We appreciate Child Care Regulation’s (CCR) efforts to solicit feedback to better meet the charge of protecting the health, safety, and well-being of children in care. A child’s experiences during the rapid brain development of the first few years of life strongly influence that child’s trajectory for years and decades to come.
Although there are many more areas where we hope the agency gives its attention during this review, our comments focus on four specific areas where Texans Care for Children has done significant work with other community leaders:
- Ratios & Group Sizes
- Increased Support for Emergent Bilingual Children
- Inclusive Child Care for Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
- Nutrition, Active Play, and Screen Time
