26 Tex. Admin. Code § 746.801 - What records must I keep at my child-care center?
You must maintain and make the following records available for our review upon request, during hours of operation. Paragraphs (14), (15), and (16) of this section 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 §
746.2421 of this chapter (relating
to What written feeding instructions must I obtain for an infant not ready for
table food?), if applicable;
(3)
Personnel and training records according to Division 4 of this subchapter
(relating to Personnel Records);
(4) Licensing Child-Care
CenterDirector's Certificate;
(5) Attendance records or time sheets listing
all days and hours worked for each employee;
(6) 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;
(7) Medication records, if
applicable;
(8) Playground
maintenance checklists;
(9) Pet
vaccination records, if applicable;
(10) Safety documentation for emergency
drills, fire extinguishers, and smoke detectors;
(11) Most recent fire inspection report,
including any written approval from the fire marshal to provide care above or
below ground level, if applicable;
(12) Most recent sanitation inspection
report;
(13) Most recent gas
inspection report, if applicable;
(14) Most recent Texas Department of State
Health Services immunization compliance review form, if applicable;
(15) Most recent Texas Department of
Agriculture Child and Adult Care Food Program report, if applicable;
(16) Most recent local workforce board
Child-Care Services Contractor inspection report, if applicable;
(17) Record of pest extermination, if
applicable;
(18) 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 child-care center;
(19) A daily tracking system for when a
child's care begins and ends, as specified in §
746.631 of this subchapter
(relating to Must I have a system for signing children in and out of my
care?);
(20) Documentation for all
full-size and non-full-size cribs, as specified in §
746.2409(a)(9)
of this chapter (relating to What specific safety requirements must my cribs
meet?);
(21) Documentation for
vehicles, as specified in §
746.5627 of this chapter (relating
to What documentation must I keep at the child-care center for each vehicle
used to transport children in care?), if applicable;
(22) Proof that you have notified parents in
writing of deficiencies in safe sleeping and abuse, neglect, or exploitation,
as specified in §
746.309 of this chapter (relating
to What are the notification requirements when Licensing finds my center
deficient in a standard related to safe sleeping or the abuse, neglect, or
exploitation of a child?) and §
746.311 of this chapter (relating
to How must I notify parents of a safe sleeping deficiency or an abuse,
neglect, or exploitation deficiency?); and
(23) A copy of each completed Texas
Department of State Health Services Epinephrine Auto-Injectors Reporting Form
used to report the administration of an unassigned epinephrine auto-injector,
if your operation administers and maintains unassigned epinephrine
auto-injectors.
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