26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.4751

Playground inspection rules for Texas childcare centres

Texas licensed centres must inspect the play area daily before play, plus at least monthly and keep the records for 3 months, kept at the centre.

What the rule says

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.4751 — What special maintenance procedures must I follow for my active play space and equipment?

The child-care center director or designee must inspect the active play space and equipment daily before children begin play to ensure there are no hazards present.

The child-care center director or designee must conduct at least monthly inspections of the active play space and equipment, utilizing a general maintenance checklist or safety checklist that includes checking the equipment and surfacing material for normal wear and tear, broken or missing parts, debris or foreign objects, drainage problems, or other hazards.

The child-care center director or designee must ensure hazards or defects identified during inspections are removed or repaired promptly, and must arrange for protection of the children or prohibit use of hazardous equipment until the hazards can be removed or repairs can be made.

You must keep maintenance inspections and repair records at the child-care center for review during the center's hours of operation for at least the previous three months.

Read the full rule at Cornell LII · quoted text checked 2026-09-03

Does a CPSC checklist satisfy it?

The rule names "a general maintenance checklist or safety checklist" without prescribing a form, so a CPSC Pub. 325 checklist meets it. Note subsection (c): the rule is not satisfied by inspecting alone — defects must be repaired or the equipment taken out of use, and the repair records kept.