Section 746.2403 - How must I arrange the infant care area?The room arrangement of the infant care area must:
(1) Make it possible for caregivers to hear all infants and see all infants at a glance, and be able to intervene when necessary;(2) Include safe, open floor space for floor time play;(3) Separate infants from children more than 18 months older than the youngest child in the group, except when 12 or fewer children are in care, as required by § 746.1605 of this chapter (relating to May I combine infants with children 18 months and older?);(4) Have cribs far enough apart so that one infant may not reach into another crib;(5) Provide caregivers with enough space to walk and work between cribs, cots, and mats; and(6) Ensure older children do not use the infant area as a passageway to other areas of the building.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.2403
The provisions of this §746.2403 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended 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 by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 07, February 17, 2023, TexReg 0946, eff. 3/1/2023