As you already know from having read this blog: State of Texas Childcare Licensing Representatives, and especially District Directors, have far too much power and have absolutely no checks and balances.
One thing that is deeply disturbing is that a District Director, who may be a racist, a sadist or have the emotional maturity of a 3 year old
(or all of the above!), can have a children's daycare closed even if a District Judge rules in the daycares favor in obtaining a temporary restraining order against Childcare Licensing regarding a revocation of a daycares license to operate.
As occurred with us, Adrienne Driggers ordered all of the children to be removed from our care on the same day that she ordered our daycare to close. The State of Texas Administrative Code states that daycare operators must be allowed time to obtain a temporary restraining order unless that daycare poses an imminent threat to children. This sounds like a good thing for the public until you realize how this is applied. A Childcare Licensing District Director can simply state that a daycare poses an imminent threat to children without having to provide any proof. Please recall how Adrienne Driggers ordered the immediate closing of my daycare in San Antonio when my wife spoke with a parent about a sale at an HEB Plus grocery store. I am sure you also are aware that she did absolutely nothing to Bethune daycare in Corpus Christi when a little Hispanic boy was killed when a television fell on top of him.
Very briefly I will state that to obtain a temporary restraining order you must be able to obtain an attorney at a moments notice which is incredibly difficult as attorneys do not advertise that they can help daycares in matters against the State, the attorney must then draw up the documentation to provide the judge, you must then go before a judge and hope that he grants you the temporary restraining order. The most time that you can expect from Childcare Licensing is three days and they consider an entire day even if they notify you in the afternoon! Should the judge rule in your favor the District Director will still be able to close your daycare by cutting off the State's funding of your daycare.
By ordering all of the children in your daycare to immediately transfer elsewhere you will not be able to re-enroll those children if they are on a governmental program that pays for their tuition. If your daycare's operations are deeply dependent on this funding, Childcare Licensing will be able to close your daycare by making it impossible for you to cover your expenses. This is even if the courts and the public agree with you.
There are a number of things that you can do protect yourself from the abuses of Childcare Licensing: 1) Do not have a Spanish surname as the State of Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Childcare Licensing Division clearly has a double standard of applying the rules and regulations. 2) Do not operate a daycare in low-income areas as a high percentage of your enrollment of children on governmental assistance will make you an easy target. This would pose huge repercussions to low income families particularly among geographic areas compromising of Black and Hispanic children . 3) Do not open a children's daycare in Texas. I am certain that as more people discover how corrupt Adrienne Driggers and Childcare Licensing operate fewer people will be willing to open children's daycares in Texas. Fewer children's daycares will no doubt lead to a massive spike in child abuse cases in Texas. This is why we believe that Adrienne Driggers must be terminated immediately as the longer she remains with unfettered power the lives of tens of thousands of children are at risk. 4) If you truly wish to open a business that caters to children in Texas, open a business that thank God are not under the jurisdiction of DFPS Childcare Licensing. Examples include: gymnastics, karate, and tutoring. 5) DEMAND that the Texas Legislature make a massive overhaul and reduce the powers of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
If you have already become a victim of Childcare Licensing you can move to another State where the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services does not have jurisdiction. So if you get placed on the State of Texas Central Registry or your daycare gets closed without justification you can still open a daycare in another state and not have the Central Registry issue or the revocation of your license to operate follow you.
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