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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
90.3
Supervisors
22.6
Other Staff
58.6
Total RCCL Staff
171.5

Worker Demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate n/a
20.4%
Agency Tenure Less than 1 Year
21.7%
1-3 Years
12.5%
Greater than 3 Years
65.8%
Entry Salary (INV)* n/a
$36,251.04
Entry Salary (Non INV)* n/a
$32,328.96
Average Age n/a
38.7
Race/Ethnicity African American
36.7%
Anglo
32.5%
Hispanic
27.5%
Other
3.3%

Supervisor Demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate
 n/a
0.0%
Tenure as Supervisor
 Less than 1 Year
13.6%
1-3 Years
40.9%
Greater than 3 Years
45.5%
Entry Salary*
 n/a
$47,331.00
Average Age
 n/a
41.5
Race/Ethnicity
 African American
45.5%
Anglo
31.8%
Hispanic
22.7%
Other
0.0%

RCCL Expenditures*

RCCL Staff $9,246,528

*Source:  DFPS 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: Conduct Monitoring/Investigation
  • Routine Action: Continue to Monitoring
  • Complaint Based Action: Continue to Investigation
Step 2a: Monitoring
  • Assess Risk
  • 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
Types of Enforcement
  • Share results with operation and the public via CLASS application database
  • Require correction to reduce risk
  • Verify compliance
  • Adjust monitoring frequency as necessary
Types of Remedial Action
  • Corrective Action
    • Probation/Evaluation
  • Adverse Action
    • Denials
    • Suspension
    • Revocation
Step 6: Due Process

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

Statistics FY 2014

  • 24-Hour Care Facilities: 10,307
  • Capacity of Facilities: 40,525
  • Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 2,165
  • Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 3,851
  • Inspections: 4,543
  • 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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Texas Child Population Ages Birth through 17 Years
Fiscal Year 2014

State Total: 7,266,760

Region Number Child Population (Birth - 17 Years)
1 Lubbock
230,711
2 Abilene
131,517
3 Arlington
1,979,195
4 Tyler
277,731
5 Beaumont
188,473
6 Houston
1,797,315
7 Austin
818,321
8 San Antonio
731,727
9 Midland
158,368
10 El Paso
254,213
11 Edinburg
699,189
Grand Total
7,266,760

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 on August 31 by Fiscal Year

Fiscal Year Child Placing Agencies (CPA)** Homes Verified by CPAs General Residential Operations Residential Treatment Centers Independent Foster Family and Group Homes Maternity Homes*** Total Licensed Residential
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
2013
370
9,676
161
74
4
0
10,285
2014
381
9,692
156
75
3
0
10,307

*Counts do not include applicants.
**Counts include Branch Offices
***See definition of maternity homes for more information.

Residential Child Care Licensing Operations in Texas on August 31 by Fiscal Year

Child Placing Agencies*

Child Placing Agencies* 2013
Count		 2013 Capacity 2014
Count		 2014 Capacity
Main Offices
217
NA
221
NA
Branch Offices**
153
NA
160
NA
Subtotal
370
NA
381
NA

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies* 2013
Count		 2013 Capacity 2014
Count		 2014 Capacity
Agency Foster Homes ***
7,216
21,731
7,550
22,003
Agency Group Homes ***
364
3,199
342
3,004
CPS Foster Family Homes
1,366
3,877
1,181
3,363
CPS Foster Group Homes
6
36
12
73
CPS Adoptive Homes 
724
NA
607
NA
Subtotal
9,676
28,843
9,692
28,443

Licensed Residential Operations

Licensed Residential Operations 2013
Count		 2013 Capacity 2014
Count		 2014 Capacity
General Residential Operations
161
8,464
156
8,533
Residential Treatment Centers ****
74
3,498
75
3,520
Independent Foster Family Homes
0
0
0
0
Independent Foster Group Homes
4
38
3
29
Subtotal
239
12,000
234
12,082

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

RCCL Operation in Texas as of Aug 31 2013
Count		 2013 Capacity 2014
Count		 2014 Capacity
Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
10,285
40,843
10,307
40,525

* 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.
**** Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) are a care type of General Residential Operations (GRO).
To determine the total number for the GROs, add the counts for RTCs to the counts for GROs.

