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DCL
Child Day Care Licensing Overview

The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services is granted its authority to
regulate child-care facilities and child-placing agencies 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
270.4
Supervisors
40.8
Other Staff
119.1
Total CCL Staff
430.3

Worker demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate
 n/a
19.4%
Agency Tenure
 Less than 1 Year
27.9%
1-3 Years
15.9%
Greater than 3 Years
56.2%
Entry Salary (INV)*
 n/a
$32,328.96
Entry Salary (Non INV)*
 n/a
$28,839.00
Average Age
 n/a
39.0
Race/Ethnicity
 African American
29.0%
Anglo
39.9%
Hispanic
25.4%
Other
5.8%

Supervisor Demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate
 n/a
7.2%
Tenure as Supervisor
 Less than 1 Year
31.0%
1-3 Years
11.9%
Greater than 3 Years
57.1%
Entry Salary*
 n/a
$47,331.00
Average Age
 n/a
45.8
Race/Ethnicity
 African American
28.6%
Anglo
38.1%
Hispanic
31.0%
Other
2.4%

CCL Expenditures*

CCL Staff
$26,732,845

*Source:  DPFS Office of Finance and FY 2016-17 LAR (plus benefit replacement pay)

Description of the Monitoring/Investigation Process

Step 1: Application/Permit Issuance
  • Orientation
  • Inspection
  • Background Check
  • Technical Assistance
  • Initial License
  • Fees
  • Initial Permit
  • Non-expiring Permit
Step 2: Coduct Monitoring/Investigation
  • Routine Action: Continue to Monitoring
  • Complaint Based Action: Continue to Investigation
Step 2a: Routine Action - Monitoring
  • Assess Risk
  • Annual Unannounced Inspections
  • Biennial Background Checks
  • Technical assistance
Step 2b: Investigative Based Action - 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
Types of Enforcement
  • Share results with operation and the public via the CLASS application database
  • Require correction to reduce risk
  • Verify compliance
  • Increase monitoring frequency as necessary
Types of Remedial Action
  • Corrective Action
  • Probation/Evaluation
  • Denial
  • Suspension
  • Revocation
Step 4: Due Process

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

Statistics FY 2014

  • Daycare Operations/Homes: 21,612
  • Capacity: 1,095,721
  • Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 1,633
  • Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 24,444
  • Inspections: 35,643
  • Adverse Actions: 102

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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, investigate 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, other adults and youth ages 14 to 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.

Other Programmatic Information:

Challenges:

  • Consistently enforcing adherence to minimum standards across the state.
  • Developing cooperative, professional, and effective relationships with child-care 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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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 13 Years
Fiscal Year 2014

State Total: 5,653,304

Region Number Child Population (Birth - 13 Years)
Region 1 Lubbock
181,691
Region 2 Abilene
102,524
Region 3 Arlington
1,536,178
Region 4 Tyler
214,585
Region 5 Beaumont
145,936
Region 6 Houston
1,400,102
Region 7 Austin
647,169
Region 8 San Antonio
563,201
Region 9 Midland
124,909
Region 10 El Paso
195,737
Region 11 Edinburg
541,272
Total
5,653,304

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

Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 13 Years by County

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Child Day Care Operations in Texas as of August 31, 2014

Year Licensed Child Care Centers Licensed Child Care Homes Registered Child Care Homes Listed Family Homes Small Employer Based Child Care Temporary Shelter Total Day Care Operations
2010
9,436
1,684
6,537
7,589
4
0
25,250
2011
9,517
1,743
6,302
7,477
4
2
25,045
2012
9,595
1,774
5,837
6,774
6
6
23,992
2013
9,533
1,756
5,266
5,411
6
8
21,980
2014
9,495
1,740
5,079
5,285
5
8
21,612

Note: Counts do not include Applicants. Prior to 9/1/2011, temporary shelters were licensed and were included in the number of licensed centers. Since 9/1/2011, temporary shelters have been issued a certificate of compliance rather than a license and therefore have been counted separately from licensed centers.

