Texas Day Care Director Annual 24 Hours (self-paced)
A 24-hour self-instructional course for Texas child care center directors. The course distributes time across the required director-training subjects and enforces minimum engaged time for every lesson.
Who this course is for
Texas child day care center directors.
A nursing license is not required merely to take this course. State designation qualifications may include separate education, experience, or professional-license requirements.
- Clock hours
- 24.0
- Format
- Self-paced online
- Final assessment
- 75 questions
- Course price
- $89
What you will be prepared to do
These outcomes come directly from the reviewed course modules. They describe what the instruction teaches, not a promise that course completion alone qualifies someone for a position or license.
- Explain what 26 TAC 746.1311 requires for the child development training block, who may provide the training under 746.1317, and how the director's duties under 746.1003 and the training rules in 746.1301 to 746.1315 apply to the people the director supervises.
- Explain how Texas Family Code 261.001 defines abuse, neglect, and exploitation and how Chapters 745 and 746 use those definitions.
- Explain abusive head trauma, why infant crying is its most common trigger, and the coping steps and coverage plans that prevent it.
- Explain the director's duties under 26 TAC 746.1003 and 746.1011, the management hours required by 746.1311(f), and how to arrange the director's week so employees are supervised.
- Identify where Chapter 746 sets the health and wellness duties of a child-care center director and build a calendar and ownership plan for records, policies, inspections and certifications.
How the course works
The passing score is 80%. Questions and answer choices are randomized. After three failed attempts, you review the missed modules before receiving another randomized attempt set.
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Complete the lessons
Work through each lesson and complete the required engaged seat time. Progress saves as you go.
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Use the knowledge checks
Each module includes ungraded practice with immediate explanations and unlimited retries.
- 3
Take the final assessment
The assessment is untimed, saves your answers, and remains resumable for 24 hours after your last activity.
- 4
Receive your certificate
After you pass and complete the required identity step, AdminClear issues the certificate and adds it to your account record.
Complete course outline
Open any module to see its main objective, lesson count, practice-question count, time allocation, and governing requirement.
Module 1Child growth and development, guidance, curriculum, teacher-child interaction, and children with special needs
Explain what 26 TAC 746.1311 requires for the child development training block, who may provide the training under 746.1317, and how the director's duties under 746.1003 and the training rules in 746.1301 to 746.1315 apply to the people the director supervises.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 746.1311(b): at least six clock hours of annual training in child growth and development, guidance and discipline, age-appropriate activities and curriculum, teacher-child interaction, or care of children with special needs
Module 2Prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment
Explain how Texas Family Code 261.001 defines abuse, neglect, and exploitation and how Chapters 745 and 746 use those definitions.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 746.1311(c): at least one clock hour of the director's annual training must focus on prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, including factors indicating a child is at risk for abuse or neglect, warning signs that a child may be a victim, procedures for reporting child abuse or neglect, and community organizations with training programs for employees, children, and parents.
Module 3Shaken baby syndrome, safe sleep practices, and brain development
Explain abusive head trauma, why infant crying is its most common trigger, and the coping steps and coverage plans that prevent it.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 746.1311(d): if the center provides care for children younger than 24 months of age, one hour of the director's annual training must cover recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and understanding early childhood brain development.
Module 4Management and leadership for child-care directors
Explain the director's duties under 26 TAC 746.1003 and 746.1011, the management hours required by 746.1311(f), and how to arrange the director's week so employees are supervised.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 746.1311(f): a director with five or fewer years as a designated director completes at least six clock hours in management techniques, leadership, or staff supervision; more than five years, at least three
Module 5Health, safety, emergencies, families and professional practice in child care
Identify where Chapter 746 sets the health and wellness duties of a child-care center director and build a calendar and ownership plan for records, policies, inspections and certifications.
- practice questions
- 4
- Requirement covered
- 26 TAC 746.1311 and 746.1309(f): the remaining annual hours come from topics relevant to the age of the children in care
What happens after you pass
Certificate issuance is separate from the assessment score. Required seat time, module completion, a passing assessment, and identity verification must all be present.
- Download the certificate PDF in English or Spanish when that course language is available.
- The certificate records the course, clock hours, start date, completion date, trainer, provider, and certificate number.
- An issued certificate includes a signed QR link to its public verification record.
- The agency record and training requirements recalculate after issuance.
Published course description
Published October 15, 2026. This course description and the Refund Policy are published before Texas sales are enabled.
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