Child care careers in Texas - post

Get ready to start your career as a childcare teacher in Texas! Become highly qualified with a Texas Career Starter Bundle. Included in this bundle are the 24-Hour Pre-Service training, 1-Hour Abuse and Neglect Training, and Transportation Safety. These courses fulfill the preservice requirements to become a preschool teacher in Texas. 

• 24-Hour Texas Pre-Service training is an online course that provides 24 clock hours of training in all Core Competency Areas. This course also includes the requirements necessary to provide care for children of all ages, including those younger than 24 months of age, and has been approved by The Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS).
• Transportation Safety is a 2 hour online training designed specifically to fulfill the transportation training requirement for directors and employees in Texas to transport children whose chronological or developmental age is younger than nine years old. This course has been approved by The Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (TECPDS). 
• 1-Hour Abuse and Neglect Training is designed to fulfill the one-hour of child abuse and neglect training required for childcare providers in Texas. 

For more information please refer to the Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers.