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How to apply for Raising Travis County child care scholarships and who qualifies
Summary
Workforce Solutions Capital Area explained eligibility (Travis County residency; family income at or below 85% of state median; working, in training, or job-searching), priority pulls from a multi-year wait list beginning with 0–3 year olds, outreach/enrollment timelines, and provider contracting steps (interest form, Texas Rising Star process).
Workforce Solutions Capital Area staff detailed how families can apply for child care scholarships funded through the Raising Travis County program and how providers can enroll to accept scholarship families.
Yaela Lawson, interim CEO of Workforce Solutions Capital Area, said Workforce Solutions administers federal childcare scholarship funds locally and partners with Travis County to supplement those scholarships through county contracts. "We contract with child care centers across the community," Lawson said, noting Workforce Solutions works with more than…
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