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Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas

Information about Licensed Child Care and 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.

The HHS Centralized Background Check Unit is required to do background checks to find out 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.

Resources for Texas PACE program providers.

The Minimum Data Set is a standardized collection of demographic and clinical information that describes a person's overall condition. All licensed nursing facilities in Texas are required to submit MDS assessments for all residents admitted into their facility. The current version is MDS 3.0.

HHSC announces the posting of Public Consulting Group’s (PCG) final report.

HHSC adopted new and amended child care rules in Title 26, Chapter 745. The rules concern confidentiality requirements and are effective Oct. 9, 2024.

HHSC is adopting the following new and amended rules regarding water safety in day care operations.

Recordings of the Aug. 27 and Sept. 12 Texas MDS webinars are now available.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes in the following pages of the Texas Register: Chapter 745, Licensing.

Residential Child Care Regulation has updated the Technical Assistance Library with new material regarding Unauthorized Absences.