Child Day Care Operations in Texas on August 31, by Fiscal Year

Day Care Licensing Operation Type 2013
Count		 2013 Capacity 2014 Count 2014 Capacity
Licensed Child Care Centers Totals
9,533
986,242
9,495
999,356
Licensed Child Care Centers with Before/After School Program
721
54,527
699
52,802
Licensed Child Care Centers with Child Care Program
7,976
856,362
7,941
868,187
Licensed Child Care Centers with School Age Program
835
75,331
855
78,367
Licensed Child Care Centers with No Care Type
1
22
0
0
Licensed Child Care Homes
1,756
20,969
1,740
20,761
Registered Child Care Homes
5,266
61,488
5,079
59,313
Listed Family Homes
5,411
16,226
5,285
15,862
Small Employer Based Child Care
6
72
5
60
Temporary Shelter
8
369
8
369
Total Child Day Care Operations
21,980
1,085,366
21,612
1,095,721

Note: Prior to 9/1/2011, temporary shelters were licensed and were included in the number of licensed centers. Since 9/1/2011, temporary shelters have been issued a certificate of compliance rather than a license and therefore have been counted separately from licensed centers. The operations without a "Care Type" are operations that were placed on adverse action prior to 9/1/2010. While in the adverse action, a new permit is not being issued for the specified care type.

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Regional Count of Child Day Care Operations Fiscal Year 2013

Region Licensed Centers Licensed Homes Registered Homes Listed Family Homes Small Employer Based Child Care Temporary Shelter Program
1 Lubbock
287
68
137
242
0
0
2 Abilene
212
57
127
123
0
0
3 Arlington
2,371
498
1,717
1,782
3
0
4 Tyler
335
59
63
203
0
1
5 Beaumont
212
30
55
57
0
0
6 Houston
2,380
280
1,785
1,069
0
6
7 Austin
1,346
271
507
736
1
0
8 San Antonio
862
112
489
381
2
0
9 Midland
217
41
53
120
0
0
10 El Paso
273
135
82
281
0
1
11 Edinburg
1,038
205
251
417
0
0
Unknown/Out of State
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
9,533
1,756
5,266
5,411
6
8

Regional Count of Child Day Care Operations Fiscal Year 2014

Region Licensed Centers Licensed Homes Registered Homes Listed Family Homes Small Employer Based Child Care Temporary Shelter Program
1 Lubbock
273
65
131
256
0
0
2 Abilene
193
53
120
120
0
0
3 Arlington
2,390
508
1,672
1,850
2
0
4 Tyler
331
54
63
169
0
1
5 Beaumont
208
26
58
72
0
0
6 Houston
2,382
287
1,726
988
1
6
7 Austin
1,364
273
494
711
1
0
8 San Antonio
847
111
462
363
1
0
9 Midland
212
40
46
127
0
0
10 El Paso
271
128
81
273
0
1
11 Edinburg
1,024
195
226
356
0
0
Unknown/Out of State
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
9,495
1,740
5,079
5,285
5
8

"Note: Prior to 9/1/2011, temporary shelters were licensed and were included in the number of licensed centers. Since 9/1/2011, temporary shelters have been issued a certificate of compliance rather than a license and therefore have been counted separately from licensed centers. "

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Licensing of Child Day Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Licensed Child Care Centers

Region Applications
Accepted		 Initial Permits Issued
1 Lubbock
11
9
2 Abilene
17
15
3 Arlington
253
223
4 Tyler
35
32
5 Beaumont
18
18
6 Houston
247
216
7 Austin
142
128
8 San Antonio
95
85
9 Midland
25
19
10 El Paso
25
26
11 Edinburg
130
111
State Total
998
882

Licensed Child Care Homes

Region Applications
Accepted		 Initial Permits Issued
1 Lubbock
8
7
2 Abilene
7
7
3 Arlington
115
105
4 Tyler
6
6
5 Beaumont
6
6
6 Houston
78
67
7 Austin
54
49
8 San Antonio
20
15
9 Midland
6
8
10 El Paso
10
10
11 Edinburg
15
15
State Total
325
295

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Licensing Child Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Listed Family Homes

Region Applications
Accepted		 Listings Issued
1 Lubbock
88
88
2 Abilene
40
40
3 Arlington
718
630
4 Tyler
75
68
5 Beaumont
32
32
6 Houston
365
365
7 Austin
233
232
8 San Antonio
119
105
9 Midland
48
48
10 El Paso
142
135
11 Edinburg
178
165
State Total
2,038
1,908

Registered Child Care Homes

Region Applications
Accepted		 Registrations Issued
1 Lubbock
17
12
2 Abilene
27
25
3 Arlington
340
272
4 Tyler
16
13
5 Beaumont
10
7
6 Houston
302
233
7 Austin
74
66
8 San Antonio
83
65
9 Midland
9
10
10 El Paso
19
19
11 Edinburg
33
22
State Total
930
744

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Inspections*by Operation Type

