(a) When children are on a field trip and are mixing
with children and adults who are not from your child-care center,
including but not limited to, trips to the skating rink, shopping
center, public or amusement park, you must meet the following child/caregiver
ratio:
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(b) The child/caregiver ratio for field trips may include
adult volunteers or child-care center employees who are not qualified
as caregivers only for trips when children are mixing with non-center
children and adults, as long as you maintain at least the classroom
child/caregiver ratio with qualified caregivers.
(c) When children are on a walk or field trip in an
enclosed, controlled area, including but not limited to, specially
arranged trips to the fire station, library or museum class for children
in your child-care center only, you must maintain at least the classroom
child/caregiver ratio. Refer to §746.2101 of this title (relating
to Must I have additional caregivers for splashing/wading activities?)
and §746.2105 of this title (relating to What are the child/caregiver
ratios for swimming activities?) for child/caregiver ratios for splashing/wading
and swimming activities when children are not mixing with other children
and adults.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §746.1801 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909 |