Title: 
Headings: 
REGULATION
 
OF
 
CHILD
 
CARE
 
CENTERS
 
AND
 
FAMILY
 
CHILDCARE
 
HOMES
 

CHILD
 
CARE
 
CENTER
 
AND
 
LICENSED
 
HOME
 
REGULATION
 

Licensed
 
Child
 
Care
 
Programs
 
include:
 

The
 
Parent’s
 
Role
 

Discipline
 

FAMILY
 
CHILD
 
CARE
 
HOME
 
REGULATION
 

Family
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home:
 
(registered
 
with
 
the
 
State)
 

5300
 
Child/Staff
 
Ratios
 
and
 
Groupings
  

Maximum
 
group
 
size
 
and
 
number
 
of
 
children
 

Registered
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 
Requirements
 

Licensed
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home
 
Requirements
 


Content: FAMILY
 
CHILD
 
CARE
 
HOME
 
REGULATION
 
Family
 
Child
 
Care
 
Home: (registered
 
with
 
the
 
State)
 
*Care
 
is
 
provided
 
in
 
the
 
caregiver’s
 
home
 
for
 
up
 
to
 
12
 
children
 
*Of
 
those
 
12,
 
no
 
more
 
than
 
six
 
children
 
(including
 
the
 
caregiver’s
 
own)
 
may
 
 
be
 
infant
 
through
 
preschool
 
age. Family
 
child
 
care
 
homes
 
are
 
regulated
 
through
 
a
 
process
 
called
 
registration. They
 
are
 
not
 
licensed
 
or
 
certified. Providers
 
are
 
required
 
to
 
be
 
registered
 
if
 
they
 
care
 
for
 
more
 
than
 
three
 
children
 
in
 
addition
 
to
 
their
 
own. Providers
 
attend
 
a
 
six-hour
 
orientation
 
session
 
and
 
are
 
inspected
 
once
 
prior
 
to
 
beginning
 
operation. Although
 
approximately
 
30%
 
of
 
registered
 
homes
 
are
 
visited
 
each
 
year,
 
the
 
majority
 
of
 
homes
 
are
 
inspected
 
only
 
if
 
there
 
is
 
a
 
complaint. As
 
a
 
parent
 
you
 
are
 
an
 
important
 
monitor
 
of
 
the
 
quality
 
of
 
care
 
your
 
child
 
receives. To
 
find
 
out
 
the
 
results
 
of
 
inspections
 
or
 
complaint
 
investigations,
 
contact
 
the
 
Texas
 
Department
 
of
 
Family
 
and
 
Protective
 
Services
 
at
 
713-940-5200. Be
 
prepared
 
with
 
the
 
name
 
and
 
address
 
of
 
the
 
provider.