Standards: Minimum Requirements
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for setting and enforcing standards to protect the health, safety and well-being of children in regulated child care settings. Child care options with increasing degrees of DFPS oversight:
Listed family homes –Any caregiver (18 or older) who receives payment for providing regular child care in the home must be listed with DFPS. No inspection or minimum standards are required other than a caregiver background check application.
Registered family homes – These facilities (either home centers or child care centers) are routinely monitored and inspected every five to 12 months to ensure they meet minimum standards to be licensed by the state.
Licensed facilities – These facilities (either home centers or child care centers) are routinely monitored and inspected every five to 12 months to ensure they meet minimum standards to be licensed by the state.
For more information on standards, inspections of child care locations, go to www.txchildcaresearch.org
Standards: Above and Beyond
Child
care facilities can volunteer to go above and beyond minimum standards
by agreeing to any
of the following:
Entities That Regulate Child Care Facilities
Child Care Resources
Making the Decision
Deciding who will take care of your child while you are working or in school can be a hard job. You want your child to be safe and happy when you can't be there.
Choosing a child care provider is one of the most important decisions you will ever make.
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