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Due to COVID-19 precautions, HHSC is taking protective measures for the public and HHSC staff. HHSC encourages contract applicants and current contractors for Long-term Care programs and services to submit contract applications and other contract information by email or fax

Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas

Information about Licensed Child Care & Child-Placing Agency Administrator Licensing in Texas.

Information about controlling persons for child care providers.

How to become a child care home provider in Texas.

Information about Texas Child Day Care Provider licensing and regulation.

The HHS Centralized Background Check Unit is required to do background checks to see if a person has a criminal history or an abuse and neglect history that might be a risk to the health and safety of children. Background checks are required for Child Care providers, Residential Child Care providers, and Foster and adoptive homes.

Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.

Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.

Texas Health and Human Services contracts with licensed agencies to provide personal assistance services to people who have physical disabilities who are mentally and emotionally competent and willing to supervise their attendant or have someone who can supervise the attendant for them. The individual interviews, selects, trains, supervises and releases their personal assistants. Health-related tasks are prescribed by physician.

Child Care Enforcement (CCE) will only accept a request for an administrative review that meets the requirements prescribed by 26 TAC Chapter 745, §745.8805.

CDS Budget Workbooks have been updated and published to the CDS Forms and Handbooks webpage to reflect rate increases effective Sept. 1, 2023.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes in Chapter 749, Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies.

The 88th Legislature, Regular Session, concluded on May 29.  A number of bills passed during the session that will affect child care operations regulated by Child Care Regulation (CCR).