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Texas Workforce Commission Child Care and Early Learning Division and Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation have developed a “Roadmap to Success” to support newly licensed/registered child care programs in Texas.

Child Care Regulation has proposed updates to the Criminal History Requirements Charts. The proposed updates were published in the Texas Register and CCR is accepting public comments from Jan. 6–Feb. 5, 2023.

Visit the Texas Register to review a summary of comments HHSC received during the formal public comment period and HHSC’s response to the public comments, including whether HHSC made any changes to the rules.

Effective Dec. 18, Child Care Regulation is adding a “Transfer Date” field on the “Agency Home Change Request” page of the CCR Account for child-placing agencies.

This is an informal opportunity to provide your feedback on the https://hhs.texas.gov/laws-regulations/policies-rules/health-human-services-rulemaking/comment-proposed-draft-rules drafted rules early in the rule development process. CCR uses feedback during the informal comment period to determine what (if any) changes need to be made before the rules are proposed and published in the Texas Register for formal public comment.

HHSC Adopts New Child Care Rules for Changes in Location for Certain Child Care Operations

HHSC has published in the Texas Register proposed rule changes in Chapter 745, Licensing.

Child Care Regulation invites you to review and provide comments on the potential rule changes in Chapter 745, Licensing, from Nov 2, 2022, through Nov 16.

TWC, in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Civitas Strategies Early Start, has compiled a series of videos and resources intended to give you the knowledge and tools to best support your staff, your business and, ultimately, the children and families in your care.

A recording of the Sept. 21 Assisted Living Facility Provider COVID-19 Webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is now available.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes for chapters 744, 746, and 747 of the Texas Register.

A recording of the Sept. 14 nursing facility COVID-19 webinar with Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS is now available.

HHSC adopted rules regarding a Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Policy, effective Sept. 19. You can review these policies on the Child Care Regulation Minimum Standards webpage.

Effective Oct. 1, CCR is streamlining regulatory oversight of operations on Heightened Monitoring (HM) by making the CCR HM inspector the single, primary assigned inspector for the operation. 

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has a Texas Flu Season webpage geared toward childcare facility staff.