Protective day care is out-of-home care in licensed facilities, under contract with the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, and is provided to children for less than 24 hours at a time. Protective day care is provided to prevent or remedy child abuse or neglect by ensuring adequate care and supervision of children.

Source Note: The provisions of this §700.903 adopted to be effective October 31, 1984, 9 TexReg 5431; transferred effective September 1, 1992, as published in the Texas Register September 11, 1992, 17 TexReg 6279.