Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 526.0006. Internet Website for Child-Care and Education Services Referral Information

(1) subsidized child-care services administered by the Texas Workforce Commission and local workforce development boards and funded wholly or partly by federal child-care development funds;

(2) child-care and education services provided by a Head Start or Early Head Start program provider;

(3) child-care and education services provided by a school district through a prekindergarten or after-school program;  and

(4) any other government-funded child-care and education services, other than education and services a school district provides as part of the general program of public education, designed to educate or provide care for children younger than 13 years of age in middle-income or low-income families.

(1) be geographically indexed and designed to inform an individual about the child-care and education services provided in the area in which the individual lives;

(2) contain prescreening questions to determine an individual's or family's probable eligibility for child-care and education services;  and

(3) be designed in a manner that allows network staff to:

(1) contact the applicant to verify information regarding the applicant's eligibility for available child-care and education services;  and

(2) on certifying the applicant's eligibility, match the applicant with entities providing those services in the applicant's community, including local workforce development boards, local child-care providers, or a Head Start or Early Head Start program provider.