 
Care Courses are self-instruction courses. Texas has the following requirements regarding self-instruction courses:
| Type of provider | Number of clock hours allowed from self-instruction courses (such as Care Courses) | 
| Caregivers and site directors in school-age programs. Caregivers and site directors in before or after-school programs. Caregivers in registered child care homes. | Up to 12 hours of annual training | 
| Operation directors and program directors in school-age and before or after-school programs. | Up to 16 hours of annual training | 
| Caregivers in child care centers. Substitute and assistant caregivers in a licensed childcare home. | Up to 19 hours of annual training | 
| Primary caregivers in child care homes. Directors in child care centers. | Up to 24 hours of annual training |