Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures
Handbook Revision
December 2011

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on December 1, 2011. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Types of DFPS Child Day Care

Documentation of Information Obtained From a License Plate Check

Correspondence Mailed or Faxed to SWI

Types of DFPS Child Day Care

This revision:

  •  clarifies the length of time that child care is provided by listed family homes, registered child-care homes, and child-care centers; and

  •  describes when short-term and single-skill programs are not subject to regulation by Day Care Licensing.

See:

5310 Day Care That Is Regulated by Licensing

5320 Day Care That Is Not Regulated by Licensing

Links to the renamed titles above have been updated in:

5221 If Licensure of a Children’s Day Care Facility Is Unclear

2770 Indian Reservations and Military Bases

Documentation of Information Obtained From a License Plate Check

The item below is revised to require that both the license plate number and the name found from the license search are documented in the unknown person’s Person Notes. See:

3112.23 Demographics Section

Correspondence Mailed or Faxed to SWI

The items below are revised to update the procedures for entering correspondence into IMPACT. The procedures spell out how to document sender and reporter information so that the correct information is available to program staff when they review a referral from SWI. See:

3320 Correspondence Mailed or Faxed to SWI

3321 Handling Correspondence

3322 Correspondence Cover Sheet and Documenting a Records Search

3323 Entering Correspondence in IMPACT

3324 Completed Correspondence