Source: https://www.dfps.state.tx.us/handbooks/Licensing/Files/LPPH_px_Definitions_of_Terms.asp
Timestamp: 2017-09-20 04:02:51
Document Index: 168036272

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alternate care program: A child day-care program in which no child is in care for more than five consecutive days, or for more than 15 days in one calendar month, regardless of the duration of each stay. Before September 1, 2003, this type of care was licensed as a drop-in care center. See 40 TAC §§746.105(6) and 747.105(7).
caregiver: A person whose duties include the supervision, guidance, and protection of a child or children. See 40 TAC §§745.21(4), 746.105(11), 747.105(12), 748.43(5), and 749.43(6).
child-care center: A child day-care operation that is licensed to care for seven or more children for less than 24 hours per day, at a location other than the permit holder’s home, except as otherwise provided in §746.107. A child-care center is subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers. Before September 1, 2003, a child-care center was licensed as one of the following types of operations: a day-care center, a kindergarten and nursery school, a school (grades kindergarten and above), a drop-in care center, or a group day-care home. See 40 TAC §§746.105(15) and 746.107.
child-care home: See registered child-care home and licensed child-care home. A registered or licensed child-care home is subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes. Before September 1, 2003, a child-care home was registered as a registered family home or licensed as a group day-care home. See 40 TAC §§746.107, 747.105(16), and 747.107.
CPA foster family home: A home under the regulation of a child-placing agency that is the primary residence of the foster parents and provides care for six or fewer children or young adults for 24 hours a day. The child-placing agency, not Licensing, is responsible for issuing verifications and ensuring that the foster family homes the CPA regulates meet Licensing rules and minimum standards. See 40 TAC §§745.37 and 749.43(22) and Texas Human Resources Code §42.002(6).
CPA foster group home: An operation under the regulation of a child-placing agency that provides care for seven to 12 children or young adults for 24 hours a day. The child-placing agency, not Licensing, is responsible for issuing verifications and ensuring that the foster group homes the CPA regulates meet Licensing rules and minimum standards. CPA foster group homes verified after January 1, 2007, must be the primary residence of the foster parents. See 40 TAC §§745.37 and 749.43(23) and Texas Human Resources Code §42.002(5).
day-care administrator’s credential: A credential that Licensing recognizes as meeting the educational requirements for a child-care center director or a primary caregiver of a licensed child-care home. See 40 TAC §§746.1015(a)(6), 746.1017(a)(6), and 747.1107(a)(5)(F).
day care center: Before September 1, 2003, this was a child day-care operation licensed to provide care for 13 or more children, birth through 13 years. A day-care center is now licensed as a child-care center and must follow Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers (Chapter 746 Title 40, TAC). Some of the minimum standards in Chapter 746 grandfather certain requirements for day-care centers licensed before September 1, 2003. See Texas Human Resources Code §42.002(1) and 40 TAC §745.37.
director: The adult designated to have the daily on-site responsibility for the operation of the licensed child-care center, including maintaining compliance with the minimum standards and licensing laws. See 40 TAC §746.1001.
drop-in care center: Before September 1, 2003, this was a child day-care operation licensed to provide care for children birth through 13 years. It did not provide care for the same child for more than five consecutive days or for more than 15 days in one calendar month. A drop-in care center is now licensed as a child-care center and is referred to as an alternate care program in Chapter 746, Subchapter H, Minimum Standards for Child Care Centers. Some minimum standards in Chapter 746 grandfather certain requirements for drop-in care centers licensed before September 1, 2003. See 40 TAC §§745.37 and 746.105(6).
get-well care: A program that may be offered in a licensed child-care center. The program provides care for children who are ill as specified in Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers. See 40 TAC §§746.3101 - §746.3123.
group day-care home: Before September 1, 2003, this was a child day-care operation licensed to provide care for seven to 12 children, birth through 13 years. A GDCH is now licensed as either a child-care center or a child-care home and must follow Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers, or Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes, as appropriate. Some minimum standard rules in Chapters 746 and 747 grandfather certain requirements for GDCHs licensed before September 1, 2003. See Texas Human Resources Code §42.002(8) and 40 TAC §§745.37, 746.107(b) and 747.107(b).
impairment: An injury of a non-permanent nature which prevents the injured person from performing all of their usual and customary daily activities.
kindergarten and nursery school (KNS): Before September 1, 2003, this was a child day-care operation licensed to provide an educational program that was for four hours or less per day and more than two days a week for children two through six years. A KNS is now licensed as a child-care center and must follow Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers. Some minimum standard rules in Chapter 746 grandfather certain requirements for KNS licensed before September 1, 2003. See 40 TAC §§745.37 and 746.107(a)(2).
licensed child-care home: A child day-care operation that is licensed. The primary caregiver provides care in the caregiver’s own residence for children from birth through 13 years. The total number of children in care varies with the ages of the children, but the total number of children in care at any given time, including the children related to the caregiver, must not exceed 12. Before September 1, 2003, a licensed child-care home was licensed as a group day-care home. See 40 TAC §747.111.
minimum standards: The minimum requirements for permit holders, enforced by DFPS to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children. The rules are contained in the following chapters of Title 40 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC). See chapters: 743 (relating to Minimum Standards for Shelter Care), 744 (relating to Minimum Standards for School-Age and Before or After-School Programs) 746 (relating to Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers), 747 (relating to Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes), 748 (relating to Minimum Standards for General Residential Operations and Residential Treatment Centers), 749 (relating to Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies), 750 (relating to Minimum Standards for Independent Foster Homes).
near fatal injury: The child would likely have died as a result of the injury or medical condition if the child did not get medical attention. In most circumstances, medical intervention includes admittance to an intensive care unit.
night care: Child care offered between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. This is regulated as child day care, not residential child care, as long as the children are not in care for 24 hours a day. See 40 TAC §§746.3201 and 747.3001.
primary caregiver: The permit holder for a licensed or registered child-care home. The primary caregiver is the person with ultimate authority and responsibility for the child-care homes overall operation and compliance with Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes, Licensing statutes, and DFPS rules. The primary caregiver must live in the home where the care is provided. See 40 TAC §747.201.
registered child-care home: A registered child day-care operation known as a registered family home prior to September 1, 2003. The registered primary caregiver provides care in the caregiver’s own residence for not more than six children from birth through 13 years, and may provide care after-school hours for not more than six additional elementary school children. The total number of children in care at any given time, including the children related to the caregiver, must not exceed 12. The term does not include a home that provides care exclusively for any number of children who are related to the caregiver. A registered home must follow Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes. Some minimum standard rules in Chapter 747 grandfather certain requirements for homes registered before September 1, 2003. See Texas Human Resources Code §§42.002(9) and 42.052(d) and 40 TAC §§745.37 and 747.109.
serious harm: Real and significant impairment or danger of impairment to a child’s growth, development, or functioning.
serious incident: Any nonroutine occurrence that has an impact on the care, supervision, or treatment of a child or children. This includes, but is not limited to, suicide attempts, injuries requiring medical treatment, runaways, commission of a crime, and allegations of abuse or neglect or abusive treatment. See 40 TAC §§748.301 and 749.501.
serious injury: Any physical injury to a child that requires medical treatment and resulted or may result in impairment to the child’s overall health or well-being, but which does not result in a medical professional determining that the child is in critical condition. This does not include injuries for which a child is evaluated by a professional as a precaution.
substantial harm: See serious harm.