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RCL
Residential Child Care Licensing Overview

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is granted its authority to
regulate child care facilities and child placing agencies (CPS) by the Texas Legislature in
Chapter 42 of the Texas Human Resources Code.

The purpose of regulation is to protect a group or class of children by establishing and enforcing statewide minimum standards.

Total Average Filled Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Staff

Caseworkers 116.5
Supervisors 21.8
Other Staff 28.1
Total RCCL Staff 166.4

Worker demographic

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate n/a 18.6%
Agency Tenure Less than 1 Year 5.8%
1-3 Years 11.7%
Greater than 3 Years 82.5%
Entry Salary (INV) n/a $35,650.92
Entry Salary (Non INV) n/a $31,728.96
Average Age n/a 40.5
Race/Ethnicity African-American 35.8%
Anglo 35.0%
Hispanic 27.5%
Other 1.7%

Supervisor Demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate n/a 4.7%
Agency Tenure Less than 1 Year 0.0%
1-3 Years 0.0%
Greater than 3 Years 100.0%
Entry Salary n/a $43,672.92
Average Age n/a 39.6
Race/Ethnicity African-American 45.0%
Anglo 25.0%
Hispanic 25.0%
Other 5.0%

RCCL Expenditures

RCCL Staff $9,264,001

Description of the Monitoring/Investigation Process

Step 1: Application/Permit Issuance
  • Orientation
  • Inspection
  • Background Check
  • Technical Assistance
  • Fees
  • Initial Permit
  • Non-expiring Permit
Step 2: Monitoring/Investigation
  • Routine Action: Continue to Monitoring
  • Complaint Based Action: Continue to Investigation
Step 2a: Monitoring
  • Assess Risk
  • Annual Unannounced Inspections
  • Biennial Background Checks
  • Random Sampling of CPA Foster Homes
  • Technical assistance
Step 2b: Investigation
  • Assess Risk
  • Abuse, Neglect, or exploitation
  • Minimum Standards violations, including serious incidents
Step 3: Deficiencies Found? Reports Validated?
Step 4: Due Process
Step 5: Enforcement/Remedial Action
  • Document Inspection
  • Share results with facility and the public via CLASS database
  • Require correction to reduce risk
  • Verify compliance
  • Increase monitoring plan as necessary
Types of Remedial Action
  • Corrective Action
  • Probation/Evaluation
  • Fines/Penalties
  • Denials
  • Suspension
  • Revocation

Note: The described process is for reference only and does not necessarily represent the flow of a case.

Statistics FY 2012

  • 24-Hour Care Facilities: 10,459
  • Capacity of Facilities: 41,420
  • Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 2,167
  • Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 2,997
  • Inspections: 4,736
  • Adverse Actions: 0

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Legal Responsibility for Child-Care Licensing

Statutory References

Day Care and Residential Care: Statutory References
Social Security Act
Human Resources Code, Chapters 40, 42, and 43
Texas Family Code, Title 5
Texas Government Code
Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 249
Texas Administrative Code, Title 40

Major Provisions

  • Develop minimum standards to promote the
    health, safety and well being of children in out-of-home
    care.
  • Inspect child-care operations to ensure they
    maintain compliance with minimum standards.
  • Investigate allegations of abuse/neglect, violations
    of standards or the law and ensure
    appropriate enforcement actions are taken.
  • Conduct criminal background checks and DFPS
    central registry checks on all adult staff or
    caregivers, and youth age 14 – 18 who will be
    in regular or frequent contact with children in child-care
    operations.
  • Take corrective and adverse actions when necessary
  • Offer consultation to potential applicants and
    permit holders about meeting and maintaining
    compliance with Licensing standards.
  • Educate the general public about choosing regulated child-care
    and inform them of the child-care options in Texas through
    media campaigns and by maintaining an online database of
    child-care providers, including information regarding each operation's
    compliance history.Enforce regulatory requirements for all child-care
    providers, including illegally operating child-care providers.
  • Conduct inspections of a random sample of agency foster homes.
  • Conduct annual enforcement team conferences to thoroughly review operations.

