Figure: 40 TAC §745.37(1)

Child Day-Care Operations	Description of Operation	Type of Permit
(A) Listed Family Home	A caregiver at least 18 years old that provides care in her own home for compensation, for three or fewer children unrelated to the caregiver, birth through 13 years, for at least four hours a day, three or more days a week, and more than nine consecutive weeks. The total number of children in care, including children related to the caregiver, may not exceed 12.	Listing (A caregiver who is subject to regulation as a listed family home may instead become a registered family home.)
(B) Registered Family Home	A caregiver who provides care in her own home for four to six children, birth through 13 years. Child day care can be provided for six additional school-aged children before and/or after the customary school day. The total number of children in care, including children related to the caregiver, may not exceed 12.	Registration
(C) Group Day-Care Home	An operation that provides care for seven to 12 children, birth through 13 years.	License
(D) Day-Care Center	An operation that provides care for 13 or more children, birth through 13 years.	License
(E) Drop-in Care Center	An operation that provides care for children, birth through 13 years. It does not provide care for the same child for more than five consecutive days or for more than 15 days in one calendar month.	License
(F) School: Kindergarten and Above	An operation that provides an educational program in one or more grades for children ages four through 13 years. The school operates only during the customary public school day.	License
(G) Kindergarten and Nursery School	An operation that provides an educational program that is four hours or less per day and more than two days a week for children two through six years.	License