40 Tex. Admin. Code § 809.15 - Promoting Consumer Education
(a) A
Board shall promote informed child care choices by providing consumer education
information to:
(1) parents who are eligible
for child care services;
(2)
parents who are placed on a Board's waiting list;
(3) parents who are no longer eligible for
child care services; and
(4)
applicants who are not eligible for child care services.
(b) The consumer education information,
including consumer education information provided through a Board's website,
shall contain, at a minimum:
(1) information
about the Texas Information and Referral Network/2-1-1 Texas (2-1-1 Texas)
information and referral system;
(2) the website and telephone number of CCR
so parents may obtain health and safety requirements including information on:
(A) the prevention and control of infectious
diseases (including immunizations);
(B) building and physical premises
safety;
(C) minimum health and
safety training appropriate to the provider setting; and
(D) the regulatory compliance history of
child care providers;
(3)
a description of the full range of eligible child care providers set forth in
§
809.91 of this chapter;
and
(4) a description of programs
available in the workforce area relating to school readiness and quality rating
systems, including:
(A) Texas Rising Star
(TRS) Provider criteria, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §
2308.315;
and
(B) integrated school readiness
models, pursuant to Texas Education Code, §
29.160;
(5) a list of child care providers that meet
quality indicators, pursuant to Texas Government Code, §
2308.3171;
(6) information on existing resources and
services available in the workforce area for conducting developmental
screenings and providing referrals to services when appropriate for children
eligible for child care services, including the use of:
(A) the Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis, and Treatment program under
42 USC
1396 et seq.; and
(7) a link to the
Agency's designated child care consumer education website.
(c) A Board shall cooperate with HHSC to
provide 2-1-1 Texas with information, as determined by HHSC, for inclusion in
the statewide information and referral network.
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