Texas Administrative Code › Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES › Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION › Chapter 747 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES › Subchapter A - PURPOSE, SCOPE, AND DEFINITIONS › Division 3 - DEFINITIONS › Section 747.123 - What do certain words and terms mean when used in this chapter?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The words and terms used in this chapter have the
						meanings assigned to them under §
											745.21 of this title (relating to
						What do the following words and terms mean when used in this chapter?), unless
						another meaning is assigned in this section or another subchapter or unless the
						context clearly indicates otherwise. In addition, the following words and terms
						used in this chapter have the following meanings unless the context clearly
						indicates otherwise:
(1) Activity
					 plan--A written plan that outlines the daily routine and activities in which a
					 group of children will engage while in your care. The plan is designed to meet
					 the children's 'cognitive, social, language, emotional, and physical
					 developmental strengths and needs.
(2) Activity space--An area or room used for
					 children's activities.
(3)
					 Administrative and clerical duties--Duties that involve the operation of a
					 child-care home, such as bookkeeping, enrolling children, answering the
					 telephone, and collecting fees.
(4)
					 Admission--The process of enrolling a child in a child-care home. The date of
					 admission is the first day the child is physically present in the
					 home.
(5) Adult--A person 18 years
					 old and older.
(6) After-school
					 hours--Hours before and after school, and days when school is not in session,
					 such as school holidays, summer vacations, and teacher in-service
					 days.
(7)
					 Age-appropriate--Activities, equipment, materials, curriculum, and environment
					 that are developmentally consistent with the developmental or chronological age
					 of the child being served.
(8)
					 Attendance--When referring to a child's attendance, the physical presence of a
					 child at the child-care home on any given day or at any given time, as distinct
					 from the child's enrollment in the child-care home.
(9) Bouncer seat--A stationary seat designed
					 to provide gentle rocking or bouncing motion by an infant's movement, or by
					 battery-operated movement. This type of equipment is designed for an infant's
					 use from birth until the child can sit up unassisted.
(10) Caregiver--A person who is counted in
					 the child to caregiver ratio, whose duties include the supervision, guidance,
					 and protection of a child. As used in this chapter, a caregiver must meet the
					 minimum education, work experience, and training qualifications required under
					 Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Personnel).
(11) Certified Child-Care Professional
					 Credential--A credential given by the National Early Childhood Program
					 Accreditation to a person working directly with children. The credential is
					 based on assessed competency in several areas of child care and child
					 development.
(12) Certified
					 lifeguard--A person who has been trained in life saving and water safety by a
					 qualified instructor, from a recognized organization that awards a certificate
					 upon successful completion of the training. The certificate is not required to
					 use the term "lifeguard," but you must be able to document that the certificate
					 is current, relevant to the type of water activity in which children will
					 engage, and representative of the type of training described.
(13) CEUs--Continuing education units. A
					 standard unit of measure for adult education and training activities. One CEU
					 equals 10 clock hours of participation in an organized, continuing-education
					 experience, under responsible, qualified direction and instruction. Although a
					 person may obtain a CEU in many of the same settings as clock hours, the CEU
					 provider must meet the criteria established by the International Association
					 for Continuing Education and Training to be able to offer the CEU.
(14) Child--An infant, a toddler, a
					 pre-kindergarten age child, or a school-age child.
(15) Child-care home--A registered or
					 licensed child-care home, as specified in §
											747.113 of this chapter (relating
					 to What is a registered child-care home?) or §
											747.115 of this chapter (relating
					 to What is a licensed child-care home?). This term includes the program, home,
					 grounds, furnishings, and equipment.
(16) Child-care program--The services and
					 activities provided by a child-care home.
(17) Child Development Associate
					 Credential--A credential given by the Council for Professional Recognition to a
					 person working directly with children. The credential is based on assessed
					 competency in several areas of child care and child development.
(18) Clock hour--An actual hour of
					 documented:
(A) Attendance at instructor-led
					 training, such as seminars, workshops, conferences, early childhood classes,
					 and other planned learning opportunities, provided by an individual or
					 individuals as specified in §
												747.1315(a) of
					 this chapter (relating to Must child-care training meet certain criteria?);
					 or
(B) Self-instructional training
					 that was created by an individual or individuals, as specified in §
												747.1315(a) and
					 (b) of this chapter, or self-study
					 training.