Other Programmatic Information:

Challenges:

  • Consistently enforcing adherence to minimum standards across the state.
  • Developing cooperative, professional, and effective relationships with
    operations resulting in increased compliance and stronger protection for children.
  • Providing technical assistance to all child care operations,
    especially focusing on those struggling to maintain compliance with standards.
  • Providing thorough, efficient and timely background check results
    to over a quarter of a million people each year seeking to work in child care,
    provide foster care or adopt a child.
  • Maximizing technology resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of
    regulatory practices and allow licensing staff to become an increasingly mobile workforce.
  • Creating standards that protect the health and safety of children in care without
    impacting the affordability and availability of that care.

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Fiscal Year 2004 and 2012 Pre- and Post-Reform Statistics by Region (RCCL)

Region 1 - Lubbock

Region 1 - Lubbock 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 36.4%
Average Base Salary $44,338 $40,205
Inspections 95 570
Investigations 129 271

Region 2 - Abilene

Region 2 - Abilene 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $0 $39,751
Inspections 38 381
Investigations 134 161

Region 3 - Arlington

Region 3 - Arlington 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 30.8%
Average Base Salary $39,191 $37,571
Inspections 341 2,119
Investigations 436 939

Region 4 - Tyler

Region 4 - Tyler 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $32,501 $39,414
Inspections 95 320
Investigations 139 173

Region 5 - Beaumont

Region 5 - Beaumont 2004 2012
Turnover 100.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $34,518 $39,891
Inspections 57 276
Investigations 62 148

Region 6 - Houston

Region 6 - Houston 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 21.5%
Average Base Salary $36,337 $37,687
Inspections 660 2,800
Investigations 991 1,192

Region 7 - Austin

Region 7 - Austin 2004 2012
Turnover 26.7% 16.0%
Average Base Salary $34,351 $37,705
Inspections 396 1,665
Investigations 603 783

Region 8 - San Antonio

Region 8 - San Antonio 2004 2012
Turnover 38.1% 9.6%
Average Base Salary $34,462 $39,535
Inspections 337 1,857
Investigations 367 959

Region 9 - Midland

Region 9 - Midland 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $0 $43,779
Inspections 24 135
Investigations 87 46

Region 10 - El Paso

Region 10 - El Paso 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $32,865 $43,888
Inspections 38 254
Investigations 47 95

Region 11 - Edinburg

Region 11 - Edinburg 2004 2012
Turnover 0.0% 25.0%
Average Base Salary $33,926 $40,066
Inspections 132 921
Investigations 339 372

Statewide Totals

Statewide Totals 2004 2012
Caseworkers* 33.8 116.5
Turnover 12.9% 18.6%
Average Base Salary $36,499 $38,586
Inspections 2,213 11,301
Investigations 3,341 5,139

* RCCL workers report to a state office division and are not regionally allocated.
The State Total for Completed Investigations and Inspections includes those where the Region was Unknown and/or Out of State.
The State Total for Completed Investigations and Inspections does not include Illegal Operations.

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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years
Fiscal Year 2012

State Total: 7,054,634

Region Number Child Population (Birth - 17 Years)
Region 1 225,388
Region 2 130,231
Region 3 1,917,845
Region 4 273,967
Region 5 186,040
Region 6 1,740,843
Region 7 777,287
Region 8 713,561
Region 9 154,558
Region 10 250,377
Region 11 684,537
Total 7,054,634

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center; University of Texas (San Antonio) - Based on Census 2010 data

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years by County

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Residential Child Care Licensing Operations* in Texas as of August 31

Fiscal Year Child Placing Agencies (CPS)** Homes Verified by CPAs General Residential Operations Residential Treatment Centers Independent Foster Family and Group Homes Maternity Homes Total Licensed Residential
2008 331 9,518 144 90 10 13 10,106
2009 334 9,761 150 89 14 13 10,361
2010 341 9,731 154 79 7 10 10,322
2011 350 10,167 160 85 4 8 10,774
2012 362 9,849 157 80 5 6 10,459

* Counts do not include Applicants
** Counts include Branch Offices

Residential Child Care Licensing Operations in Texas as of August 31

Child Placing Agencies*

Child Placing Agencies* 2011 Count 2011 Capacity 2012 Count 2012 Capacity
Main Offices 205 NA 209 NA
Branch Offices** 145 NA 153 NA
Subtotal 350 NA 362 NA

