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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 124.4
Supervisors 23.8
Other Staff 28.8
Total RCCL Staff 177.0

Worker demographic

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate n/a 8.5%
Agency Tenure Less than 1 Year 5.70%
1-3 Years 18.90%
Greater than 3 Years 75.40%
Entry Salary (INV) n/a $36,355.68
Entry Salary (Non INV) n/a $32,610.96
Average Age n/a 39.5
Race/Ethnicity African-American 36.1%
Anglo 36.9%
Hispanic 24.6%
Other 2.5%

Supervisor Demographics

Demographic Subcategory Number or Percent
Turnover Rate n/a 4.2%
Agency Tenure Less than 1 Year 0.00%
1-3 Years 4.50%
Greater than 3 Years 95.50%
Entry Salary n/a $43,672.92
Average Age n/a 39.8
Race/Ethnicity African-American 50.0%
Anglo 18.2%
Hispanic 27.3%
Other 4.5%

RCCL Expenditures

RCCL Staff $9,365,305

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 2011

  • 24-Hour Care Facilities: 10,774
  • Capacity of Facilities: 42,766
  • Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 2,065
  • Non-Abuse/Neglect Investigations: 2,774
  • Inspections: 11,577
  • Adverse Actions: 2

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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.
  • 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 2011 Pre- and Post-Reform Statistics by Region (RCCL)

Region 1 - Lubbock

Region 1 - Lubbock 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $44,338 $40,561
Inspections 95 613
Investigations 129 243

Region 2 - Abilene

Region 2 - Abilene 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 14.8%
Average Base Salary $0 $38,120
Inspections 38 402
Investigations 134 163

Region 3 - Arlington

Region 3 - Arlington 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 11.8%
Average Base Salary $39,191 $36,557
Inspections 341 2,205
Investigations 436 884

Region 4 - Tyler

Region 4 - Tyler 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 25.0%
Average Base Salary $32,501 $40,750
Inspections 95 423
Investigations 139 216

Region 5 - Beaumont

Region 5 - Beaumont 2004 2011
Turnover 100.0% 33.3%
Average Base Salary $34,518 $40,864
Inspections 57 236
Investigations 62 125

Region 6 - Houston

Region 6 - Houston 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 9.0%
Average Base Salary $36,337 $36,977
Inspections 660 2,881
Investigations 991 1,182

Region 7 - Austin

Region 7 - Austin 2004 2011
Turnover 26.7% 7.1%
Average Base Salary $34,351 $36,929
Inspections 396 1,547
Investigations 603 611

Region 8 - San Antonio

Region 8 - San Antonio 2004 2011
Turnover 38.1% 4.7%
Average Base Salary $34,462 $38,694
Inspections 337 1,931
Investigations 367 906

Region 9 - Midland

Region 9 - Midland 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $0 $47,765
Inspections 24 109
Investigations 87 37

Region 10 - El Paso

Region 10 - El Paso 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $32,865 $41,460
Inspections 38 275
Investigations 47 76

Region 11 - Edinburg

Region 11 - Edinburg 2004 2011
Turnover 0.0% 0.0%
Average Base Salary $33,926 $39,319
Inspections 132 930
Investigations 339 381

Statewide Totals

Statewide Totals 2004 2011
Caseworkers* 33.8 123.4
Turnover 12.9% 8.5%
Average Base Salary $36,499 $37,958
Inspections 2,213 11,553
Investigations 3,341 4,824

* RCCL workers report to a state office division and are not regionally allocated.
The State Total for Completed Investigations 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 2011

State Total: 6,663,942

Region Number Child Population (Birth - 17 Years)
Region 1 215,735
Region 2 133,862
Region 3 1,822,868
Region 4 266,054
Region 5 182,115
Region 6 1,610,904
Region 7 707,679
Region 8 667,476
Region 9 147,082
Region 10 234,190
Region 11 675,977
Total 6,663,942

Population Data Source: Texas State Data Center; University of Texas (San Antonio) - Based on Census 2000 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
2007 332 9,438 140 87 15 16 10,028
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

* 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* 2010 Count 2010 Capacity 2011 Count 2011 Capacity
Main Offices 200 NA 205 NA
Branch Offices** 141 NA 145 NA
Subtotal 341 NA 350 NA

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies

Child Placing Agencies* 2010 Count 2010 Capacity 2011 Count 2011 Capacity
Agency Foster Homes *** 6,741 22,632 7,138 22,392
Agency Group Homes *** 436 3,894 429 3,781
CPS Foster Homes 1,732 5,157 1,822 5,300
CPS Foster Group Homes 22 134 20 116
CPS Adoptive Homes  800 N/A 758 N/A
Subtotal 9,731 31,817 10,167 31,589