Operation Type 2013 Operations** 2013 Inspections 2013 Percentage of Total Inspections 2014 Operations** 2014 Inspections 2014 Percentage of Total Inspections
Licensed Child Care Centers
10,855
25,149
67.7%
10,632
24,710
69.3%
Licensed Child Care Homes
2,419
3,790
10.2%
2,340
3,722
10.5%
Registered Child Care Homes
7,376
5,702
15.4%
6,741
5,198
14.6%
Listed Family Homes
9,297
2,037
5.5%
8,009
1,468
4.1%
Small Employer Based Child Care
10
1
0.0%
10
3
0.0%
Temporary Shelter Programs
9
8
0.0%
8
4
0.0%
Exemption Requests
668
22
0.1%
686
27
0.1%
Illegal Operations
1,757
419
1.1%
3,639
511
1.4%
Total***
32,131
37,128
100.0%
31,864
35,643
100.1%

*Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections completed as part of an Investigation. The inspection counts are based on the operation type at the time of the inspection.

Inspections to Exemption Requests are conducted to access the program to determine if it is exempt from Licensing's regulation.

** Operations that are open any time during the fiscal year. Operations may have multiple inspections.

*** Beginning FY 2013, Total Number of Operations During Year counts unique operations only.  Some operations are counted more than once due to Facility Type changes during the Fiscal Year.

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Inspections* in Child Day Care Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2014

Total Inspections: 35,643

Child Day Care Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
23,174
66.0%
Follow-up
10,731
30.6%
Other
1,200
3.4%
Total 
35,105
100%

Illegal Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
3
0.6%
Follow-up
424
83.0%
Other
84
16.4%
Total 
511
100%

Exemption Requests

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
0
0.0%
Follow-up
18
66.7%
Other
9
33.3%
Total 
27
100%

*Beginning in FY12 the LBB Performance Measure definition of Inspections does not include Inspections completed as part of an Investigation.

The inspection counts are based on the operation type at the time of the inspection.

Inspections to Exemption Requests are conducted to assess the program to determine if it is exempt from Licensing's regulation.

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Investigations in Child Day Care Operations

Day Care Licensing Operations Type 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Licensed Child Care Centers
11,469
12,395
11,136
12,586
14,350
Licensed Child Care Homes
557
675
473
718
1,159
Registered Child Care Homes
1,874
1,856
992
1,836
3,367
Listed Family Homes
685
520
526
2,347
4,259
Small Employer Based Child Care
1
2
0
2
1
Temporary Shelter Programs
0
0
0
2
6
Illegal Operations and Exemptions
1,022
977
987
1,125
3,252
Total
15,608
16,425
14,114
18,616
26,394

Investigations in Child Day Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Region Licensed
Child Care Centers 		Licensed
Child Care Homes		 Registered Child Care Homes Listed Family Homes Small Employer Based Child Care Temporary Shelter Programs Illegal Operations and Exemptions Day Care Total
1 Lubbock
608
41
89
169
0
0
208
1,115
2 Abilene
291
25
79
109
0
0
146
650
3 Arlington
3,833
347
1,261
1,691
0
0
587
7,719
4 Tyler
393
33
35
115
0
2
128
706
5 Beaumont
294
16
21
45
0
0
221
597
6 Houston
2,936
207
985
658
1
4
637
5,428
7 Austin
2,118
179
318
546
0
0
250
3,411
8 San Antonio
1,774
73
350
255
0
0
345
2,797
9 Midland
395
36
20
138
0
0
153
742
10 El Paso
323
50
39
172
0
0
129
713
11 Edinburg
1,385
152
170
361
0
0
441
2,509
Unknown/Other
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
Total
14,350
1,159
3,367
4,259
1
6
3,252
26,394

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Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations in Child Day Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Operation Type Number of Operations* Number of Operations* with a
Non-A/N Investigation		 Number of Completed
Non-A/N Investigations**		 Number of Non-A/N Investigations with at Least 1 Deficiency Cited**
Child Day Care Operations
Licensed Child Care Centers
10,632
5,948
13,131
2,797
Licensed Child Care Homes
2,340
814
1,108
48
Registered Homes
6,741
2,396
3,265
90
Listed Homes
8,009
2,911
4,210
56
Small Employer Based Child Care
10
1
1
0
Temporary Shelter Care
8
4
5
0
Subtotal
27,740
12,074
21,720
2,991
Other
Illegal Operations*** and Exemption Requests
4,325
2,679
2,724
512
Total****
31,864
14,541
24,444
3,503

*Operations that are open any time during the fiscal year. Operations may have multiple investigations.
**The deficiencies are related to the investigation allegations.
***The number of illegal operation investigations is calculated using the operation's application date that is after the date of the intake. ****Beginning FY 2013, Subtotal and Total Number of Operations During Year counts unique operations only. Some operations are counted more than once due to Facility Type changes during the Fiscal Year.

