CHILD-CARE and CHILD-PLACING AGENCY ADMINISTRATOR
- Exam
- State exam
- Education
- Degree
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
A child care administrator supervises and exercises control over a child-care institution as a residential child-care operation licensed to care for 13 or more children and is responsible for the operation’s programs and personnel. They ensure that the children are offered appropriate activities for their development, education and/or therapy. A child-placing agency administrator supervises and exercises direct control over a child-placing agency and is responsible for the agency’s programs and personnel. The administrator may have an ownership interest in the facility and may share duties with other people.
Requirements reported by the state
- Licence type
- Stand-alone license
- Exam
- State exam required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required
- Experience
- Experience
- Background check
- Specific type of conviction prohibited
- Physical requirement
- No physical requirements
Issuing body
- Department
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- Division
- Licensing, Credentialing and Regulation
- Address
- PO Box 13247 Austin, TX 78711
- Phone
- (512) 424-6500
- Last updated
- August 10, 2023
Occupations (O*NET)
- Child Care Provider 11-9031.00
- Birth to Age-8 Instructor 25-2011.00
- Child Care Provider 39-9011.00
Source and verification
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