Date: March 3, 2023
Media Contact: Angela Woellner
Phone: 512-463-8556
Child care funding allocations will help more lower income families and bolster business for providers
AUSTIN –Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is investing nearly $173 million for several child care initiatives to support Texas families and expand the child care industry. The initiatives include free business coaching for providers, additional funding for financial aid for lower income families in child care services, and assistance for launching employer-supported child care.
“The child care industry is essential to the success of the Texas economy,” said TWC Chairman Bryan Daniel. “These strategic investments created by TWC support both businesses and families with Texas ingenuity and resourcefulness.”
Employers, child care and early learning providers, and families are encouraged to utilize the latest resources made available by TWC, including:
“Texas child care providers will continue to put these extra funds to good use through business coaching, and partnerships that create a successful and family-friendly business strategy,” said TWC Commissioner Representing Employers Aaron Demerson. “This funding also rewards innovation by giving our child care employers the necessary tools they need to expand their business plans.”
“Quality child care is a vital resource for a large portion of the labor force in the Lone Star State,” remarked TWC Commissioner Representing Labor Alberto Treviño III. “Supporting child care services not only supports the working parents, but also their children who are the future workforce of Texas.”
These allocations direct funding to initiatives created by TWC to support the child care industry and families. This is the final portion of the $5.9 billion allocated from federal stimulus funding. For more information about the child care relief funding and expanding initiatives, visit our website. TWC and its local Workforce Solutions partners serve parents and child care providers. For more on resources available, visit the TWC Child Care website.
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