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 5 - PARENT RIGHTS
Section 746.521 - What rights does a parent of a child in care of my child-care center have?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
A parent of a child in care has the right to:
(1) Enter and examine your center during its hours of operation without advance notice;
(2) File a complaint against your center;
(3) Review your center's publicly accessible records;
(4) Review your center's written records concerning the parent's child, as outlined in § 746.601 of this chapter (relating to Who has the right to access children's records?);
(5) Receive from your center:
(6) Have your center comply with a valid court order signed by a judge that prevents another parent from visiting or removing the parent's child from your center, as outlined in § 746.4101 of this chapter (relating to To whom may I release a child?);
(7) Be provided with contact information for Child Care Regulation, including the department's name, address, and telephone number;
(8) View any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent's child maintained by your center as long as:
(9) Obtain a copy of your center's policies and procedures, as outlined in § 746.503 of this subchapter (relating to Must I provide parents with a copy of my operational policies?);
(10) Review, upon request of the parent, your:
(11) Be free from any retaliatory action by your center for exercising any of the parent's rights.
