(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 center 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 center; and       
        (2) You ensure that the shared snacks meet the needs of children who require special diets.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §746.3309 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1402; amended to be effective July 1, 2005, 30 TexReg 3598; amended to be effective April 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 1575; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective March 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 1479