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Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing, Policy
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Information about Licensed Child Care & Child-Placing Agency Administrator Licensing in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Information about controlling persons for child care providers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Policy
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How to become a child care home provider in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Information about Texas Child Day Care Provider licensing and regulation.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Children, Food
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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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
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Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJanuary 26, 2023
HHSC adopted rules in Title 26, Chapter 745, Subchapter M to replace repealed rules in title 40, Chapter 745, Subchapter M. The rules are effective Jan. 26, 2023.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJanuary 20, 2023
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) re-announces recall of 4.7 million Rock ‘n Play Sleepers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJanuary 20, 2023
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) re-announces recall of 694,000 Rocking Sleepers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJanuary 13, 2023
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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsDecember 21, 2022
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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsDecember 16, 2022
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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsNovember 30, 2022
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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation