Texas Health and Human Services protects children by regulating and educating child care providers. The Minimum Standards reduce risk for children in out-of-home care settings by outlining basic requirements to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children in care. With a clear and common understanding regarding the risk associated with each standard deficiency, child care providers and Child Care Regulation (CCR) staff can use this information as a guide in correcting weaknesses and setting priorities when making corrections. Texas Rising Star measures address several standards related to director and staff qualifications, practitioner-child interactions, program administration, and the learning environments.
Some deficiencies may lead a program to incur a star-level drop or be put on probation if they are cited in the last 12-month CCR licensing history. Refer to the Texas Rising Star Guidelines to learn more about the specific deficiencies and how they impact programs.
Stop and Reflect
Does your ELP meet Minimum Standards? Has your ELP been cited for any deficiencies?
How familiar are you with Child Care Regulation?
What support do you need from your Texas Rising Star mentor to help you protect the children in your care?
Define
Several Texas Rising Star measures are related to CCR Minimum Standards. Click the links below to learn more about some of these measures.
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- P-GSSR-01. This measure scores the observed group size for the class that is being assessed.
- P-GSSR-02. This measure determines the staff-to-child ratio for the class that is being assessed.
Learn
Program leaders and staff will find the rationale for small group sizes and the general recommendations for safe classroom group sizes and staff-to-child ratios. Meeting compliance with national, state, and quality improvement guidelines regarding ratios and group sizes are a way to ensure the safety, well-being, and development of children in early learning settings.
Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-ageResource Type: Publication
Practice and Improve
This template is an effortless way to document staff members’ professional development goals and training opportunities. Training opportunities should help the practitioner meet their goals while also meeting minimum requirements for clock hours and training topics.
Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-ageResource Type: Template
Penn State Extension provides suggestions to practitioners on maintaining proper supervision and ratios of children in their care. Meeting compliance with national, state, and quality improvement guidelines regarding ratios and group sizes are a way to ensure the safety, well-being, and development of children in early learning settings.
Age group(s): Infant, Toddler, Preschool, School-ageResource Type: Publication
View more resources by clicking the link for each measure in the Define section.