Child Care Parents

Financial Aid for Child Care Services

Finding the right place and people to care for your child while you work or go to school is a very important decision…and we are here to help!

Workforce Solutions North Texas Child Care Services is a federally funded program that affords some relief from the high cost of quality child care. The Texas Workforce Commission is the state agency that oversees Workforce Solutions North Texas.

Our program offers a network of quality child care facilities throughout the North Texas service area.

The Child Care Services (CCS) program helps eligible Texas families pay for child care with scholarships. To learn more, click here!

To apply for the CCS program, start your application by clicking here!

View the Workforce Solutions North Texas-area Child Care Provider List by clicking here!

Child Care Services (CCS) Overview

The Child Care Services (CCS) program helps eligible Texas families pay for child care with scholarships so families can go to work, search for work, and attend school or job training.

Basic Eligibility

There are basic eligibility requirements for the CCS program that include:

Living in Texas
The child is under the age of 13 (or 19 with a disability)
The child is a U.S. citizen or has legal immigration status

There are additional work, school, initial job search, training, and income requirements to be eligible for the CCS program. To learn about the CCS program eligibility requirements, click here.

Income Limits

Families with CCS scholarships pay a portion of the child care cost.

To view the current CCS income limits, the parent share of cost chart, and a cost calculator, click here.

Eligible CCS Program Providers

Families can choose any provider that accepts CCS. The following types of child care providers are eligible to serve children in the CCS program:

Licensed child care centers
Licensed child care homes
Registered child care homes
Relative care (when permitted)

To learn more about the types of child care providers that are eligible to serve children in the CCS program, click here.

To search for a provider, click here.

Parent Rights and Responsibilities

To view the Parent Rights and Responsibilities form or common CCS program forms, click here.

Families requesting a transfer from one child care provider to another must begin the process at least two weeks in advance. For more information about CCS program provider transfers, click here.

It’s important for all children in the CCS program to regularly attend and report attendance. All CCS providers have attendance rules. For more information, click here.

Temporary Child Care Assistance Available For Job Seekers

Child Care Services are available to parents who do not meet the minimum work hours required for child care eligibility but who need child care in order to search for work that will meet the minimum employment activity requirements. Parents will be given three months of initial eligibility for child care in order to obtain employment of a minimum of 25 hours per week for a single-parent family and a combined 50 hours per week for a two-parent family. If at the end of the three months of initial eligibility you still do not meet the minimum employment activity requirements as stated above, care will be denied.

If you have questions or are interested in being referred to our Workforce Center staff for job search resources, please call 940.723.8774.

Waitlist and Application Status

There is currently a CCS program waitlist. Waiting times vary but generally range from six months to a year. Families are pulled from the CCS program waitlist every week during open enrollment.

Texas Rising Star

Texas Rising Star is a quality rating and improvement system for eligible child care programs. To learn more, including information on the child care provider criteria and requirements to achieve certification status, click here.

To view a list of child care providers that meet quality indicators, click here.

Important Notice!

Our team is available to serve you by phone, email and online whenever possible, but in-person meetings will be conducted as needed. We are open Monday-Friday, from 8AM to 5PM.

Please continue to submit paperwork and any other documentation by:

Utilizing this portal to upload your documents,
Emailing paperwork and documents to your case manager,
Faxing your information to our office @ 940-723-1818, or
Dropping paperwork off in our drop box located by the front door of entrance 2 of the Galaxy Center (4309 Old Jacksboro Hwy, Wichita Falls, TX 76302)

Additional Information

2-1-1 Texas

2-1-1 Texas offers access to community resources such as food, housing, and health services. To learn more, click here.

Developmental Screening and Early Intervention

To learn about the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) program, click here.

To learn about developmental screening services through Part B and Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), visit Early Childhood Texas by clicking here.

To access developmental screening resources, click here.

Health and Safety Information

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child Care Regulation (CCR) has health and safety requirements for child care providers, including infectious disease prevention, building safety standards, provider training, and provider regulatory compliance history.

To learn about the requirements, how to find your local HHSC CCR office, and to check the compliance history of a provider, click here.

Parenting Classes & Family Support Resources

To find local parenting classes or family support resources, click here.

Prekindergarten Partnerships

Pre-k partnerships are when schools team up with high-quality childcare programs to help teach and care for children. To learn more about pre-k partnerships, click here.

Texas School Ready

Texas School Ready is a comprehensive early childhood teacher training program combining a research-based, state-adopted curriculum with ongoing professional development and progress monitoring tools. The goal of this program is to help children prepare to enter school. To learn more about Texas School Ready, click here.

Child Care Parent Portal Upload

Upload documentation here. If you have any questions, call the Child Care office at 940-723-8774.

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