Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2308.3171
Information on Quality Child Care
(a)
In this section, “quality child-care indicator” means any appropriate indicator of quality services, including whether the provider of the services:(1)
meets Texas Rising Star Program certification criteria;(2)
is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization approved by the commission;(3)
is certified under the school readiness certification system established under Section 29.161 (School Readiness Certification System), Education Code;(4)
meets standards developed under Section 29.155 (Kindergarten and Prekindergarten Grants)(g), Education Code; or(5)
has achieved any other measurable target that is relevant to improving the quality of child care in this state and that has been approved by the commission.(b)
Each board shall provide information on quality child-care indicators to each licensed or registered child-care provider in the area. Each board shall determine the manner in which to provide this information.(c)
Each board shall post in a prominent place on the board’s Internet website home page and at any physical location where the board provides services:(1)
a list of local designated vendors that are child-care providers and have a quality child-care indicator listed in Subsection (a)(1), (2), (3), or (4); and(2)
a list of local parenting classes.(d)
A child-care provider who receives funding or reimbursement for child-care services from a board shall post a certification or accreditation described by Subsection (a) at the entrance of the provider’s facility.
Source:
Section 2308.3171 — Information on Quality Child Care, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2308.htm#2308.3171
(accessed May 18, 2024).