Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 747 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-CARE HOMES
Subchapter D - PERSONNEL
Division 4 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Section 747.1315 - Must child-care training meet certain criteria?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 747.1315
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Training may include clock hours or CEUs provided by:
(1) A training provider
registered with the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System
Training Registry, maintained by the Texas Head Start State Collaboration
Office;
(2) An instructor who
teaches early childhood development or another relevant course at a secondary
school or institution of higher education accredited by a recognized
accrediting agency;
(3) An employee
of a state agency with relevant expertise;
(4) A physician, psychologist, licensed
professional counselor, social worker, or registered nurse;
(5) A person who holds a generally recognized
credential or possesses documented knowledge relevant to the training the
person will provide;
(6) The
primary caregiver who has demonstrated core knowledge in child development and
caregiving; and:
(A) The primary caregiver
only provides training to the caregivers at your home; and
(B) Your home has not been on probation,
suspension, emergency suspension, or revocation in the two years preceding the
training or been assessed an administrative penalty in the two years preceding
the training; or
(7) A
person who has at least two years of experience working in child development, a
child development program, early childhood education, a childhood education
program, or a Head Start or Early Head Start program and:
(A) Has a current Child Development Associate
(CDA) credential; or
(B) Holds at
least an associate's degree in child development, early childhood education, or
a related field.
(b) Training may include clock hours or CEUs obtained through self-instructional materials, if the materials were developed by a person who meets one of the qualifications in subsection (a) of this section.
(c) Instructor-led and self-instructional training, but not self-study training, must include:
(1) Specifically stated learning
objectives;
(2) A curriculum, which
includes experiential or applied activities;
(3) An evaluation/assessment tool to
determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the
stated objectives; and
(4) A
certificate of successful completion from the training source.
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