregiver qualifications must never be left alone with children.
(f) Substitutes, volunteers, and contractors must comply
with the training requirements in §746.1403 of this division
(relating to What are the training requirements for substitutes, volunteers,
and contractors?).
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Source Note: The provisions of this §746.1401 adopted 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; amended to be effective March 1, 2023, 48 TexReg 933 |