The number of Investigations will not match the totals for the Abuse/Neglect Investigations and the totals for the Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations because the count of the numbers is collected from different stages. Exemption requests are submitted to Licensing to determine if their operation is subject to regulation.

Abuse/Neglect Investigations in Child Day Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Operation Type Operations* With a Closed A/N Investigation Closed Validated % Validated With at Least 1 Deficiency Cited**
Child Day Care Operations
Licensed Child Care Centers
10,632
994
1,172
139
11.9%
605
Licensed Child Care Homes
2,340
46
50
10
20.0%
26
Registered Homes
6,741
85
87
15
17.2%
56
Listed Homes
8,009
45
48
11
22.9%
28
Small Employer Based Child Care
10
0
0
0
0.0%
0
Temporary Shelter Care
8
0
0
0
0.0%
0
Subtotal
27,740
1,170
1,357
175
12.9%
715
Other
Illegal Operations*** and Exemption Requests
4,325
274
276
77
27.9%
263
Statewide****
31,864
1,444
1,633
252
15.4%
978

*Operations that are open any time during the fiscal year. Operations may have multiple investigations.

**The deficiences are related to the investigation allegations.

***The number of illegal operation investigations is calculated using the operation's application date that is after the date of the intake.

****Beginning FY 2013, Subtotal and Total Number of Operations During Year counts unique operations only. Some operations are counted more than once due to Facility Type changes during the Fiscal Year.

Note: The number of Investigations will not match the totals for the Abuse/Neglect Investigations and the totals for the Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations because the count of the numbers is collected from different stages. Exemption requests are submitted to Licensing to determine if their operation is subject to regulation.

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Illegal Operations Identified and Resolution**

Fiscal Year 2014

Resolutions** are identified in the following (3) column headings:

  • Not Subject/Exempt
  • Permit Issued
  • Voluntary Closures
Region Illegal Operations Identified* Not Subject/Exempt Permit Issued Voluntary Closures Illegal Operations Open-Pending Resolution
1 Lubbock
226
152
23
7
22
2 Abilene
157
106
16
11
10
3 Arlington
664
255
132
31
144
4 Tyler
124
98
12
4
6
5 Beaumont
241
133
22
10
64
6 Houston
694
410
51
32
88
7 Austin
286
135
42
24
37
8 San Antonio
381
181
30
23
104
9 Midland
167
122
14
9
20
10 El Paso
166
114
9
2
25
11 Edinburg
498
337
17
15
95
Unknown
35
16
0
0
11
Total
3,639
2,059
368
168
626

*Includes 78 illegal operations identified prior to FY 2014, but not yet resolved.
**Excludes other resolutions such as administrative closures and pending applications.

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Adverse Actions and Corrective Actions Initiated in Child Day Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Adverse Actions in Licensed Child-Care Centers

Region Permits Denied Permits Revoked Permits Suspended Total Adverse Actions
1 Lubbock
0
0
0
0
2 Abilene
0
0
0
0
3 Arlington
3
1
0
4
4 Tyler
1
1
0
2
5 Beaumont
0
0
0
0
6 Houston
3
4
0
7
7 Austin
0
2
0
2
8 San Antonio
4
1
0
5
9 Midland
0
0
0
0
10 El Paso
0
0
0
0
11 Edinburg
2
2
0
4
State Total
13
11
0
24

Corrective Actions in Licensed Child-Care Centers

Region Evaluation Probation Total Corrective Action
1 Lubbock
0
1
1
2 Abilene
1
0
1
3 Arlington
12
3
15
4 Tyler
7
0
7
5 Beaumont
2
0
2
6 Houston
23
6
29
7 Austin
22
3
25
8 San Antonio
5
9
14
9 Midland
1
1
2
10 El Paso
1
0
1
11 Edinburg
19
7
26
State Total
93
30
123

Adverse Actions in Licensed Child-Care Homes

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
4
0
4
4 Tyler
0
0
0
0
5 Beaumont
0
0
0
0
6 Houston
0
0
0
0
7 Austin
0
1
0
1
8 San Antonio
0
0
0
0
9 Midland
0
1
0
1
10 El Paso
0
1
0
1
11 Edinburg
0
0
0
0
State Total
0
7
0
7

Corrective Actions in Licensed Child-Care Homes

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

Note: Adverse actions are counted the date the permit holder was notified after the first phase of the due process when the decision was upheld or waived. Voluntary suspensions are excluded from the count of suspensions. Corrective Actions are counted when the due process is complete. See definition of adverse actions and corrective actions in the definition section.

