(a) You may have an indoor loft that is designed and used as an extension of the classroom if you comply with the following safety standards:
  (1) Caregivers must be able to adequately supervise children at all times;
  (2) Stairs and steps, regardless of height, must have handrails the children can reach. Rung ladders do not require handrails; and
  (3) Platforms over 20 inches in height must be equipped with protective barriers that prevent children from crawling over or falling through the barrier, or becoming entrapped.
(b) If a loft is used as indoor active play space, it must comply with minimum standards as specified in Subchapter N of this chapter (relating to Indoor and Outdoor Active Play Space and Equipment).

Source Note: The provisions of this §744.3071 adopted to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7469; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909