Basic care for a toddler must include:
  (1) Giving individual attention to the toddler, including playing, talking, cuddling, and holding;
  (2) Holding and comforting a toddler when the toddler is upset;
  (3) Maintaining routines, such as feeding, diapering, sleeping, and indoor and outdoor play during the same time each day, as closely as possible;
  (4) Storing objects that could cause choking (objects that are less than 1 and 1/4 inches in diameter) out of the toddler's reach; and
  (5) Providing, or having the parent provide, an individual cot, bed, or mat that is waterproof or washable for each toddler to sleep or rest on.

Source Note: The provisions of this §742.509 adopted to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1247