Child Care Licensing

Texas Health and Human Services protects children by regulating and educating child care providers. Child Care Licensing responsibilities include:

Regulating all child-care operations and child-placing agencies to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children in care.
Permitting and monitoring operations and agencies for compliance with state licensing standards, rules and laws.
Investigating complaints alleging violations of minimum standards in child care and residential child care operations.
Informing parents and the public about child care, including how specific child care and residential child care operations are complying with minimum standards of care.
Giving child-care providers technical assistance on meeting licensing minimum standards, rules, and laws.

6/18/19	Background Check Fee Payments Update
6/10/19	Hurricane Season Planning for Day Care Operations
5/15/19	Summer Safety Reminders
4/18/19	Child Care Licensing Account Slowness
4/17/19	Revised Criminal History Charts
3/20/19	New HHSC Notification Email Address
3/4/19	Changes to Agrilife Online Training
10/31/18	Professional Development/Training Clarification – Active Shooter
10/19/18	Revised Rules for Chapter 749 Foster Group Home Conversion
10/17/18	Disaster Declaration in Flood Damaged Counties

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