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies

Child Placing Agencies* 2011 Count 2011 Capacity 2012 Count 2012 Capacity
Agency Foster Homes *** 7,138 22,392 7,240 21,849
Agency Group Homes *** 429 3,781 404 3,547
CPS Foster Homes 1,822 5,300 1,525 4,525
CPS Foster Group Homes 20 116 12 73
CPS Adoptive Homes  758 N/A 668 NA
Subtotal 10,167 31,589 9,849 29,994

Licensed Residential Operations

Licensed Residential Operations 2011 Count 2011 Capacity 2012 Count 2012 Capacity
General Residential Operations 160 7,258 157 7,679
Residential Treatment Centers 85 3,749 80 3,589
Independent Foster Family Homes 1 6 1 6
Independent Foster Group Homes 3 32 4 38
Maternity Homes 8 132 6 114
Subtotal 257 11,177 248 11,426

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

RCCL Operation in Texas as of Aug 31 2011 Count 2011 Capacity 2012 Count 2012 Capacity
Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 10,774 42,766 10,459 41,420

* Includes 11 DFPS Regional Child Placing Agencies
** Branch Offices operate under the license authority of the main office.
*** Adoptive only homes are not included in the number of private agency homes.

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Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Regulated by Fiscal Year

Child Placing Agencies

Region Main Offices 2011 Main Offices 2012 Branch Offices 2011 Branch Offices 2012 Total CPAs 2011 Total CPAs 2012
1 Lubbock 9 9 11 11 20 20
2 Abilene 7 7 13 13 20 20
3 Arlington 64 63 21 23 85 86
4 Tyler 6 6 7 8 13 14
5 Beaumont 5 4 6 7 11 11
6 Houston 38 39 20 25 58 64
7 Austin 34 36 20 18 54 54
8 San Antonio 30 32 19 20 49 52
9 Midland 4 4 4 4 8 8
10 El Paso 3 3 5 5 8 8
11 Edinburg 5 6 19 19 24 25
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 205 209 145 153 350 362

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region Agency Foster Homes 2011 Agency Foster Homes 2012 Agency Group Homes 2011 Agency Group Homes 2012 CPS Foster Homes 2011 CPS Foster Homes 2012
1 Lubbock 304 303 12 15 148 118
2 Abilene 203 201 18 17 95 63
3 Arlington 1,884 1,814 102 93 400 287
4 Tyler 274 277 17 13 110 87
5 Beaumont 176 171 24 20 134 131
6 Houston 1,549 1,671 64 65 340 290
7 Austin 1,026 1,040 51 44 201 183
8 San Antonio 1,016 1,073 68 70 141 145
9 Midland 124 136 11 12 77 57
10 El Paso 146 133 9 4 43 45
11 Edinburg 435 420 53 51 82 61
Unknown/Out of State 1 1 0 0 51 58
Total 7,138 7,240 429 404 1,822 1,525

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region CPS Foster Group Homes 2011 CPS Foster Group Homes 2012 CPS Adoptive Homes 2011 CPS Adoptive Homes 2012 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2011 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2012
1 Lubbock 2 2 18 17 484 455
2 Abilene 0 0 13 11 329 292
3 Arlington 2 3 102 87 2,490 2,284
4 Tyler 0 0 55 35 456 412
5 Beaumont 0 1 41 20 375 343
6 Houston 6 0 224 244 2,183 2,270
7 Austin 2 2 138 92 1,418 1,361
8 San Antonio 6 3 91 108 1,322 1,399
9 Midland 1 1 21 14 234 220
10 El Paso 0 0 17 10 215 192
11 Edinburg 1 0 26 24 597 556
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 12 6 64 65
Total 20 12 758 668 10,167 9,849

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Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Regulated by Fiscal Year

Licensed Residential Operations

Region General Residential Operations 2011 General Residential Operations 2012 Residential Treatment Centers 2011 Residential Treatment Centers 2012 Independent Foster Family Homes 2011 Independent Foster Family Homes 2012
1 Lubbock 12 10 3 3 0 0
2 Abilene 6 6 1 0 0 0
3 Arlington 21 19 7 8 0 1
4 Tyler 6 6 4 4 0 0
5 Beaumont 6 5 2 2 0 0
6 Houston 32 35 39 35 0 0
7 Austin 24 24 14 13 0 0
8 San Antonio 30 28 13 13 1 0
9 Midland 4 4 0 0 0 0
10 El Paso 5 6 1 1 0 0
11 Edinburg 14 14 1 1 0 0
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 160 157 85 80 1 1
Region Independent Foster Group Homes 2011 Independent Foster Group Homes 2012 Maternity Homes 2011 Maternity Homes 2012 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2011 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2012
1 Lubbock 0 0 1 1 16 14
2 Abilene 0 0 0 0 7 6
3 Arlington 0 0 1 1 29 29
4 Tyler 0 0 2 1 12 11
5 Beaumont 0 0 0 0 8 7
6 Houston 3 4 1 1 75 75
7 Austin 0 0 2 2 40 39
8 San Antonio 0 0 1 0 45 41
9 Midland 0 0 0 0 4 4
10 El Paso 0 0 0 0 6 7
11 Edinburg 0 0 0 0 15 15
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 4 8 6 257 248

