26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.3109 - May parents provide meals and snacks for their children instead of my child-care home providing them?

(a) Yes. However, your enrollment agreement, or an addendum to the agreement, signed by the parent must include a statement that the parent:

(1) Is, choosing to provide the child's meals and snacks from home; and

(2) Understands the child-care home is not responsible for its nutritional value or for meeting the child's daily food needs.

(b) If the parent provides a meal but not a snack, you are responsible for providing a snack as specified in this subchapter.

(c) You must provide safe and proper storage and service of the individual meals and snacks provided by parents.

(d) Snacks provided by a parent must not be shared with other children, unless:

(1) A parent is providing baked goods for a celebration or party being held at the home; and

(2) You ensure that the shared snacks meet the needs of children who require special diets.

Notes

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 747.3109

The provisions of this §747.3109 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective July 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 3602; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1906; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 10, March 5, 2021, TexReg 1494, eff. 3/10/2021