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 C - RECORD KEEPING › Division 3 - RECORDS THAT MUST BE KEPT ON FILE AT THE CHILD-CARE HOME › Section 747.801 - What records must I keep at my child-care home?

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
You must maintain and make the following records
						available for our review upon request during hours of operation. Paragraphs
						(8), (9), and (10) are optional, but if provided, will allow Licensing to avoid
						duplicating the evaluation of standards that have been evaluated by another
						state agency within the past year:
(1)
					 Children's records, as specified in Division 1 of this subchapter (relating to
					 Records of Children);
(2) Infant
					 feeding instructions, as required in §
											747.2321 of this chapter (relating
					 to Must I obtain written feeding instructions for children not ready for table
					 food?), if applicable;
(3)
					 Personnel and training records, as required in §
											747.901 of this subchapter
					 (relating to What information must I maintain in my personnel records?), and in
					 §
											747.1327 of this chapter (relating
					 to What documentation must I provide to Licensing to verify that caregivers
					 have met training requirements ?);
(4) Menus, as required in §
											747.3113 of this chapter (relating
					 to Must I post and maintain daily menus?);
(5) Medication records, as required in §
											747.3605 of this chapter (relating
					 to How must I administer medication to a child in my care?) if
					 applicable;
(6) Pet vaccination
					 records, as required in §
											747.3703 of this chapter (relating
					 to Must I keep documentation of vaccinations for the animals?), if
					 applicable;
(7) Safety
					 documentation for emergency drills, fire extinguishers, smoke detectors, and
					 emergency evacuation and relocation diagram, as required in §
											747.5005 of this chapter (relating
					 to Must I practice my emergency preparedness plan?), §
											747.5007 of this chapter (relating
					 to Must I have an emergency evacuation and relocation diagram?), §
											747.5107 of this chapter (relating
					 to How often must I inspect and service the fire extinguisher?), §
											747.5115 of this chapter (relating
					 to How often must the smoke detectors at my child-care home be tested?), and
					 §
											747.5117 of this chapter (relating
					 to How often must I have an electronic smoke alarm system tested?);
(8) Most recent Texas Department of State
					 Health Services immunization compliance review form, if applicable;
(9) Most recent Texas Department of
					 Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program report, if applicable;
(10) Most recent local workforce board
					 Child-Care Services Contractor inspection report, if applicable;
(11) Written approval from the fire marshal
					 to provide care above or below ground level, if applicable;
(12) Most recent Licensing form certifying
					 that you have reviewed each of the bulletins and notices issued by the United
					 States Consumer Product Safety Commission regarding unsafe children's products
					 and that there are no unsafe children's products in use or accessible to
					 children in the home;
(13)
					 Documentation for all full-sized and non-full-sized cribs, as specified in
					 §
											747.2309(a)(9) of
					 this chapter (relating to What specific safety requirements must my cribs
					 meet?);
(14) Proof of current
					 liability insurance coverage or, if applicable, that you have provided written
					 notice to the parent of each child that you do not carry the insurance;
					 and
(15) Proof that you have
					 notified parents in writing of deficiencies in safe sleeping and abuse,
					 neglect, or exploitation, as specified in §
											747.307 of this chapter (relating
					 to What are the notification requirements when Licensing finds my child-care
					 home deficient in a standard related to safe sleeping or the abuse, neglect, or
					 exploitation of a child?) and §
											747.309 of this chapter (relating
					 to How must I notify parents of a safe sleep deficiency or an abuse, neglect,
					 or exploitation deficiency?).