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Child Care Regulation provides training and resources for current or prospective providers to ensure that children receive quality services in healthy, safe, and nurturing environments.

Information on the requirements on how to become a day care or residential care provider, Exemption Request materials and additional Child Care Regulation resources.

Texas child care licensing forms.

How to get a permit to operate a child care operation in Texas.

Texas Child Care Home provider application forms.

Criminal history background check information for child care providers.

Frequently asked questions about Licensed Child Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators

Child-Care Administrator License and Child-Placing Agency Administrator licensing information in Texas.

Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas

Information about exemptions from licensing for child care facilities.

Information about Licensed Child Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrator Licensing in Texas.

How to become a child care home provider in Texas.

Frequently asked questions for child care center providers.

A directory of Child Day Care Director Credentialing Organizations Recognized by Texas HHS Child Care Regulation.

This page explains the terms commonly used by Child Care Regulation when conducting background check.