Regulates all child-care operations and child-placing
agencies to protect the health,
safety, and well-being of children in care,
largely by reducing the risk of injury, abuse,
and communicable disease.
Establishes and monitor operations and
agencies for compliance with minimum
standards of care.
Informs parents and the public about child
care and about the histories of specific
homes, child-care operations, and child-placing
operations in complying with
minimum standards of care.
Provides technical assistance to providers on
meeting minimum standards of care.
Assistance
with Child Care Costs
- The Child Care Management Services (CCMS) program of the Texas
Workforce Commission helps eligible parents with the cost of child
care.