SECTION 747.1327. What documentation must I provide to Licensing to verify that caregivers have met training requirements?


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  • (a) You must maintain the original certificate or letter documenting the completion of annual training in each caregiver's personnel record at the child-care home.

    (b) For annual training to be counted toward compliance with the minimum standards, the trainer or training source must provide the participant with an original certificate or letter showing:

    (1) The participant's name;

    (2) Date of the training;

    (3) Title/subject of the training;

    (4) The trainer's name, or the source of the training for self-instructional training;

    (5) The trainer's qualifications, in compliance with §747.1315 of this division (relating to Must child-care training meet certain criteria?); and

    (6) Length of the training specified in clock hours, CEUs, or college credit hours, as appropriate.

    (c) For pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking and pediatric CPR to count toward compliance with the minimum standards:

    (1) The certificate or letter must include:

    (A) The same information required in subsection (b) of this section; and

    (B) The expiration or renewal date of the training, as determined by the organization providing the training; and

    (2) You must maintain:

    (A) The original certificate or letter documenting the completion of the pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR in each caregiver’s personnel record at the home; or

    (B) A photocopy of the original certificate or letter documenting the completion of the pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR in each caregiver's personnel record at the home, so long as the caregiver is able to provide an original certificate or letter upon Licensing' s request.

    (d) For orientation, you must obtain a signed and dated statement from the caregiver and the person providing the orientation stating the caregiver has received the orientation, or you may obtain an original statement or letter as specified in subsection (b) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §747.1327 adopted to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 1462; amended to be effective March 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 1424; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 935; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; amended to be effective October 8, 2018, 43 TexReg 6654