Licensed Residential Operations

Licensed Residential Operations 2010 Count 2010 Capacity 2011 Count 2011 Capacity
General Residential Operations 154 7,050 160 7,258
Residential Treatment Centers 79 3,630 85 3,749
Independent Foster Family Homes 1 6 1 6
Independent Foster Group Homes 6 65 3 32
Maternity Homes 10 154 8 132
Subtotal 250 10,905 257 11,177

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

RCCL Operation in Texas as of Aug 31 2010 Count 2010 Capacity 2011 Count 2011 Capacity
Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 10,322 42,722 10,774 42,766

* 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 2010 Main Offices 2011 Branch Offices 2010 Branch Offices 2011 Total CPAs 2010 Total CPAs 2011
1 Lubbock 10 9 11 11 21 20
2 Abilene 6 7 13 13 19 20
3 Arlington 63 64 21 21 84 85
4 Tyler 6 6 9 7 15 13
5 Beaumont 4 5 6 6 10 11
6 Houston 36 38 19 20 55 58
7 Austin 33 34 19 20 52 54
8 San Antonio 30 30 15 19 45 49
9 Midland 3 4 4 4 7 8
10 El Paso 4 3 5 5 9 8
11 Edinburg 5 5 19 19 24 24
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 200 205 141 145 341 350

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region Agency Foster Homes 2010 Agency Foster Homes 2011 Agency Group Homes 2010 Agency Group Homes 2011 CPS Foster Homes 2010 CPS Foster Homes 2011
1 Lubbock 296 304 11 12 150 148
2 Abilene 177 203 20 18 90 95
3 Arlington 1,684 1,884 117 102 373 400
4 Tyler 300 274 15 17 112 110
5 Beaumont 172 176 19 24 125 134
6 Houston 1,416 1,549 58 64 345 340
7 Austin 998 1,026 57 51 166 201
8 San Antonio 1,006 1,016 65 68 172 141
9 Midland 108 124 13 11 56 77
10 El Paso 152 146 9 9 42 43
11 Edinburg 431 435 52 53 68 82
Unknown/Out of State 1 1 0 0 33 51
Total 6,741 7,138 436 429 1,732 1,822

Homes Verified by Child Placing Agencies (CPAs)

Region CPS Foster Group Homes 2010 CPS Foster Group Homes 2011 CPS Adoptive Homes 2010 CPS Adoptive Homes 2011 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2010 Subtotal - Homes Verified by CPAs 2011
1 Lubbock 3 2 25 18 485 484
2 Abilene 0 0 15 13 302 329
3 Arlington 4 2 109 102 2,287 2,490
4 Tyler 0 0 69 55 496 456
5 Beaumont 0 0 33 41 349 375
6 Houston 6 6 262 224 2,087 2,183
7 Austin 2 2 136 138 1,359 1,418
8 San Antonio 5 6 77 91 1,325 1,322
9 Midland 1 1 5 21 183 234
10 El Paso 0 0 25 17 228 215
11 Edinburg 1 1 36 26 588 597
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 8 12 42 64
Total 22 20 800 758 9,731 10,167

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Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Regulated by Fiscal Year

Licensed Residential Operations

Region General Residential Operations 2010 General Residential Operations 2011 Residential Treatment Centers 2010 Residential Treatment Centers 2011 Independent Foster Family Homes 2010 Independent Foster Family Homes 2011
1 Lubbock 12 12 2 3 0 0
2 Abilene 6 6 1 1 0 0
3 Arlington 22 21 7 7 0 0
4 Tyler 6 6 4 4 0 0
5 Beaumont 5 6 2 2 0 0
6 Houston 28 32 36 39 0 0
7 Austin 23 24 13 14 0 0
8 San Antonio 30 30 12 13 1 1
9 Midland 4 4 0 0 0 0
10 El Paso 5 5 1 1 0 0
11 Edinburg 13 14 1 1 0 0
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 154 160 79 85 1 1
Region

