Parents and Child Care Scholarships

Childcare-related matters can and often do affect the daily routine of parents in the workplace. Finding a way to pay for childcare so that parents can keep their jobs or train for better jobs, is a constant challenge for many working families. Workforce Solutions provides childcare scholarshipsfor parents who are looking for work, working, and/or going to school.

Parents applying for childcare scholarships who are working, going to school and/or looking for work may be added to a waiting list, if funds are limited. When we have a waiting list, the wait time for childcare scholarships averages 6-9 months.

Required Information

When applying for child care aid, you will need the following information:

For a complete list of acceptable documentation, click here.

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Waitlist Application (Pre-qualification)

		We are currently experiencing an influx of child care scholarship applications. To better serve you, we have implemented a waiting list to help us manage these applications. Families will be placed in line, based on the date the application was received.
		Pre-qualification form English		Pre-qualification form Español

Choosing a Child care Provider

Find the right option for you and your family!

Workforce Solutions partners with Collaborative for Children to help you find quality child care options. Search online or call 713.600.1234. Collaborative for Children's team of Parent Educators/Consultants offers complimentary phone consultations, child care referrals and guides parents to a wide array of appropriate resources. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services site offers information on Child Care Licensing, Standards & Regulations and

Low-Income Child Care Parents may be eligible for 12 months of subsidized child care assistance, if your household is at or below 85% SMI (see income guidelines) for their family size AND engaged in training, education, and/or a combination of employment activities for a minimum of: 25 hours per week for a single-parent family, or 50 hours per week combined for a two-parent family.

Initial Job Search Child Care

If underemployed and/or unemployed, parents may be eligible for an initial 3 months of child care eligibility while searching for full-time employment. Parents must self-attest their need for job search child care and that their family income is at or below 85 percent SMI (see
income guidelines).

At the end of the initial 3 months of eligibility, if the family still does not meet minimum employment activity requirements, care will be
terminated. If the family does not exceed income guidelines AND meets the minimum employment participation requirements (as listed below)
within 3 months of initial eligibility, eligibility will continue for a total of 12 months, inclusive of the 3-month initial job search period.

• 25 hours per week for a single-parent family, in which at least 12 hours are in employment or
• 50 hours combined per week for a two-parent family, in which at least 25 combined hours are in employment

Find a provider near you

Contact us today to learn more about how Workforce Solutions can help you!

Support Center Contact Information: Monday - Friday between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. Workforce Solutions-Financial Aid Support Center 713.334.5980 SupportCenter@wrksolutions.com

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