Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 746 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE CENTERS
Subchapter B - ADMINISTRATION AND COMMUNICATION
Division 1 - PERMIT HOLDER RESPONSIBILITIES
Section 746.201 - What are my responsibilities as the permit holder?

(1) Developing and implementing your child-care center's operational policies, which must comply with or exceed the minimum standards specified in this subchapter;

(2) Developing written personnel policies, including job descriptions, job responsibilities, and requirements;

(3) Making provisions for training that comply with Division 4, Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to Professional Development);

(4) Designating a child-care center director who meets minimum standard qualifications and has daily, on-site responsibility for the operation of the child-care center;

(5) Reporting and ensuring your employees and volunteers report suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation directly to the Texas Abuse and Neglect Hotline, as required by Texas Family Code § 261.101; an employee may not delegate the responsibility to make a report, and you may not require an employee to seek approval to file a report or notify you that a report was made;

(6) Ensuring all information related to background checks is kept confidential and not disclosed to unauthorized persons, as required by the Human Resources Code, § 40.005(d) and (e);

(7) Ensuring parents can visit the child-care center any time during the child-care center's hours of operation to observe their child, program activities, the building, the grounds, and the equipment without having to secure prior approval;

(8) Complying with the liability insurance requirements in this division;

(9) Complying with the child-care licensing law found in Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code, the applicable minimum standards, and other applicable rules in the Texas Administrative Code;

(10) Reporting to Licensing any Department of Justice substantiated complaints related to Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to commercial public accommodations; and

(11) Ensuring the total number of children in care at the center or away from the center, such as during a field trip, never exceeds the licensed capacity of the center.