08R 2683 OR Table Book 1.indb - Texas Legislative Council

Type of License Description
Table 1. Occupational Licenses in Texas
Child-care home license Authorizes holder to provide child care for
compensation in the license holder’s own
residence for children under 14 years of age. The
total number of children in care at any given time,
including children related to the caregiver, may
not exceed 12.
Child-care home registration Authorizes holder to provide regular child care in
the registrant’s own residence for not more than
six children under 14 years of age and child 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
children related to the caregiver, may not exceed
12.
Child-placing agency license Authorizes holder (which may be a person, agency,
or organization, other than a child’s parent) to
place or plan for the placement of a child in an
adoptive home or other residential care setting.
Employer-based day-care facility
certifi cate of compliance
Authorizes a small employer (defi ned as a
corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or
other legal entity that employs fewer than 50 fulltime
employees) to provide care for not more than
12 children of its employees. The children must
be under 14 years of age and the care provided
for less than 24 hours per day in a location on the
employer’s premises in the same building where
the parent works.
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Code
Chapter
Number of
Active
Licenses
Fees
State Revenue
from Fees
(FY 07)
Year First
Regulated
42 1,536 $35 114,115,116 1975
42 7,214 $35 114,115,116 1975
42 332 $50 (O)
$100 (R) 114,115,116
1949
42 0 117 $35 114,115,116 2007