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Licensing Policy and Procedure Handbook Revision March 2009
This revision of the Licensing Policy and Procedure Handbook was published on March 2, 2009.
Section 1000 Organization and Uses of the Handbook has been replaced by 1000 Legal Basis, Scope, and Retention of Records, and has been reformatted and undergone minor edits to reflect current DFPS style.
Employer-Based Child Care
The following item is revised to add Small Employer-Based Child Care as a new type of child day-care operation: See:
1120 Types of Child Care Available in Texas
Handling Intake Reports
The following item is revised to provide procedures for handling intake reports that cannot be entered immediately. See:
1400 Maintaining Case Records.