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Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area benefits families, providers and local communities by assisting parents with tuition assistance who are striving to become self-sufficient and by providing child care technical assistance and training to child care providers through Workforce Solutions, the Texas Workforce Commission's (TWC) Child Care Services (CCS) program in our nine-county area.

What are the qualifications for receiving financial assistance?

• 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

Yes. Parents shall report within 14 calendar days of the occurrence, the following:

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).

Failure to report these changes may result in fact finding being conducted for suspected fraud.

 

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.

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.