Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Guidance for Open Day Care Operations (guidance and Emergency Rule 'Certain Day Care Operations in Response to COVID-19' emailed to providers Apr. 10, 2020): service limited to children of essential service employees; Form 7265 parent attestation

The record

Jurisdiction

Texas; HHSC Child Care Regulation · Texas

Level

Sector regulator

Authority

Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 42.042; GA-14

Issued

2020-04-10 Apr. 10, 2020

Effective

2020-04-10

End

2020-05-18 (GA-22/GA-23 reopening of child care to all families) (read as 2020-05-18)

In force

Apr. 10, 2020 to May 18, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Business closureSchools and child careWorkplace rulesOther

Addressees

• all child day care operations (temporary emergency operations, licensed centers, school-age and before/after-school programs, licensed and registered homes, listed family homes)

Functions reached

• EC child-care enrollment restricted to essential workers' children (customer base cut by order)
• WF every non-essential employer's employees lost licensed child care
• OP attestation and record keeping

Collection

State trade licensing boards AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS

Operative words

Can I continue to serve families of non-essential service employees? No, to be in compliance with the Executive Order GA 14 issued by Governor Abbott, you can only provide child day care services for children of essential service employees. The one exception is that you may provide child day care services for children receiving protective day care services authorized by the Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS) even if the parent is not an essential worker.... Do I have to confirm a parent's status prior to providing child day care? Yes, you must ensure you are only providing child day care services for children of essential service employees... At least one parent for each child in care needs to complete Form 7265

Enforcement

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