# 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.1021: 26 TAC § 744.1021. What types of experience may count towards meeting director qualifications?, DIVISION 1. DIRECTOR

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## Section

- **Citation:** 26 Tex. Admin. Code § 744.1021
- **Heading:** 26 TAC § 744.1021. What types of experience may count towards meeting director qualifications?, DIVISION 1. DIRECTOR
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 26 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES / Part 1 HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION / Chapter 744 MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL-AGE AND BEFORE OR AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS / 26 TAC § 744.1021

## Text

(a) The following types of experience may be counted
 as experience:
(1) Experience as a director, assistant director, or
 caregiver working directly with children, obtained in any operation
 regulated by DFPS, whether paid or unpaid;
(2) Experience as a director, assistant director, or
 caregiver working directly with children in a licensed or certified
 operation in another state or country;
(3) One year experience providing skill-based instruction
 or as a caregiver in a recreational or youth development program,
 where children in pre-kindergarten through grade six are in care for
 at least two hours a day, three days a week;
(4) One year of full-time classroom teaching in a public
 or private accredited school in grades pre-kindergarten through grade
 six, during a customary school year;
(5) Substitute or part-time classroom teaching in a
 public or private accredited school in grades pre-kindergarten through
 grade six, if the total length of time adds up to one year of full-time
 teaching during a customary school year; or
(6) One year of post-graduate study in child development,
 early childhood education, or a closely related field.
(b) You must have obtained all work experience in a
 full-time capacity or its equivalent in a part-time capacity. Full-time
 is defined as 30 hours per week.

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