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Region Count of Residential Child Care Operations by Fiscal Year

Child Placing Agencies

Region Main Offices 2013 Main Offices 2014 Branch Offices 2013 Branch Offices 2014 Total CPAs 2013 Total CPAs 2014
1 Lubbock
10
11
11
11
21
22
2 Abilene
7
7
13
11
20
18
3 Arlington
67
67
26
26
93
93
4 Tyler
6
6
8
11
14
17
5 Beaumont
4
4
6
6
10
10
6 Houston
43
44
26
25
69
69
7 Austin
37
38
17
18
54
56
8 San Antonio
31
32
15
15
46
47
9 Midland
4
4
4
5
8
9
10 El Paso
3
3
6
6
9
9
11 Edinburg
5
5
21
26
26
31
Unknown/Out of State
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
217
221
153
160
370
381

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region Agency Foster Homes 2013 Agency Foster Homes 2014 Agency Group Homes 2013 Agency Group Homess 2014 CPS Foster Homes 2013 CPS Foster Homes 2014
1 Lubbock
299
353
16
12
126
110
2 Abilene
205
253
15
12
52
15
3 Arlington
1,815
1,886
81
89
267
220
4 Tyler
291
297
13
11
99
105
5 Beaumont
160
174
14
12
116
120
6 Houston
1,642
1,701
64
57
228
181
7 Austin
1,034
986
41
39
153
139
8 San Antonio
1,033
1,079
63
56
134
101
9 Midland
147
160
9
9
31
1
10 El Paso
130
141
3
1
42
33
11 Edinburg
459
511
45
44
46
37
Unknown/Out of State
1
9
0
0
72
119
Total
7,216
7,550
364
342
1,366
1,181

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region CPS Foster Group Homes 2013 CPS Foster Group Homes 2014 CPS Adoptive Homes 2013 CPS Adoptive Homes 2014 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2013 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2014
1 Lubbock
2
2
25
15
468
492
2 Abilene
0
0
13
6
285
286
3 Arlington
2
3
72
66
2,237
2,264
4 Tyler
0
0
50
35
453
448
5 Beaumont
1
2
38
22
329
330
6 Houston
0
0
132
95
2,066
2,034
7 Austin
0
2
107
106
1,335
1,272
8 San Antonio
1
1
241
203
1,472
1,440
9 Midland
0
0
3
14
190
184
10 El Paso
0
0
11
11
186
186
11 Edinburg
0
2
24
25
574
619
Unknown/Out of State
0
0
8
9
81
137
Total
6
12
724
607
9,676
9,692

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Region Count of Residential Child Care Operations by Fiscal Year

Licensed Residential Operations

Region General Residential Operations 2013 General Residential Operations 2014 Residential Treatment Centers 2013 Residential Treatment Centers 2014 Independent Foster Family Homes 2013 Independent Foster Family Homes 2014
1 Lubbock
10
10
3
3
0
0
2 Abilene
6
6
0
0
0
0
3 Arlington
19
18
7
7
0
0
4 Tyler
6
6
4
4
0
0
5 Beaumont
5
5
2
1
0
0
6 Houston
32
31
29
32
0
0
7 Austin
25
23
14
13
0
0
8 San Antonio
29
28
13
13
0
0
9 Midland
4
4
0
0
0
0
10 El Paso
6
6
1
1
0
0
11 Edinburg
19
19
1
1
0
0
Total
161
156
74
75
0
0
Region Independent Foster Group Homes 2013 Independent Foster Group Homes 2014 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2013 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2014
1 Lubbock
0
0
13
13
2 Abilene
0
0
6
6
3 Arlington
0
0
26
25
4 Tyler
0
0
10
10
5 Beaumont
0
0
7
6
6 Houston
4
3
65
66
7 Austin
0
0
39
36
8 San Antonio
0
0
42
41
9 Midland
0
0
4
4
10 El Paso
0
0
7
7
11 Edinburg
0
0
20
20
Total
4
3
239
234

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Region Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2013 Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2014
1 Lubbock
502
527
2 Abilene
311
310
3 Arlington
2,356
2,382
4 Tyler
477
475
5 Beaumont
346
346
6 Houston
2,200
2,169
7 Austin
1,428
1,364
8 San Antonio
1,560
1,528
9 Midland
202
197
10 El Paso
202
202
11 Edinburg
620
670
Unknown/Out of State
81
137
Total
10,285
10,307
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Licensing of Residential Child Care Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

