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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
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The Minimum Data Set (MDS) 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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- 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HHSC adopted rules in Title 26, Chapter 745, Subchapter M to replace repealed rules in title 40, Chapter 745, Subchapter M. The rules are effective Jan. 26, 2023.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 NewsJanuary 6, 2023
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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- 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