Child Care Licensing Rules

Child Care Licensing Statute from the Human Resources Code

• Chapter 42, Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-Care Services
• Chapter 43, Regulation of Child-Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrators

Child Care Licensing Rules in the Texas Administrative Code

Child Care Licensing Rules currently in effect can be found in the Texas Administrative Code under Title 40, Part 19, in the following chapters:

• Chapter 745 consists of rules that clarify general licensing procedures essential to the regulation of all child-care operations and some residential child-care minimum standard rules.

• Chapter 743 consists of minimum standard rules for shelter care programs.
• Chapter 744 consists of minimum standard rules for school-age and before- or after-school programs.
• Chapter 746 consists of minimum standard rules for licensed child-care centers.
• Chapter 747 consists of minimum standard rules for registered and licensed child-care homes.
  

• Chapter 727 consists of minimum standard rules for maternity homes.
• Chapter 748 consists of minimum standard rules for residential child-care operations: general residential operations and residential treatment centers.
• Chapter 749 consists of minimum standard rules for residential child-care operations: child-placing agencies.
• Chapter 750 consists of minimum standard rules for residential child-care operations: independent foster homes.