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A North Texas child care center is facing a lawsuit after the parents of a 23-month-old girl say their daughter and other children endured abusive behavior such as pushing, shoving and being ...
DePelchin Children's Center, founded in 1892 in Houston, Texas, is a nonprofit organization focused on supporting and sustaining children and the families who care for them. DePelchin provides a range of services for children and families — it is an accredited foster care and adoption agency, and it also provides residential treatment for ...
Three more day care facilities also were investigated for sexual abuse. [78] On August 11, 1984, federal funds were ended to the Head Start preschool program at the Praca Day Care Center, and three employees had been arrested. [79] In June 1985, the day care facility was reopened with new sponsorship. [80]
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) is responsible for investigating charges of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children, the elderly, and adults with disabilities. Prior to its creation in 2004, the agency had been called the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services ( DPRS ).
Although a $2.3-billion House proposal for child care was not included in the state’s finalized budget for 2024-25 — amid a $30 billion surplus — a bright spot for the child care sector came ...
Child care in Texas has been described as a market failure and experts and advocates are pushing for it to be revived through public policy that they say would translate to a stronger workforce. ...
During the time leading up to the trial, two other children from the day care offered similar accusations. According to the children, the couple served blood-laced Kool-Aid and forced them to have videotaped sex with adults and other children. The Kellers, they said, sometimes wore white robes and lit candles before hurting them.
The quality aspect of a child care program can be enhanced through the state’s Texas Rising Star program, which offers higher ratings and reimbursements to participating facilities that meet ...