Region Residential Applications Accepted Residential Initial Permits Issued (New)
1 Lubbock
4
2
2 Abilene
0
0
3 Arlington
22
17
4 Tyler
2
0
5 Beaumont
0
0
6 Houston
14
12
7 Austin
3
1
8 San Antonio
6
3
9 Midland
0
0
10 El Paso
2
0
11 Edinburg
3
1
State Total
56
36

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

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Inspections* by Operation Type

Operation Type 2013 Number of Operations** 2013
Number of Inspections		 2013
Percentage of Total		 2014 Number of Operations** 2014
Number of Inspections		 2014
Percentage of Total
Child Placing Agencies
408
1,268
27.0%
434
1,266
27.9%
CPA Foster Family & Group Homes
9,920
2,046
43.6%
10,258
2,062
45.4%
CPS Foster Family & Group & Adoptive Homes
4,356
343
7.3%
3,949
270
5.9%
General Residential Operation
182
523
11.2%
178
482
10.6%
Residential Treatment Center
86
485
10.3%
83
454
10.0%
Maternity Homes
5
0
0.0%
0
0
0.0%
Independent Foster/Foster Group Homes
7
19
0.4%
5
5
0.1%
Illegal Operations
63
7
0.2%
54
4
0.1%
Total**
15,005
4,691
100.0%
14,941
4,543
100.0%

Note: Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) are a care type of General Residential Operations (GRO). To determine total number of GROs, add the counts of RTCs to the count of GROs. Inspections to Exemption Requests are conducted to assess the program to determine if it is exempt from Licensing Regulation.

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 completed as part of an Investigation. The inspection counts are based on the operation type at the time of the inspection.
**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 Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2014

Total Inspections: 4,543

Child Placing Agencies

Inspection Type Number Percent
Agency Home Sample Inspections
2,332
64.8%
Monitoring
756
21.0%
Follow-up
117
3.3%
Other
393
10.9%
Total 
3,598
100%

General Residential Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
288
59.8%
Follow-up
86
17.8%
Other
108
22.4%
Total 
482
100%

Residential Treatment Centers

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
220
48.5%
Follow-up
76
16.7%
Other
158
34.8%
Total 
454
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 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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Inspections* in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2014

Independent Foster / Foster Group Home

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
4
80.0%
Follow-up
1
20.0%
Other
0
0.0%
Total 
5
100%

Illegal Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Monitoring
2
50.0%
Follow-up
1
25.0%
Other
1
25.0%
Total 
4
100.0%

Exemption Requests

Inspection Type Count Percent
Follow-up
0
0%
Other
0
0%
Total 
0
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 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.

Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Residential Licensing Operations Type 2011 2012 2013 2014
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)**
3,039
3,199
3,069
3,809
Licensed Residential Operations
1,785
1,940
2,091
2,216
Exemption Requests
1
3
0
0
Illegal Operations
18
17
16
19
Total *
4,843
5,159
5,176
6,044

* Totals include investigations of Illegal Operations

** Includes homes regulated by Child Placing Agencies

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Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Region Child Placing Agencies Licensed Residential Operations Exemption Requests Illegal
Operations		 Total Investigations
1 Lubbock
228
180
0
0
408
2 Abilene
167
21
0
0
188
3 Arlington
1,103
162
0
4
1,269
4 Tyler
101
129
0
0
230
5 Beaumont
127
44
0
2
173
6 Houston
763
677
0
4
1,444
7 Austin
374
360
0
4
738
8 San Antonio
434
444
0
2
880
9 Midland
94
21
0
0
115
10 El Paso
66
24
0
2
92
11 Edinburg
352
154
0
0
506
Unknown/Out of State
0
0
0
1
1
Total
3,809
2,216
0
19
6,044

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

Licensed Residential Child Care Operations

Operation Type Number of Operations¹ Number of Operations¹ with a Non-A/N Investigation Number of Completed Investigations² Number of Non-A/N Investigations with at Least 1 Deficiency Cited²
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)⁴
434
255
2,481
524
General Residential Operations (GRO)
178
136
739
158
Residential Treatment Centers (RTC)³
83
61
612
124
Independent Foster/Foster Group Homes
5
2
2
1
Subtotal
700
454
3,834
807
Other
  
 
 
 
Illegal Operations6 and Exemption Requests
62
16
17
4
Total5
761
470
3,851
811

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

2 The deficiences are related to the investigation allegations.

3 RTCs are a Care Type of the GROs. To determine the GRO totals, add the RTC numbers to the GRO totals.

4Includes CPA branch offices

5Beginning 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.

