1. (a) A Board shall promote informed child care choices by providing consumer education information to:

   1. (1) parents who are eligible for child care services;
   2. (2) parents who are placed on a Board's waiting list;
   3. (3) parents who are no longer eligible for child care services; and
   4. (4) applicants who are not eligible for child care services.

2. (b) The consumer education information shall contain, at a minimum:

   1. (1) information about the Texas Information and Referral Network/2-1-1 Texas (2-1-1 Texas) information and referral system;

   2. (2) the Web site and telephone number of DFPS, so parents may obtain health and safety requirements including information on:

      1. (A) the prevention and control of infectious diseases (including immunizations);
      2. (B) building and physical premises safety;
      3. (C) minimum health and safety training appropriate to the provider setting; and
      4. (D) the regulatory compliance history of child care providers;
   3. (3) a description of the full range of eligible child care providers set forth in §809.91; and

   4. (4) a description of programs available in the workforce area relating to school readiness and quality rating systems, including:

      1. (A) school readiness models developed by the State Center for Early Childhood Development at the University of Texas Health Science Center (State Center); and
      2. (B) Texas Rising Star Provider criteria.
3. (c) A Board shall cooperate with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to provide 2-1-1 Texas with information, as determined by HHSC, for inclusion in the statewide information and referral network.

Source Note:The provisions of this §809.15 adopted to be effective January 29, 2007, 32 TexReg 336.