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Region Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2011 Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2012
1 Lubbock 520 489
2 Abilene 356 318
3 Arlington 2,604 2,399
4 Tyler 481 437
5 Beaumont 394 361
6 Houston 2,316 2,409
7 Austin 1,512 1,454
8 San Antonio 1,416 1,492
9 Midland 246 232
10 El Paso 229 207
11 Edinburg 636 596
Unknown/Out of State 64 65
Total 10,774 10,459
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Licensing of Residential Child Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2011

Region Residential Applications Accepted Residential Initial Permits Issued (New)
1 Lubbock 2 2
2 Abilene 0 0
3 Arlington 16 13
4 Tyler 0 0
5 Beaumont 0 0
6 Houston 19 14
7 Austin 9 6
8 San Antonio 6 4
9 Midland 0 0
10 El Paso 1 1
11 Edinburg 1 1
State Total 54 41

Note: Does not include homes verified by CPA's. Includes Child Placing Agencies, General Residential Operations (including Residential Treatment Centers - a service type of the General Residential Operations), Independent Foster Group Homes and Independent Foster Family Homes.

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Inspections in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Facility Type 2011
 Number		 2011
 Percent		 2012
 Number		 2012
 Percent
Child Placing Agencies 1,078 20.1% 1,200 25.3%
CPA Foster Family & Group Homes 2,482 46.2% 2,048 43.2%
CPS Foster Family & Group & Adoptive Homes 643 12.0% 422 8.9%
General Residential Operation 560 10.4% 542 11.4%
Residential Treatment Center 570 10.6% 490 10.3%
Maternity Homes 24 0.4% 18 0.4%
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 16 0.3% 13 0.3%
Illegal Operations 1 0.0% 3 0.1%
Exemption Request 0 0.0% 0 0.0%
Total 5,374 100% 4,736 100%

Note: RCCL inspects agency foster homes for two reasons (1) to conduct an investigation; or (2) to determine whether the CPA managing the foster homes is compliant in its verification, monitoring and management of the foster home and the children in care. Foster home inspections for the latter purpose are periodically selected at random from across the state from the DFPS database for inspection.

* Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections done as part of an Abuse/Neglect Investigation.

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Inspections** in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2012

Total Inspections: 4,736

Child Placing Agencies

Inspection Type Number Percent
Agency Home Sample Inspections 2,470 67.3%
Monitoring 712 19.4%
Follow-up 121 3.3%
Other 367 10.0%
Total  3,670 100%

General Residential Operations*

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring 312 55.7%
Follow-up 98 17.5%
Other 150 26.8%
Total  560 100%

Residential Treatment Centers

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring 258 52.7%
Follow-up 77 15.7%
Other 155 31.6%
Total  490 100%

Independent Foster / Foster Group Home

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring 9 69.2%
Follow-up 4 30.8%
Other 0 0.0%
Total  13 100%

Illegal Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring 0 0.0%
Follow-up 3 100.0%
Other 0 0.0%
Total  3 100.0%

Note: RCCL inspects agency foster homes for two reasons (1) to conduct an investigation; or (2) to determine whether the CPA managing the foster homes is compliant in its verification, monitoring and management of the foster home and the children in care. Foster home inspections for the latter purpose are periodically selected at random from across the state from the DFPS database for inspection.*Includes Maternity Home and Exemption Request Facility Types. ** Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections done as part of an Abuse/Neglect Investigation.

** Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections done as part of an Abuse/Neglect Investigation.

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Inspections in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2012

Independent Foster/Foster Group Home

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 2 13.3%
Monitoring 9 60.0%
Follow-up 4 26.7%
Other 0 0.0%
Total  15 100%

Illegal Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 16 66.7%
Monitoring 0 0.0%
Follow-up 3 12.5%
Other 5 20.8%
Total  24 100.0%

Note: RCCL inspects agency foster homes for two reasons (1) to conduct an investigation; or (2) to determine whether the CPA managing the foster homes is compliant in its verification, monitoring and management of the foster home and the children in care. Foster home inspections for the latter purpose are periodically selected at random from across the state from the DFPS database for inspection.
*Includes Maternity Home and Exemption Request Facility Types
** Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections done as part of an Abuse/Neglect Investigation.

Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Residential Licensing Operations Type

Residential Licensing Operations Type 2009 2010 2011 2012
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)** 3,304 3,057 3,039 3,199
Licensed Residential Operations 1,961 1,639 1,785 1,940
Total  5,287* 4,711* 4,843* 5,159*

* Totals include investigations of Illegal Operations and Exemption Requests
** Includes homes regulated by Child Placing Agencies

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Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2012

Region Child Placing Agencies Licensed Residential Operations Exemption Requests Illegal
Operations		 Total Investigations
1 Lubbock 132 139 0 0 271
2 Abilene 133 28 2 1 164
3 Arlington 835 104 1 2 942
4 Tyler 97 76 0 0 173
5 Beaumont 98 50 0 0 148
6 Houston 653 539 0 4 1,196
7 Austin 338 445 0 2 785
8 San Antonio 519 440 0 1 960
9 Midland 30 16 0 1 47
10 El Paso 80 15 0 0 95
11 Edinburg 284 88 0 0 372
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 6 6
Total 3,199 1,940 3 17 5,159

Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing (CCL) Operations
Fiscal Year 2012

Total Number Residential CCL Operations as of 8/31/12 and Investigations

Operation Type Total Number Operations as of 8/31/11 Investigations
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 362 3,199
General Residential Operations 157 827
Residential Treatment Centers 80 1,110
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 5 3
Maternity Homes 6 0
Subtotal 610 5,139
Exemption Requests 0 3
Illegal Operations 21 17
Subtotal 21 20
Total 631 5,159

Number of Abuse/Neglect Investigations

Operation Type Total Valid Percent Validated
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 1,367 61 4.5%
General Residential Operations 265 9 3.4%
Residential Treatment Centers 529 21 4.0%
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 2 0 0.0%
Maternity Homes 0 0 0.0%
Subtotal 2,163 91 4.2%
Exemption Requests 2 0 0.0%
Illegal Operations 2 0 0.0%
Subtotal 4 0 0.0%
Total 2,167 91 4.2%

Number of Non Abuse/Neglect Investigations

Operation Type Total Investigations with a Deficiency Cited
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 1,829 580
General Residential Operations 567 146
Residential Treatment Centers 586 134
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 1 1
Maternity Homes 0 0
Subtotal 2,983 861
Exemption Requests 1 0
Illegal Operations 13 5
Subtotal 14 5
Total 2,997 866

* Includes CPA branch offices

Note: The number of Investigations and the number of Non Abuse/Neglect Investigations are based on the date that the worker completed the investigation. The number of Abuse/Neglect Investigations uses the date that the Investigation stage closed. Therefore, the sum of Abuse/Neglect Investigations and Non Abuse/Neglect Investigations will not match the total Investigations.

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Adverse and Corrective Actions in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Region Fiscal Year 2012

Adverse Actions in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Region

Region Permits Denied Permits Revoked Permits Suspended Total Adverse Actions
1 Lubbock 0 0 0 0
2 Abilene 0 0 0 0
3 Arlington 0 0 0 0
4 Tyler 0 0 0 0
5 Beaumont 0 0 0 0
6 Houston 0 0 0 0
7 Austin 0 0 0 0
8 San Antonio 0 0 0 0
9 Midland 0 0 0 0
10 El Paso 0 0 0 0
11 Edinburg 0 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0 0
State Total 0 0 0 0

Corrective Actions in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Region

Region Evaluation Probation Total Corrective Action
1 Lubbock 1 0 1
2 Abilene 0 0 0
3 Arlington 5 0 5
4 Tyler 2 0 2
5 Beaumont 0 0 0
6 Houston 3 2 5
7 Austin 2 0 2
8 San Antonio 0 1 1
9 Midland 0 0 0
10 El Paso 0 0 0
11 Edinburg 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
State Total 13 3 16

Note: Adverse actions are determined by the date the facility was sent the letter of intent. Finalizing adverse action through due process is lengthy. Voluntary Suspensions are not counted in the number of suspensions. Corrective actions begin after the due process is completed.

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Background Checks for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2012

Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Central Registry Checks DPS Checks FBI Checks*
CPAs, CPA Foster Agency Homes 50,795 50,797 22,239
General Residential Operations 13,938 13,938 1,446
Independent Foster/ Group Homes 282 282 22
Residential Treatment Centers 7,598 7,598 631
Maternity Homes 500 500 34
Total 73,113 73,115 24,372

* Represents the number of FBI checks that were requested, not the number that were actually processed.
Note: Does not include background checks conducted on individuals in illegal child-care operations or CPS Foster and CPS Adoptive homes. Review the definition section for details on who is required to have Central Registry, DPS and FBI checks.

Child Care Administrator Credential Exam
Fiscal Year 2012

Child Care Administrator Credential Exam Passed Failed Total
Licensed Child Care Administrators (LCCA) 57 8 65
Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrators (LCPA) 68 6 74
Total number of exams n/a n/a 139

On 8/31/2012 there were:

Child Care Credentials Active Inactive Total
Licensed Child Care Administrators (LCCA) 746 151 897
Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrators (LCPA) 465 29 494
Total n/a n/a 1,391

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State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations, Fiscal Year 2010

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Deficiencies Percent of Total Deficiencies
1 749.607(1) Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 132 2.3
2 749.1953(a) Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work 109 1.9
3 745.625(a)(7) Background checks submitted-every 24 months after first submitted 86 1.5
4 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 76 1.3
5 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being 58 1
6 745.615(a)(8) Required background check - Applicants for a child-care administrator's license 57 1
7 749.2593(a)(3) Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for ensuring each child's safety and well being, including auditory and/or visual awareness of the child 55 1
8 748.3301(a) Physical Site-Buildings must be structurally sound, clean, and in good repair. Paints must be lead-free 51 0.9
9 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container 48 0.8
10 749.1541(a) Medication Record-Maintain cumulative record of prescription medications dispensed to child, include nonprescription meds for child under five yrs old 47 0.8

State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations, Fiscal Year 2011

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Deficiencies Percent of Total Deficiencies
1 749.1953(a) Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work 132 2.3
2 745.625(7) Background checks submitted - Every 24 months after each person's background check was first submitted 130 2.2
3 749.607(1) Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 78 1.3
4 745.615(a)(7) Required background checks - Persons 14 years or older, other than clients, who will regularly or frequently be present while children are in care  75 1.3
5 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being 67 1.2
6 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container 60 1
7 748.3301(a) Physical Site-Buildings must be structurally sound, clean, and in good repair. Paints must be lead-free 59 1
8 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 53 0.9
9 748.3301(i) Physical Site-Equipment and furniture must be safe for children and must be kept clean and in good repair 50 0.9
10 749.2593(a)(3) Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for ensuring each child's safety and well being, including auditory and/or visual awareness of the child 49 0.8

State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations, Fiscal Year 2012

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Deficiencies Percent of Total Deficiencies
1 745.625(7) Background checks submitted - Every 24 months after each person's background check was first submitted 175 2.8
2 749.1953(a) Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work 136 2.2
3 745.615(a)(7) Required background checks - Persons 14 years or older, other than clients, who will regularly or frequently be present while children are in care 105 1.7
4 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container 92 1.5
5 749.607(1) Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 85 1.4
6 749.2593(a)(3) Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for ensuring each child's safety and well being, including auditory and/or visual awareness of the child 83 1.3
7 749.1541(a) Medication Record-Maintain cumulative record of prescription medications dispensed to child, include nonprescription meds for child under five yrs old 66 1.1
8 749.1417(a) TB exam-Persons over 1 yr old who live, work, volunteer at operation have exam w/in 30 days, unless person had previous exam that meets requirements 61 1
9 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being 56 0.9
10 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 53 0.8
10 749.1957(8) Other Prohibited Discipline-Humiliating, shaming, ridiculing, rejecting, or yelling at a child 53 0.8

* Only includes deficiencies where administrative review was upheld or waived.
**As described in FY 2011
Note: Does not include assessment deficiencies.

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