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

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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Abuse/Neglect Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
FY 2014

Licensed Residential Child Care Operations

Operation Type Operations¹ With Closed A/N Investigation Closed A/N Investigations Validated A/N Investigations % of A/N Investigations Validated With at Least 1 Deficiency Cited²
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)⁴
434
219
1,319
60
4.5%
483
General Residential Operations (GRO)
178
98
279
9
3.2%
99
Residential Treatment Centers (RTC)³
83
59
565
18
3.2%
174
Independent Foster/Foster Group Homes
5
1
1
0
0.0%
0
Subtotal6
700
375
2,164
87
4.0%
756
 
Other
  
 
 
  
 
 
Illegal Operations5 and Exemption Requests
62
1
1
0
0.0%
0
Statewide6
761
376
2,165
87
4.0%
756

¹ Operations that are open any time during the fiscal year. Operations may have multiple investigations.

² The deficiences are related to the investigation allegations.

³ RTCs are a Care Type of the GROs. To determine the GRO totals, add the RTC numbers to the GRO totals.

⁴ Includes CPA branch offices

5The number of illegal operation investigations is calculated using the operation's application date that is after the date of the intake.

6Beginning 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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Adverse and Corrective Actions in Residential Child Care Licensing
Operations by Region
Fiscal Year 2014

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
2
0
2
2 Abilene
0
0
0
3 Arlington
3
0
3
4 Tyler
0
0
0
5 Beaumont
0
0
0
6 Houston
4
0
4
7 Austin
4
0
4
8 San Antonio
1
0
1
9 Midland
0
0
0
10 El Paso
0
0
0
11 Edinburg
0
0
0
Unknown
0
0
0
State Total
14
0
14

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 number of suspensions. Corrective Actions are counted when the due process is completed. See definition of adverse actions and corrective actions in definition section.

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Background Checks for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2014

Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Central Registry Checks DPS Checks FBI Checks*
CPAs, CPA Foster Agency Homes
67,197
67,197
55,973
General Residential Operations
21,583
21,583
16,952
Residential Treatment Centers**
10,178
10,178
8,866
Independent Foster/Group Homes
723
723
691
Total
99,681
99,681
82,482

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

**Residential Treatment Centers (RTC) are a care-type of General Residential Operations (GRO). To determine the total number for the GROs, add the counts for the RTCs to the counts for the GRO.

Note: Does not include background checks conducted on individuals in llegal 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 2014

Licensed Child Care Administrators (LCCA)

Results Count %
Passed
46
78.0%
Failed
13
22.0%
Total Exams
59
100.0%

Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrators (LCPA)

Results Count %
Passed
58
86.6%
Failed
9
13.4%
Total Exams
67
100.0%

Total number of exams for both licenses for FY14 was 126

On 8/31/2014 there were:

  Active Inactive Total
LCCA
709
130
839
LCPA
518
37
555
Total
1227
167
1394

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

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Count % of Total
1 745.625(7) Background checks submitted - Every 24 months after each person's background check was first submitted
142
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
114
1.9
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
106
1.8
4 749.607(1) Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
100
1.7
5 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
72
1.2
6 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
71
1.2
7 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
70
1.2
7 749.1541(a) Medication Record-Maintain cumulative record of prescription medications dispensed to child, include nonprescription meds for child under five yrs old
70
1.2
8 749.2593(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
65
1.1
9 749.1417(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
60
1.0
10 749.2593(a)(2) Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for being aware of and accountable for each child's on-going activity
53
0.9

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

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Count % of Total
1 749.1953(a) Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work.
118
2.3
2 749.607(1) Employee and caregiver responsibilities-Competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
97
1.9
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
87
1.7
4 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks
77
1.5
5 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container
72
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
64
1.3
7 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being
61
1.2
8 745.625(b) Renewal background checks submitted - No later than two years from the date of your most recently requested initial or renewal background check
59
1.2
9 749.2593(a)(2) Supervision-The caregiver is responsible for being aware of and accountable for each child's on-going activity
53
1.0
10 745.625(7) Background checks submitted - Every 24 months after each person's background check was first submitted
51
1.0

* Only includes deficiencies where administrative review was upheld or waived.

Note: Includes inspections, investigations, and assessment deficiencies.

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