Texas Healthy Building Blocks (THBB) is a statewide program designed to support and recognize child care and early learning programs that adopt evidence-based childhood obesity–prevention practices.
The Quad Agency Child Care Commission met on March 24, 2026. During this meeting, the Quad Agency Commission announced it will review pre-k partnership data collection processes. Stakeholder feedback received November 2025 through February 2026 was shared and discussed.
Is your child care and early learning program ready to return to the Texas Rising Star program? Whether your program left voluntarily or was terminated due to not meeting certification deadlines or eligibility requirements, we're here to guide you through the process.
The Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) Child Care & Early Learning (CCEL) Division has disbursed funding to new pre-k partnership classrooms for the 2025–2026 school year.
TWC is excited to announce the launch of Texas Child Care Business Supports!
The Quad Agency Commission has adopted an agreement governing its procedures. The next meeting date will be announced in the coming weeks.
If you operate a Texas Rising Star program, whether fully certified or Entry Level–designated, you will be partnered with a dedicated mentor.
Texas Rising Star helps certified programs market their business with a comprehensive Outreach Collateral Tool Kit.
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is in the process of procuring a new statewide entity to administer the Early Childhood Professional Development Scholarships (ECPDS) program. Through ECPDS, child care teachers can access scholarships to support their professional development in the early childhood education field.
Are you a home-based child care provider? Every month, the new Texas Family Child Care Network (FCCN) hosts 10 regional networking meetings virtually and/or in person across the state.