Effective August 4, 2025, attendance tracking began. Please ensure that your child is clocked in and out daily at the child care center. Failure to record attendance may result in termination of your child care benefits. We appreciate your attention to this important matter.
Effective January 13, 2025, we have upgraded our child care scholarship application to a new statewide system, Child Care Connection (TX3C). If you are currently receiving a child care scholarship, you must register in KinderConnect to continue receiving updates and important messages regarding your CCS services. For instructions on how to register, please go to: KinderConnect Parent Registration .
If you are interested in a CCS scholarship, you can apply to the waitlist by going to Texas Child Care Connection at https://childcare.twc.texas.gov/find/register?mode=signup
Families who meet one of the following Priority of Service Groups, may qualify for priority waitlist status subject to availability of funds:
- 1st Group: Choices, TANF, SNAP E&T, Transitional
- 2nd Group: Children who need/receive protective services, children of qualified veteran or spouse, foster youth, homeless, military deployed, teen parents, children with disabilities, and children of child care workers
Resources
Training for Parents
Children are the most valuable asset; therefore it is essential that you become good 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
Click and 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.
- Once in the program, how often do you recertify services?
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
- If my information changes before then, do I need to report it?
Yes. Parents shall report within 14 calendar days of the occurrence, the following:
- 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
- Changes in work or attendance at a job training or educational program not considered to be temporary changes, and
- 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.
- What is the parent's cost for the child care?
Your share of cost is based on your family size, income, and the number of children receiving child care service. If you are in training, and have no income then CCS will pay the full cost of care.
- How does my provider get paid?
Providers are always paid while there is an active referral/authorization in the system. Providers should be checking KinderConnect regularly to make sure referrals/authorizations are still in place and parents are entering attendance.
- I am self-employed, what is needed for verify eligibility?
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.
- I can't afford my parent fee, do you offer any help?
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.
- What if my child cannot attend the provider?
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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