Ccms williamson county application

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Resources

Learn about Quality Child Care

Learn about Child Care Licensing rules, find a provider, view inspection reports

List of Rural Capital Area contracted Child Care Providers

Learn about Developmental Screenings for Your Child

Texas Child Care Availability Portal

Find child care that meets your needs. Search for care near home, school, work, etc. Search by your child's age and get detailed information about each provider.
childcare.texas.gov

Workforce Centers

If you need to find employment, want a new job, or need job training, please visit a Workforce Solutions Center near you. If you are receiving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and need to find employment, you may be eligible for priority funding that enables you to find employment. Stop by and see all the services the centers have to offer. Click here to find a location.

Learn about Additional Resources in your community

Military families

211 Texas

Programs for People with Disabilities

Texas Workforce Commission State Child Care Rule: Texas Administrative Code (TAC) 809

Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area Child Care Board Policy

WSRCA Texas Rising Star: Parent Orientation

Training for Parents

Children are the most valuable asset.

Therefore it is essential that you become informed consumers of services that support you and your family.

Help Your Child Succeed in Preschool: Build the Habit of Good Attendance

Early School Success goes hand in hand with good attendance!

For more information go to www.attendanceworks.org

Frequently Asked Questions

Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about the CCS program.

• Is this a secure website?

Yes, we have ensured that this site meets all of the Texas Workforce Commission security requirements.

• Each adult in the household must be working and/or in school/training or a combination of these an average of 25 hours a week over a review period or actively looking for employment.
• Job Search Child Care: If a parent or step-parent, meets eligiblity criteria except averaging 25 hours per week of work, school or training hours, 3 months of job search child care may be available. Parents may self-attest their need for job search child care to actively seek employment and that their family income is below 85 percent of the state median income, if it applies. If after 3 months of job search child care, documented employment eligiblity hours are not met, child care will end. Job Search Child Care is only available to job seekers, not to begin school or training.

With the exception of parents who are homeless, eligibility for services is re-determined no sooner than 12 months. This Is following the initial determination or most recent re-determination.

Parents who are homeless are reviewed 3 months following Initial determination, if all eligibility requirements are not verified at initial determination

1. Changes in family income or family size that would cause the family to exceed 85 percent of state median income for a family of the same size, and
2. Changes in work or attendance at a job training or educational program not considered to be temporary changes, and
3. any change in family residence, primary phone number or email (if available).

The parent share of cost is based on family size, family income, number of children needing care, and type of care needed. The parent share of cost is paid to the provider on the first business day of each month.

• How does my provider get paid?

Through the attendance that you record via your Child Care Automated Attendance (CCAA) card. The information is uploaded to our state system and the provider is paid.

Parents must have been in business for themselves for at least three prior full months of date of initial determination. Parents must submit three full months of verifiable documentation of the business. Such documentation is revenue and expense statements, quarterly tax records, business licenses, tax identification number.

Parents must pay their share of the child care costs to the provider on the first business day of each month. Providers may end the child care service if a parent does not pay the parent share of cost. Parents with extenuating circumstances that negatively impact their family’s self-sufficiency may have their circumstances reviewed for a possible one month reduction in the parent share of cost.

Parents must ensure that the child attends on a regular basis. The attendance must be consistent with the child’s authorization for enrollment. Children who are not in attendance for 1) five consecutive days during the month, 2) ten total absences during a month, or 3) sixty-five total absences over a 12 month period may result in suspension of care or ending of service at the end of the first 12 months. You may be able to reapply for services until after another 12 months.

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