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Child‑care providers tell TWC rollout and scholarship timelines are unclear after funding changes
Summary
Cara Waddell, CEO of Child Care Associates, told the Texas Workforce Commission that providers and parents are “frustrated and scared” after a state rollout the speaker called “TX3C” and an announced $100 million for the child‑care services program; she urged TWC to provide timely communication about who will be served and when.
Cara Waddell, president and chief executive officer of Child Care Associates in Fort Worth, told the Texas Workforce Commission that child‑care providers and parents in her region are “frustrated and scared” following a statewide rollout she described as “TX3C” and an announced $100,000,000 in additional funding for the child‑care services program.
Waddell said providers had reason to expect that families on long waiting lists would be pulled into service “in a matter of…
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