Independent Foster Group Homes 2010

Independent Foster Group Homes 2011

 Maternity Homes 2010 Maternity Homes 2011 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2010 Subtotal - Licensed Residential Operations 2011
1 Lubbock 0 0 1 1 15 16
2 Abilene 0 0 1 0 8 7
3 Arlington 0 0 2 1 31 29
4 Tyler 0 0 1 2 11 12
5 Beaumont 0 0 0 0 7 8
6 Houston 6 3 1 1 71 75
7 Austin 0 0 2 2 38 40
8 San Antonio 0 0 1 1 44 45
9 Midland 0 0 0 0 4 4
10 El Paso 0 0 0 0 6 6
11 Edinburg 0 0 1 0 15 15
Unknown/Out of State 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 3 10 8 250 257

Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations

Region Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2010 Total Residential Child Care Licensing Operations 2011
1 Lubbock 521 520
2 Abilene 329 356
3 Arlington 2,402 2,604
4 Tyler 522 481
5 Beaumont 366 394
6 Houston 2,213 2,316
7 Austin 1,449 1,512
8 San Antonio 1,414 1,416
9 Midland 194 246
10 El Paso 243 229
11 Edinburg 627 636
Unknown/Out of State 42 64
Total 10,322 10,774
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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 1 1
3 Arlington 13 7
4 Tyler 1 1
5 Beaumont 3 2
6 Houston 16 16
7 Austin 5 7
8 San Antonio 7 8
9 Midland 1 1
10 El Paso 0 0
11 Edinburg 1 1
State Total 50 46

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 2010
 Number		 2010
 Percent		 2011
 Number		 2011
 Percent
Child Placing Agencies 4,572 43.6% 4,929 42.6%
CPA Foster Family & Group Homes 2,462 23.5% 2,497 21.6%
CPS Foster Family & Group & Adoptive Homes 611 5.8% 651 5.6%
General Residential Operation 1,257 12.0% 1,515 13.1%
Residential Treatment Center 1,492 14.2% 1,913 16.5%
Maternity Homes 25 0.2% 26 0.2%
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 54 0.5% 22 0.2%
Illegal Operations 15 0.1% 23 0.2%
Exemption Request 0 0.0% 1 0.0%
Total 10,488 100% 11,577 100%

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 child in care. Foster home inspections for the latter purpose are periodically selected at random from across the state from across the state from the DFPS database for inspection.

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Inspections in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2011

Total Inspections: 11,577

Child Placing Agencies

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 3,299 40.8%
Agency Home Sample Inspections 3,125 38.7%
Monitoring 679 8.4%
Follow-up 79 1.0%
Other 895 11.1%
Total  8,077 100%

General Residential Operations*

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 952 61.7%
Monitoring 355 23.0%
Follow-up 94 6.1%
Other 141 9.1%
Total  1,542 100.0%

Residential Treatment Centers

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 1,337 69.9%
Monitoring 281 14.7%
Follow-up 143 7.5%
Other 152 7.9%
Total  1,913 100.0%

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

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Inspections in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Type of Inspection
Fiscal Year 2011

Independent Foster/Foster Group Home

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 6 27.3%
Monitoring 10 45.5%
Follow-up 3 13.6%
Other 3 13.6%
Total  22 100.0%

Illegal Operations

Inspection Type Number Percent
Investigation 16 69.6%
Monitoring 0 0.0%
Follow-up 1 4.3%
Other 6 26.1%
Total  23 100.0%

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.

Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2011

Residential Licensing Operations Type

Residential Licensing Operations Type 2008 2009 2010 2011
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 3,851 3,304 3,057 3,039
Licensed Residential Operations 2,048 1,961 1,639 1,785
Exemption Requests 0 0 0 1
Illegal Operations 0 22 15 18
Total  5,899 5,287 4,711 4,843

* Includes homes regulated by Child Placing Agencies
** Includes homes regulated by Child Placing Agencies

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Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations
Fiscal Year 2011

Region Child Placing Agencies Licensed Residential Operations Exemption Requests Illegal
Operations		 Total Investigations
1 Lubbock 145 98 0 0 243
2 Abilene 143 20 1 0 164
3 Arlington 750 134 0 5 889
4 Tyler 119 97 0 0 216
5 Beaumont 88 37 0 1 126
6 Houston 631 551 0 3 1,185
7 Austin 303 308 0 1 612
8 San Antonio 483 423 0 0 906
9 Midland 20 17 0 0 37
10 El Paso 68 8 0 1 77
11 Edinburg 289 92 0 0 381
Other/Unknown 0 0 0 7 7
Total 3,039 1,785 1 18 4,843

Investigations in Residential Child Care Licensing (CCL) Operations
Fiscal Year 2011

