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Texas Child Care Administrator Licensing Exam — 100 Original Practice Questions
Licensing & Regulatory Framework (1–20)
1. Under Texas Human Resources Code §42.001, what is the primary purpose of child-care
licensing?
A) To maximize operational profits for child-care facilities
B) To standardize educational curricula across all programs
C) To protect the health, safety, and well-being of children in care
D) To reduce regulatory burden on child-care providers
Answer: C. The Texas Human Resources Code explicitly states that the purpose of child-care
licensing is to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children. All minimum standards
and regulations are grounded in this fundamental objective .
2. Which Texas state agency is responsible for regulating child-care operations and child-
placing agencies?
A) Texas Education Agency (TEA)
B) Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
C) Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) – Child Care Regulation (CCR)
D) Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Answer: C. HHSC, through its Child Care Regulation (CCR) division, is responsible for licensing
and regulating child-care operations and child-placing agencies. CCR enforces Minimum
Standards and conducts inspections .
3. What type of facility requires a full Child-Care Administrator's License (CCAL)?
A) A licensed family home
B) A general residential operation (GRO)
C) A registered child-care home
D) A summer day camp
Answer: B. A full CCAL is required for administrators of general residential operations
(including residential treatment centers). Family homes and registered homes have different
requirements .
4. Under 26 TAC §745.8901, a child-care administrator is defined as a person who:
A) Owns the facility
B) Supervises and exercises direct control over a general residential operation and is
responsible for programs and personnel
C) Works part-time
D) Volunteers at the facility
Answer: B. A child-care administrator supervises and exercises direct control over a general
residential child-care operation or residential treatment center and is responsible for the
operation's programs and personnel .
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5. How long is a full Child-Care Administrator's License (CCAL) valid in Texas?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Answer: B. A full CCAL is valid for two years. For the license to continue to be valid, it must
be renewed every two years before the expiration date .
6. What is the application fee for a Child-Care Administrator's License?
A) $50
B) $75
C) $100
D) $150
Answer: C. A complete application must include an application fee of $100 .
7. To qualify for a full CCAL, an applicant must have how much full-time experience in
management or supervision?
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
Answer: B. To qualify for a full CCAL, you must have one year of full-time experience in
management or supervision of personnel and programs .
8. What educational qualification is required for a full CCAL?
A) High school diploma only
B) Master's or doctoral degree, OR bachelor's degree and two years' full-time experience in
child care
C) Associate's degree only
D) No education required
Answer: B. The educational qualifications include a master's or doctoral degree, or a
bachelor's degree and two years' full-time experience in child care or a closely related field .
9. Who must submit a notarized affidavit documenting background information?
A) Only the administrator
B) All applicants for an administrator's license
C) Only staff
D) No one
Answer: B. A complete application must include a notarized affidavit documenting
background information on a form provided by HHSC .
10. How many professional references must a complete application include?
A) One
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B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: C. A complete application must include three references: two professional
references and one employer reference that documents supervisory experience .
11. What does the employer reference need to verify?
A) Only the applicant's name
B) One year of management or supervisory experience
C) The applicant's salary
D) The applicant's college grades
Answer: B. The employer reference must document one year of management or supervisory
experience as described in §745.8919 .
12. Under 26 TAC §745.8919, experience as a foster parent:
A) Qualifies for the management experience requirement
B) Does not qualify for the management experience requirement
C) Qualifies only for child-placing agencies
D) Qualifies only for residential operations
Answer: B. Experience as a foster parent, adoptive parent, or any other type of caregiver or
staff person in an agency home does not meet the requirements .
13. What supervision responsibilities must the one year of experience include?
A) Only assigning duties
B) Assigning duties, hiring, disciplining, rewarding, approving leave requests, and conducting
formal employee evaluations
C) Only hiring
D) Only conducting evaluations
Answer: B. The supervision responsibilities must include assigning duties, hiring, disciplining,
rewarding, approving leave requests, and conducting formal employee evaluations .
14. A "provisional" Child-Care Administrator's License may be issued when:
A) The applicant meets all requirements
B) The applicant does not meet the one year of management experience required for a full
CCAL
C) The applicant has a criminal record
D) The applicant is under 18
Answer: B. An applicant who does not meet the one year of management or supervisory
experience required may qualify for a provisional CCAL .
15. What is the minimum age to become a licensed child-care administrator in Texas?
A) 16 years
B) 18 years
Texas Child Care Administrator Licensing Exam — 100 Original Practice Questions
Licensing & Regulatory Framework (1–20)
1. Under Texas Human Resources Code §42.001, what is the primary purpose of child-care
licensing?
