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Alyssa K. Johnson asks TWC for waiver so her children can keep CCS scholarships at her center
Summary
At a Texas Workforce Commission meeting, Alyssa K. Johnson, director and head of a childcare center, requested a waiver under 40 TAC 809.3 so her children can continue receiving Child Care Services (CCS) scholarships at the same center; other public commenters told the commission KinderConnect problems and recent scholarship drops are disrupting families and providers.
Alyssa K. Johnson, director and head of a childcare center, asked the Texas Workforce Commission this morning to grant a waiver under 40 TAC 809.3 so her children can continue to receive Child Care Services (CCS) scholarship benefits while remaining enrolled at the center where she works.
Johnson told commissioners she is now the sole provider for five children and that the children — three of whom are ages 2, 7 and 9 — have attended the center since infancy. She said their father is serving a six-year prison sentence and that moving them to a different center to meet current CCS rules would create ‘‘significant hardship’’ and disrupt ongoing counseling and stability. "Requiring me to move my children to another center in order to receive childcare scholarship assistance would create a…
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