Provider Information

Child Care Assistance

Workforce Solutions of West Central Texas Child Care Services (CCS) offers child care assistance to help qualifying families pay their child care expenses so they can work, go to school, attend a training program, or look for a job. Once a family has been determined eligible for services, the task of finding a child care provider that best fits the family’s needs begins.

Child Care Provider Options

CCS offers 2 child care provider options to families - regulated care and relative care. Regulated care is care provided by a home or facility that is either licensed or registered by the Texas Health and Human Services. Relative care is care provided by a close family relative of the child(ren) for whom care is being authorized. Visit our How to Become A Child Care Provider page for more information.

Absence Reporting

A report must be submitted when a child in care is absent for five (5) consecutive days. The online form should be submitted to CCS within 24 hours of the occurrence.

Non-Payment Reporting

Providers must report non-payments from parents monthly using this online form.

Child Care Provider Resources

Support for your child care business, tools for early childhood learning, guides, resources, and more. Not to mention training opportunities for contracted providers!

Texas Rising Star

Texas Rising Star is a quality rating and improvement system for Texas early childhood programs. All center based and home based child care providers in Texas can apply to participate in Texas Rising Star if they meet certain eligibility criteria. Programs that participate in Texas Rising Star meet higher quality standards than many other child care programs.