Staff Resources
Child-Care Licensing Division
Minimum Standards for School-Age and Before or After-School Programs
Child-Care Licensing Certificate - Jan Cleere - Owner/Director
Child-Care Licensing Certificate - Kristi Murrell - Program Director



Child-Care Licensing - JAA Certificate
Child-Care Licensing Certificate - Tiffanie Stevens
JAA Site Director
Director Responsibilities
Weekly Checklist
Imagination Zone (IZONE) has been approved by DPHHS childcare to use the areas listed below for each elementary campus:
Lunchroom, Gym, Library, Computer Labs, and Playground
Administrative Duties
Administrative tasks involve processing enrollments, keeping individual student attendance and payment records. You will be responsible for keeping all students' files up to date including medical and emergency contact information, and records of any behavioral incidents.
Managing Staff
You will be responsible for the staff attendance and work schedule (including earlier dismissal schedule and summer meetings) and ensure guidelines for ratios of staff to student are met. You also will be responsible for oversight of menu creation and snack shopping.
Instructional Duties
You are responsible for overseeing the activities and curriculum used in our program. You will also provide ideas for training for the staff. You may often need to fill in for staff when there is no substitute available.
Communicating with Parents
It is your responsibility to deal with parental concerns and questions and convey any policy changes to parents. You will talk with parents regarding behavioral concerns, injuries or other incidents that occur during the operational hours of our program. It is also your responsibility for billing and collecting payments for services.
Compliance Duties
You will ensure that our program is in full compliance with all licensing and safety regulations. You will update licensing paperwork and schedule any needed inspections. You will keep records on all staff members to ensure the records are in compliance with licensing and continuing education requirements. You will be responsible for fire and disaster preparedness drills as required by law and have written policies and plans for dealing with various types of emergencies in our program.
Required Forms

Childcare Forms
Form 2971 Background check: Send this form to Kristi Murrell, and she’ll pass it along to me. Once I’ve entered the information into the Texas Health and Human Services Child system (HHSC), you’ll get an email with details on how to schedule your fingerprint check.
Copy of Transcript/Diploma/GED
Copy of Driver’s License and SS Card
After completing all five forms listed above, you will receive an invitation to attend an orientation and pre-service training session with Kristi Murrell. She will assist you in filling out Form - Personnel Information Record (2947) and will also provide you with CCL Form 7250, which outlines the requirements for your annual 24-hour training for Texas HHSC.
Verification of First Aid & CPR—KISD provides in-person training each year during staff development days. Izone will reimburse any cost.
Payroll Forms
Imagination Zone uses ADP as its payroll system to process monthly payments. ADP features an Employee Access section where you can manage your direct deposits and review your monthly pay information.
Once your information has been added to the ADP system, you will receive a "Welcome" email from Payroll Security at www.adp.com. Please follow the six easy steps provided to complete your Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9), W-4 form, and direct deposit information.
Child Care Training Requirements
Minimum Standards Requirement 744.1301
Your pre-service & orientation for employees must include at least the following:
(1) An overview of the minimum standards
(2) An overview of operational policies, including discipline and guidance practices and procedures for the release of children.
(3) An overview regarding the prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment including:
(A) Factors indicating a child is at risk of abuse or neglect.
(B) Warning signs indicating a child may be a victim of abuse or neglect.
(C) Procedures for reporting child abuse or neglect
(4) An overview of the procedures to follow in handling emergencies, which includes sharing the emergency preparedness plan with all employees. Emergencies may include fire, explosion, tornado, toxic fumes, volatile persons, and severe injury or illness of a child or adult.
(5) The location and use of fire extinguishers and first-aid equipment.
(6) Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction
(7) Understanding building and physical premises safety, including identification and protection from hazards that can cause bodily injury such as electrical hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic.
Online Child Care Training Requirements
All staff members must complete 24 training hours plus CPR/First Aid each year.
Program & Site Directors must complete 30 training hours plus CPR/First Aid each year.
Online Training - Steps to follow to complete training requirements:
First, follow the link - Texas A&M AgriLife Child Care Texas A&M AgriLife Online Course Categories
Click Texas Annual Training - The Texas Annual Training suite includes twelve online courses (20 hours) specially selected to meet the majority of the annual professional development requirements from Texas Child Care Regulation, five of which are currently offered for free.
Click on the training courses you want to purchase including the free courses and add them to your cart.
Once you check-out the site will ask you to create an account or log in. If it is your first time on the site, you will need to create an account.
IMPORTANT: The courses that need to be taken annually:
Minimum Standards in Child Care,
Safety and Supervision, Positive Guidance,
How to Care for Children with Food Allergies,
Child Abuse and Neglect,
Emergency Preparedness and Preventing Communicable Diseases,
Positive Guidance,
Child growth and development,
Age-appropriate curriculum,
Serving children with special care needs,
Please complete 24 hours of training total. Remember all the staff development hours you receive for the school district can be used toward your required training with childcare. All you need to do is complete the training information on the childcare form 7250. You can provide a certificate if one is available. *Please note that five courses listed on the Texas A&M AgriLife website are free. You will also complete a yearly 2-hour pre-service training in August provided by the program director at no cost.
Due Dates and Information:
Please complete training requirements by August 1st, 2024
Late July or early August your Site Director will have you complete your employee paperwork for the 2024-2025 school year.
Our Program Director, Kristie Murrell will be scheduling an in-person orientation (Pre-service training) before school starts that she will ask that you attend. You will receive a 2-hour certificate that you can use toward your required hours.
All CPR and First Aid certificates will be completed by August 1st, 2024. CPR & First Aid - online course https://www.nationalcprfoundation.com/