A) To maximize operational profits for child-care facilities
B) To standardize educational curricula across all programs
C) To protect the health, safety, and well-being of children in care
D) To reduce regulatory burden on child-care providers
Answer: C. The Texas Human Resources Code explicitly states that the purpose of child-care
licensing is to protect the health, safety, and well-being of children. All minimum standards
and regulations are grounded in this fundamental objective .
2. Which Texas state agency is responsible for regulating child-care operations and child-
placing agencies?
A) Texas Education Agency (TEA)
B) Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
C) Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) – Child Care Regulation (CCR)
D) Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
Answer: C. HHSC, through its Child Care Regulation (CCR) division, is responsible for licensing
and regulating child-care operations and child-placing agencies. CCR enforces Minimum
Standards and conducts inspections .
3. What type of facility requires a full Child-Care Administrator's License (CCAL)?
A) A licensed family home
B) A general residential operation (GRO)
C) A registered child-care home
D) A summer day camp
Answer: B. A full CCAL is required for administrators of general residential operations
(including residential treatment centers). Family homes and registered homes have different
requirements .
4. Under 26 TAC §745.8901, a child-care administrator is defined as a person who:
A) Owns the facility
B) Supervises and exercises direct control over a general residential operation and is
responsible for programs and personnel
C) Works part-time
D) Volunteers at the facility
Answer: B. A child-care administrator supervises and exercises direct control over a general
residential child-care operation or residential treatment center and is responsible for the
operation's programs and personnel .
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5. How long is a full Child-Care Administrator's License (CCAL) valid in Texas?
A) 1 year
B) 2 years
C) 3 years
D) 5 years
Answer: B. A full CCAL is valid for two years. For the license to continue to be valid, it must
be renewed every two years before the expiration date .
6. What is the application fee for a Child-Care Administrator's License?
A) $50
B) $75
C) $100
D) $150
Answer: C. A complete application must include an application fee of $100 .
7. To qualify for a full CCAL, an applicant must have how much full-time experience in
management or supervision?
A) 6 months
B) 1 year
C) 2 years
D) 3 years
Answer: B. To qualify for a full CCAL, you must have one year of full-time experience in
management or supervision of personnel and programs .
8. What educational qualification is required for a full CCAL?
A) High school diploma only
B) Master's or doctoral degree, OR bachelor's degree and two years' full-time experience in
child care
C) Associate's degree only
D) No education required
Answer: B. The educational qualifications include a master's or doctoral degree, or a
bachelor's degree and two years' full-time experience in child care or a closely related field .
9. Who must submit a notarized affidavit documenting background information?
A) Only the administrator
B) All applicants for an administrator's license
C) Only staff
D) No one
Answer: B. A complete application must include a notarized affidavit documenting
background information on a form provided by HHSC .
10. How many professional references must a complete application include?
A) One
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B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
Answer: C. A complete application must include three references: two professional
references and one employer reference that documents supervisory experience .
11. What does the employer reference need to verify?
A) Only the applicant's name
B) One year of management or supervisory experience
C) The applicant's salary
D) The applicant's college grades
Answer: B. The employer reference must document one year of management or supervisory
experience as described in §745.8919 .
12. Under 26 TAC §745.8919, experience as a foster parent:
A) Qualifies for the management experience requirement
B) Does not qualify for the management experience requirement
C) Qualifies only for child-placing agencies
D) Qualifies only for residential operations
Answer: B. Experience as a foster parent, adoptive parent, or any other type of caregiver or
staff person in an agency home does not meet the requirements .
13. What supervision responsibilities must the one year of experience include?
A) Only assigning duties
B) Assigning duties, hiring, disciplining, rewarding, approving leave requests, and conducting
formal employee evaluations
C) Only hiring
D) Only conducting evaluations
Answer: B. The supervision responsibilities must include assigning duties, hiring, disciplining,
rewarding, approving leave requests, and conducting formal employee evaluations .
14. A "provisional" Child-Care Administrator's License may be issued when:
A) The applicant meets all requirements
B) The applicant does not meet the one year of management experience required for a full
CCAL
C) The applicant has a criminal record
D) The applicant is under 18
Answer: B. An applicant who does not meet the one year of management or supervisory
experience required may qualify for a provisional CCAL .
15. What is the minimum age to become a licensed child-care administrator in Texas?
A) 16 years
B) 18 years
