City of Amarillo, TX
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Environmental Health Group Care Contact Information
Contact Environmental Health for questions about Group Care information.
- General Program Manager Zachary Badrow
- email: zachary.badrow@amarillo.gov
Foster Home | Adoption Home | Child Care Center
The City of Amarillo Environmental Health Department ensures group care facilities comply with Subchapter R, Health Practices of the Texas Health and Human Services Minimum Standards.
◼ Click here to view the State of Texas Regulations Health and Human Services Minimum Standards.
Helpful Resources
◼ Click here to view Important Safety Rules To Teach Your Children, on the SafeHome.org website.
Group Care Center Procedures and Policies
Daycare facilities licensed by Texas Health and Human Services to care for seven or more children for less than 24 hours per day, at a location other than the permit holder’s home.
New facilities and centers that have changed owners must fill out the application form and pay the Day Care Center Permit Fee. Click here to view fee schedule.
◼ Click here to apply for a Permit to Operate a Group Care Center.
Foster/Adopt Care Procedures and Policies
When children can't live safely at home and no appropriate non-custodial parent, relative, or close family friend is willing and able to care for them, the court can give temporary legal possession to CPS. CPS temporarily places these children in foster care. Foster care settings include:
- Foster family homes
- Foster family group homes
- Residential group care facilities
- Facilities overseen by another state agency
Foster care is meant to be temporary until a permanent living arrangement is found. However, it can become permanent, usually when a foster parent adopts or accepts permanent managing conservatorship of a child.
The City of Amarillo Environmental Health Department ensures a safe living environment for children in foster care by offering an environmental inspection focusing on possible health and safety issues. Inspections are conducted by Environmental Health Technicians.
Every year, Foster Homes must fill out the application form and pay the Foster Home Inspection Fee. Click here to view fee schedule.
◼ Click here to apply for an Inspection for a Foster Home.