Total Number Residential CCL Operations as of 8/31/11 and Investigations

Operation Type Total Number Operations as of 8/31/11 Investigations
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 350 3,039
General Residential Operations 160 767
Residential Treatment Centers 85 1,012
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 4 5
Maternity Homes 8 1
Subtotal 607 4,824
Exemption Requests 3 1
Illegal Operations 27 18
Subtotal 30 19
Total 637 4,843

Number of Abuse/Neglect Investigations

Operation Type Total Valid Percent Validated
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 1,331 46 3.5%
General Residential Operations 265 4 1.5%
Residential Treatment Centers 468 19 4.1%
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 1 0 0.0%
Maternity Homes 0 0 0.0%
Subtotal 2,065 69 3.3%
Exemption Requests 0 0 0.0%
Illegal Operations 0 0 0.0%
Subtotal 0 0 0.0%
Total 2,065 69 3.3%

Number of Non Abuse/Neglect Investigations

Operation Type Total Investigations with a Deficiency Cited
Child Placing Agencies (CPA)* 1,723 527
General Residential Operations 496 141
Residential Treatment Centers 534 142
Independent Foster/ Foster Group Homes 4 1
Maternity Homes 1 1
Subtotal 2,758 812
Exemption Requests 0 0
Illegal Operations 16 4
Subtotal 16 4
Total 2,774 816

* 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 2011

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 1 0 0 1
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 1 1
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 1 0 1 2

Corrective Actions in Residential Child Care Licensing Operations by Region

Region Evaluation Probation Total Corrective Action
1 Lubbock 0 0 0
2 Abilene 0 0 0
3 Arlington 2 0 2
4 Tyler 0 0 0
5 Beaumont 1 0 1
6 Houston 8 3 11
7 Austin 0 0 0
8 San Antonio 1 0 1
9 Midland 0 0 0
10 El Paso 0 0 0
11 Edinburg 1 0 1
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 2011

Residential Child Care Licensing Operations Central Registry Checks DPS Checks FBI Checks*
CPAs, CPA Foster Agency Homes 45,644 45,656 17,602
General Residential Operations 11,758 11,758 752
Independent Foster/ Group Homes 190 190 16
Residential Treatment Centers 8,660 8,660 383
Maternity Homes 503 503 22
Total 66,755 66,767 18,775

* 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.

Child Care Administrator Credential Exam
Fiscal Year 2011

Child Care Administrator Credential Exam Passed Failed Total
Licensed Child Care Administrators (LCCA) 46 3 49
Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrators (LCPA) 59 10 69
Total number of exams n/a n/a 118

On 8/31/2011 there were:

Child Care Credentials Active Inactive Total
Licensed Child Care Administrators (LCCA) 767 181 948
Licensed Child Placing Agency Administrators (LCPA) 410 22 432
Total Exams n/a n/a 1,380

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State's Top 10 Standards Deficiencies for Residential Child Care Licensing Operations, Fiscal Year 2009

Rank Standard
Rule*		 Description Deficiencies Percent of Total Deficiencies
1 749.607(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 167 2.4
2 749.1953(a) Corporal Punishment-May not use/threaten corporal punishment, such as hitting/spanking, forced exercise, holding physical position, unproductive work. 150 2.1
3 745.625(a)(7) Background checks submitted-every 24 months after first submitted 110 1.6
4 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 105 1.5
5 748.685(a)(4) Caregiver responsibility - providing the level of supervision necessary to ensure each child's safety and well-being 88 1.2
6 745.615(a)(8) Required background check - Applicants for a child-care administrator's license 80 1.1
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 73 1
8 748.3301(a) Physical Site-Buildings must be structurally sound, clean, and in good repair. Paints must be lead-free 72 1
9 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container 62 0.9
10 749.1541(a) Medication Record-Maintain cumulative record of prescription medications dispensed to child, include nonprescription meds for child under five yrs old 60 0.9

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 general responsibilities-Demonstrate 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
1 749.607(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate 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. 130 2.2
3 745.625(a)(7) Background checks submitted-every 24 months after first submitted 78 1.3
4 748.507(1) Employee general responsibilities-Demonstrate competency, prudent judgment, self-control in presence of children and when performing assigned tasks 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
6 745.615(a)(8) Required background check - Applicants for a child-care administrator's license 60 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 59 1
8 748.3301(a) Physical Site-Buildings must be structurally sound, clean, and in good repair. Paints must be lead-free 53 0.9
9 749.1521(1) Medication Storage-Store medication in a locked container 50 0.9
10 749.1541(a) Medication Record-Maintain cumulative record of prescription medications dispensed to child, include nonprescription meds for child under five yrs old 49 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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