The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) announces the new Early Childhood Texas website. It’s a streamlined resource for Texas parents to find information about early childhood services available through the Texas Workforce Commission, Texas Education Agency, Texas Department of State Health Services, Texas Health and Human Services Commission, and DFPS.

The Texas Rising Star program is a voluntary, quality-based child care rating system of child care providers participating in the Texas Workforce commission's subsidized child care program.  TRS Certification is available to Licensed Center and Licensed and Registered Child Care Home providers who meet the certification criteria.

The TRS Provider certification system offers three levels of certification (Two-Star, Three-Star, and Four-Star) to encourage providers to attain progressively higher certification.

Texas Rising Star Certified Programs in Cameron County

You can find more information at:
http://texasrisingstar.org/parents/

This link will take visitors to a Parents webpage on the CLI Engage website where it will provide resources for parents and families to learn more about Progress Monitoring, Activities that support their child's school readiness skills.  Online learning for parents, and stages of child development: http://cliengage.org/public/

Choosing a high quality program can have a significant impact on your child's readiness for success in kindergarten and later grades.  Children who attend high quality programs can make significant gains in their knowledge, skills and abilities.

In Texas, child care programs can pursue higher quality through several avenues.  Texas Rising Star is one of these options for child care providers, and for parents looking for high quality child care for their children.

Additionally, child care providers participating in the Texas School Ready grant program provide quality child care services focusing on preschool children.  Find support organizations and programs near you by visiting us online at TexasChildCareSolutions.org 

You can find more information at:
http://texaschildcaresolutions.org/quality-child-care/

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