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Federal law requires states and territories to establish standards for child group sizes (by child care setting and child age) and staff-to-child (staff:child) ratios for each age group of children receiving care.
- Staff Qualifications and Required Training
State or territory child care licensing offices monitor...
- Health and Safety Requirements
Federal law requires states and territories to ensure that...
- Monitoring and Inspections
Each state and territory has child care licensing staff who...
- Getting Started
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- Other Support and Resources for Your Family
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- How Is Child Care Regulated to Ensure Children's Health and Safety
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- Staff Qualifications and Required Training
The minimum standards tell you (the child care operation permit holder) what requirements you, your employees, and your caregivers must follow. These minimum standards:
Minimum Standards. Chapter 42 of the Texas Human Resources Code requires the Health and Human Services Commission to regulate child care and child-placing activities in Texas and to create and enforce minimum standards. Chapter 42 also requires the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services to investigate alleged child abuse and neglect ...
Hence, by default, Chapter 42 of the Texas Human Resources Code now designates HHSC as the agency responsible for protecting the health, safety, and well-being of Texas children by regulating child-care operations that provide assessment, care, training, education, custody, treatment, or supervision:
Services (DFPS) with the assistance of child-care operations, parents, lawyers, doctors, and other experts in a variety of fields. The child-care licensing law sets guidelines for what must be included in the standards. The Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act require
Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers . See the following resources for further information related to child-care: Healthy Child Care Texas . Office of Program Coordination for Children and Youth . Texas Health and Human Services Commission . Internet website: http://www.healthychildcaretexas.org/index.htm
REGULATION OF CHILD CARE CENTERS AND FAMILY CHILDCARE HOMES. Most child care is regulated by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Child care programs are regulated according to minimum standards set by the state of Texas.
