Parent’s Rights — Form 2987

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Form 2987 
October 2023
Parent’s Rights
This form provides the required information per Chapter 42 of the Human Resource Code (HRC) Section 42.04271. 
Directions: Parents will review these rights upon enrolling their child.
Rights of Parent or Guardian
A parent or guardian of a child at a child care facility has the right to: 
(1) enter and examine the child care  facility during the facility’s hours of operation without advanced notice; 
(2) review the child care facility’s publicly accessible records; 
(3) receive inspection reports for the child care facility and information about how to access the facility’s online compliance 
history; 
(4) obtain a copy of the child care facility’s policies and procedures; 
(5) review, at the request of the parent or guardian, the facility’s: 
(A) staff training records; and 
(B) any in-house staff training curriculum used by the facility; 
(6) review the child care facility’s written records concerning the parent’s or guardian’s child; 
(7) inspect any video recordings of an alleged incident of abuse or neglect involving the parent’s or guardian’s child, provided 
that: 
(A) video recordings of the alleged incident are available; 
(B) the parent or guardian of the child does not retain any part of the video recording depicting a child that is not their own; 
and 
(C) the parent or guardian of any other child captured in the video recording receives written notice from the facility before 
allowing a parent to inspect a recording; 
(8) have the child care facility comply with a court order preventing another parent or guardian from visiting or removing the 
parent’s or guardian’s child; 
(9) be provided the contact information for the child care facility’s local Child Care Regulation office; 
(10) file a complaint against the child care facility by contacting the local Child Care Regulation office; and 
(11) be free from any retaliatory action by the child care facility for exercising any of the parent’s or guardian’s rights. 
I acknowledge I have received a written copy of my rights as a parent or guardian of a child enrolled at this facility.
Signature of Parent or Guardian
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Resources
Facility Information and Online Compliance History: http://txchildcaresearch.org 
Child Care Regulation Contact Information: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/safety/child-care/contact-child-care-regulation
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