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ing directly with children. The credential is based on assessed compe-
tency in several areas of child care and child development.
(17) Clock hours--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/s as speci-
fied in 747.1315(a) of this title (relating to Must child-care training
meet certain criteria?); or
(B) Self-instructional training that was created by an in-
dividual/s as specified in 747.1315(a) and (b), or self-study training.
(18) Corporal punishment--The infliction of physical pain
on a child as a means of controlling behavior. This includes spanking,
hitting, slapping, or thumping a child.
(19) Days--Calendar days, unless otherwise stated.
(20) Employee--An assistant caregiver, substitute care-
giver, or any other person a child-care home employs full-time or
part-time to work for wages, salary, or other compensation, includ-
ing kitchen staff, office staff, maintenance staff, or anyone hired to
transport a child.
(21) Enrollment--The list of names or number of children
who have been admitted to attend a child-care home for any given pe-
riod of time; the number of children enrolled in a child-care home may
vary from the number of children in attendance on any given day.
(22) Entrap--A component or group of components on
equipment that forms angles or openings may entrap a child's head
by being too small to allow the child's body to pass through, or large
enough for the child's body to pass through but too small to allow the
child's head to pass through.
(23) Field trips--Activities conducted away from the child-
care home.
(24) Food service--The preparation or serving of meals or
snacks.
(25) Frequent--More than two times in a 30-day period.
Note: For the definition of "regularly or frequently present at an
operation" (child-care home) as it applies to background checks,
see 745.601 of this title (relating to What words must I know to
understand this subchapter?).
(26) Garbage--Waste food or items that when deteriorating
cause offensive odors and attract rodents, insects, and other pests.
(27) Group activities--Activities that allow children to in-
teract with others in large or small groups. Group activities include
storytelling, finger plays, show and tell, organized games, and singing.
(28) Health check--A visual or physical assessment of a
child to identify potential concerns about a child's health, including
signs or symptoms of illness and injury, in response to changes in the
child's behavior since the last date of attendance.
(29) Health-care professional--A licensed physician,
licensed registered nurse with appropriate advanced practice authoriza-
tion from the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners, a licensed vocational
nurse (LVN), licensed registered nurse (RN), or other licensed medical
personnel providing health care to the child within the scope of the
license. This does not include medical doctors or medical personnel
not licensed to practice in the United States.
(30) High school equivalent--Documentation:
(A) Of a program recognized by the Texas Education
Agency (TEA) or other public educational entity in another state, whichoffers similar training on reading, writing, and math skills taught at the
high school level, such as a General Educational Development (GED)
certificate; or
(B) That verifies home-schooling that adequately ad-
dresses basic competencies that would have been necessary for the per-
son to obtain a high-school diploma or GED, including basic reading,
writing, and math skills.
(31) Individual activities--Opportunities for the child to
work independently or to be away from the group, but supervised.
(32) Infant--A child from birth through 17 months.
(33) Inflatable--An amusement ride or device, consisting
of air-filled structures designed for use by children, as specified by the
manufacturer, which may include bouncing, climbing, sliding, or in-
teractive play. They are made of flexible fabric, kept inflated by con-
tinuous air flow by one or more blowers, and rely upon air pressure to
maintain their shape.
(34) Instructor-led training--Training characterized by the
communication and interaction that takes place between the student
and the instructor. The training must include an opportunity for the
student to interact with the instructor to obtain clarifications and in-
formation beyond the scope of the training materials. For such an op-
portunity to exist, the instructor must communicate with the student
in a timely fashion, including answering questions, providing feed-
back on skills practice, providing guidance or information on addi-
tional resources, and proactively interacting with students. Examples
of this type of training include, classroom training, web-based on-line
facilitated learning, video-conferencing, or other group learning expe-
riences.
(35) Janitorial duties--Those duties that involve the clean-
ing and maintenance of the child-care home, building, rooms, furniture,
etc. Cleaning and maintenance include such duties as cleansing car-
pets, washing cots, and sweeping, vacuuming, or mopping a restroom
or a classroom. Sweeping up after an activity or mopping up a spill in
a classroom that is immediately necessary for the children's safety is
not considered a janitorial duty.
(36) Natural environment--Settings that are natural or nor-
mal for all children of an age group without regard to ability or disabil-
ity. For example, the primary natural group setting for a toddler with a
disability would be a play group or whatever setting exists for toddlers
without disabilities.
(37) Permit is no longer valid--For purposes of this chapter,
a permit remains valid through the renewal process. A permit only
becomes invalid when your:
(A) Home voluntarily closes;
(B) Home must close because of an enforcement action
in Subchapter L of Chapter 745 (relating to Enforcement Actions);
(C) Permit expires according to 745.481 of this title
(relating to When does my permit expire?); or
(D) Home must close because its permit is automati-
cally revoked according to the Human Resources Code 42.048(e),
42.052(i), or 42.054(f).
(38) Regular--On a recurring, scheduled basis. Note: For
the definition of "regularly or frequently present at an operation" (child-
care home) as it applies to background checks, see 745.601 of this title
(relating to What words must I know to understand this subchapter?).
(39) Restrictive device--Equipment that places the body of
a child in a position that may restrict airflow or cause strangulation;PROPOSED RULES December 23, 2016 41 TexReg 10107
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