IMMUNIZATION POLICY:
Each child enrolled must meet applicable immunization requirements specified by the Texas Department of Health immunization requirements specified by the Texas Department of Health immunization requirements in Texas Elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education. This requirement applies to all children in care.
1. You must have a copy of the child’s complete immunization record by the date of admission
2. Admission of a child who is not current on immunizations may attend daycare for up to 30 days if the parent can provide written documentation from a health-care professional that the child has received at least one immunization in each series required for that age child, and a statement of when the reaming required immunizations will be completed
ACCEPTABLE RECORD INCLUDES:
· Immunization record must be validated by a physician or other health care professional with a signature or rubber stamp
· Child’s name and birth date
· The number of doses and vaccine type
· The month, day and year the child received each vaccination
TUBERCULOSIS TESTING REQUIREMENT:
TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OR LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITY REQUIRES TUBERCULOSIS TESTING FOR CHILDREN IN CHILD CARE CENTER DOCUMENTATION TO INDICATE THAT EACH CHILD IN DAYCARE IS FREE OF ACTIVE TUBERCULOSIS.
VISION AND HEARING SCREENING:
Children who are four years or older and enrolled in daycare will be screened for vision and hearing problems within 120 days of enrollment, or evidence must be submitted of screening conducted one year prior to enrollment:
· Each child who is in the first, third, fifth, or seventh grade must complete a screening or examination within the school year
· A signed statement form the parent that the child’s screening records are current and on file at the school the child attends away from the center – the statement must be dated and include the name, address, and telephone number of the school
