Child Care Services
Welcome to Child Care Services (CCS) for the Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas!
Child Care Services has three overarching goals. They are to:
(1) help parents pay for child care so that they may enter the workforce or complete their education/training,
(2) increase the professionalism of the early childhood workforce, and
(3) increase access to quality early learning programs designed to prepare children to succeed in school and beyond.
Explore our website to learn more about how CCS can help you!
Apply for Child Care Assistance |
Find Quality Child Care Providers |
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| Complete the Standard Child Care Application if you need child care and are looking for a job, working 25 hours a week, and/or enrolled in school or training. Parents who need child care in order to look for work are eligible for 90 days of child care. Make sure you choose one of the first two answer options in question six (6) of the application. Child Care will end if parent(s) do not meet the minimum activity requirement after three months of job searching. Please see the notice below about the launch of a new child care application system in September 2024. | The Texas Rising Star program is a quality-based system of child care providers participating in the Texas Workforce Commission’s subsidized child care program. TRS Certification is available to Licensed Center and Licensed and Registered Child Care Home providers who meet the certification criteria. The TRS Provider certification system offers three levels of certification (Two-Star, Three-Star, and Four-Star) to encourage providers to attain progressively higher levels of quality leading to a Four-Star level. | |||
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New Child Care Application System
Workforce Solutions for the Heart of Texas Child Care Services is transitioning to a new statewide childcare system on Sunday, September 1, 2024*. TWC extended the date from July 1 to September 1. Our current wait list application is still available until further notice.
Click the Sign Up for Updates button below to receive email updates about the new application system. TWC letters that were emailed to parents and childcare providers are also linked below. If you have questions, please email our CCS staff or contact your caseworker.
| Sign Up for Updates | TWC Letter to Parents | TWC Letter to Providers |
*This date is TWC’s anticipated date for the new application system to go live. Updates regarding potential changes to this date will be provided as they become available.
