Child Care Services

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Child Care Services Angelica
Santacruz Program Specialist, Workforce
Policy Texas Workforce Commission
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Texas Workforce Commission

• TWC manages subsidized child care for the State
  of Texas. A support service for parents who work,
  attend school, or participate in job training,
  child care is administered regionally through 28
  Local Workforce Development Boards (Boards).
  Those eligible for child care assistance include
  children under the age of 13 whose parents are
  receiving or transitioning off public assistance,
  receiving or needing protective services, or
  whose families are low-income.
• http//www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/ccinfo.h
  tml

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Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) in Texas
U.S. Child Care Bureau
Texas Workforce Commission
28 Boards
Contractors
Parents
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TWC and Boards

• TWC is the lead agency for CCDF
• Child care funds are managed by Boards
• Boards set their own child care policy regarding
  parent fees, income eligibility within state and
  federal parameters, and provider rates
• Program collaboration occurs at the local level
• http//www.twc.state.tx.us/twcinfo/ccstateplan09.p
  df
• (Eff. 10/1/07)

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Board Policies for Child Care

• Assessment of a parent share of cost (fee)
• Family income limits
• Maximum reimbursement rates
• Frequency of eligibility determination
• Board priority groups
• Attendance standards and procedures
• Providers charging the difference between their
  published rate and the Boards reimbursement rate
• http//www.twc.state.tx.us/twcinfo/rules/20072008/
  07adopch809r.pdf (See Section 809.13)

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Sliding Fee Scale for Parents Share of Costs
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Sliding Fee Scale for Parents Share of
Costs(Continued)
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Sliding Fee Scale for Parents Share of
Costs(Continued)
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Sliding Fee Scale for Parents Share of
Costs(Continued)
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Board Income Limits for CCDF Eligibility
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Board Income Limits for CCDF Eligibility(Continue
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FPG DHHS Federal Poverty Guidelines SMI DHHS
Estimated State Median Income
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2008 Eligibility Code Card
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Footnotes
These income figures exceed 85 percent of SMI
for a family of the same size. Families at these
income levels are not eligible for CCDF-funded
child care. Gross income levels apply to all
child care services for customers who are
eligible, based on their income, and who are
served by Boards and their respective child care
contractors. Federal law requires that all
income limits remain at or below 85 percent of
SMI. In accordance with 45 C.F.R. 96.85, each
states estimated median income for a four-person
family is multiplied by the following percentages
to adjust for family size 52 percent for one
person, 68 percent for two persons, 84 percent
for three persons, 100 percent for four persons,
116 percent for five persons, and 132 percent for
six persons. For each additional family member
above six persons, add three percent to the
percentage for a six-person family (132), and
multiply the new percentage by the states
estimated median income for a four-person
family. NOTE Income amounts have been rounded
up at .5 and above. Sources United States
Department of Health and Human Services State
Median Income Estimate, Federal Register, Vol.
72, No. 59, published March 28, 2007 United
States Department of Health and Human Services
Poverty Guidelines, Federal Register, Vol. 72,
No. 15, published January 24, 2007
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LCCC Maximum Reimbursement Rates Effective Oct.
1, 2007
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LCCC Maximum Reimbursement Rates Effective Oct.
1, 2007
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Texas Rising Star Provider Certification
Texas Rising Star (TRS) Provider certification is
a process for improving the quality of child care
services provided in Texas. A TRS Provider is a
child care provider that has an agreement with a
Board's Child Care Contractor to serve
TWC-subsidized children and that voluntarily
meets requirements that exceed the State's
Minimum Licensing Standards for child care
facilities. The TRS Provider certification system
provides graduated levels of certification as
providers meet progressively higher certification
requirements. TRS providers receive a
reimbursement rate that is at least five percent
above the maximum reimbursement
rate. Certification as a TRS Provider is
available to Licensed Center, Licensed Group Day
Home, and Registered Family Home providers who
meet the certification criteria. The process
improves the quality of child care provided, not
only to TWC subsidized children, but to all
children enrolled in certified facilities.
http//www.twc.state.tx.us/svcs/childcare/provcer
t.html
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Average of Children Servedby Provider Type
(Per Day)
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Average of Children Servedin LCCC by Age (Per
Day)
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Eligible LCCC Providers

• A regulated child care provider that is
• licensed by DFPS
• licensed by the Texas Department of State Health
  Services as a youth day or
• operated and monitored by the U.S. military
  service.