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Adverse Actions and Corrective Actions
Initiated in Child Day Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Adverse Actions in Listed Family Homes

Region Permits Denied Permits Revoked Permits Suspended Total Adverse Actions
1 Lubbock
5
0
0
5
2 Abilene
4
0
0
4
3 Arlington
2
2
0
4
4 Tyler
2
0
0
2
5 Beaumont
0
0
0
0
6 Houston
3
0
0
3
7 Austin
12
2
0
14
8 San Antonio
8
1
0
9
9 Midland
3
0
0
3
10 El Paso
5
1
0
6
11 Edinburg
5
4
0
9
State Total
49
10
0
59

Note: Beginning in FY12, due to a statutory change, suspensions related to Listed Family Homes that did not pay fees are no longer considered to be Adverse Actions.

Adverse Actions in Registered Child Care Homes

Region Permits Denied Permits Revoked Permits Suspended Total Adverse Actions
1 Lubbock
1
1
0
2
2 Abilene
0
0
0
0
3 Arlington
0
3
0
3
4 Tyler
0
0
0
0
5 Beaumont
0
0
0
0
6 Houston
0
2
0
2
7 Austin
0
3
0
3
8 San Antonio
0
0
0
0
9 Midland
0
0
0
0
10 El Paso
0
0
0
0
11 Edinburg
0
2
0
2
State Total
1
11
0
12

Corrective Actions in Registered Child Care Homes

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

Total Adverse Actions for Child Day Care Operations

Total Permits Denied Permits Revoked Permits Suspended Total Adverse Actions
Grand Total
63
39
0
102

Total Corrective Actions for Child Day Care Operations

Total Evaluation Probation Total Corrective Actions
Grand Total
102
33
135

Note: Adverse actions are counted the date the permit holder was notified after the first phase of the due process when the decision was upheld or waived. Voluntary Suspensions are excluded from the count of suspensions. Corrective Actions are counted when the due process is completed. See the definition of adverse actions and corrective actions in the definition section.

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Background Checks for Day Care Licensing Child Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Operation Type Central Registry Checks DPS Checks FBI Checks*
Licensed Child Care Center
214,959
214,958
186,159
Licensed Child Care Home
5,281
5,280
1,058
Registered Child Care Home
9,358
9,357
1,303
Listed Family Home
7,316
7,315
794
Small Employer Based Child Care
19
19
17
Temporary Shelter Programs
84
84
28
Total
237,017
237,013
189,359

* Effective FY 2013, this represents the number of FBI checks that were processed according to statutory requirements.

Note: Does not include background checks conducted on individuals in an illegal child-care operation or exemption request. Review the definition section for details on who is required to have Central Registry, DPS and FBI checks.

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State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Child Day Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2013

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
1,969
2.2
2
745.615(a)(2)
Required background checks - each person employed 
1,697
1.9
3
746.1203(4)
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
1,528
1.7
4
746.3701
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
1,375
1.5
5
745.615(b)(2)
Required FBI check -Persons at child care center, before/after-school, or school-age program required to have name-based check unless only meet (a)(7)
1,304
1.5
6
746.3407
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
1,242
1.4
7
746.1201(1)
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
1,105
1.2
8
746.5101(a)
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
1,011
1.1
9
746.1601
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
937
1.0
10
747.3501
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
845
0.9

State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Child Day Care Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description** Deficiencies Percent of Total Deficiencies
1
746.1203(4)
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
1,369
1.7
2
746.3701
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
1,306
1.6
3
746.3407
Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
1,242
1.6
4
745.625(b)
Renewal background checks submitted - No later than two years from the date of your most recently requested initial or renewal background check
1,232
1.6
5
745.615(a)(2)
Required background checks-each person employed
1,021
1.3
6
746.1201(1)
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
972
1.2
7
745.625(7)
Background checks submitted - Every 24 months after each person's background check was first submitted
946
1.2
8
746.5101(a)
Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
921
1.2
9
746.1601
Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
885
1.1
10
747.3501
Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
778
1.0

* Only includes deficiencies where administrative review was upheld or waived.
Note: Includes inspection, investigation and assessment deficiencies.

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