Understanding the terms and concepts used by Texas Health and Human Services when referring to child care operations can be confusing.

To help parents better understand how child care works and to understand the Search Texas Child Care web application, we offer the following FAQs:

• Types of Child Care Operations
• Types of Programs that Can be Offered
• Types of Programs and Services That Can Be Offered by Residential (24-hour) Child-Care Operations
• Permit and Issuance
• Reports, Inspections and Enforcement Actions