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How Raising Travis County will distribute scholarships, gap payments and OST slots
Summary
Officials detailed how families and providers will access Raising Travis County resources: Workforce Solutions will administer childcare scholarships and gap payments (gap payments expected mid‑November and 1,000 scholarships online by January), a service-location map will guide equitable investments, and out‑of‑school‑time procurements will use reimbursable contracts.
County staff used the town hall to explain how families and providers will interact with the program and to highlight eligibility, timelines and procurement mechanics.
Megan Robinson, senior planner for child care, said the county contracted with Workforce Solutions to expand infant and toddler slots and to reimburse providers at a new Travis County Child Care Quality Rate informed by local cost models. "Workforce Solutions is on track to begin dispersing gap payments mid November, and those will be backdated to include eligible children served since September 1," Robinson said. She added that the 1,000 additional scholarships are…
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