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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.

Program contact information for STAP vendors.

STAP Vendor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), contains the most commonly asked questions by  program vendors.

The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) helps people who have a disability that interferes with their access to telephone networks purchase basic specialized assistive equipment or services.

Resources for Texas PACE program providers