We have a variety of resources available for providers, including information on training and becoming a provider.
FREE Business Coaching for Center-Based and Home Child Care Programs:
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has launched a FREE business coaching program in partnership to support child care providers with strategies to stabilize and strengthen your business.
The Texas Child Care Coaching Team is providing free assistance to any child care provider in the state. Child care providers can register for FREE coaching here.
Providers can receive support with a variety of topics:
- Securing federal relief funding;
- Support with loan forgiveness and debt repayment applications;
- Budgeting;
- Marketing;
- Improving payment and collections;
- Reducing costs;
- Strengthening systems;
- Staffing strategies;
- and more!
If you have any questions or need help, don’t hesitate to reach out to the Texas Child Care Coaching team at Texas@ECEBizCoach.org.
Training Information
Texas Child Care Availability Portal
The Texas Child Care Availability Portal is a state-wide system provided by TWC and allows parents to search and filter for child care programs in their area. Child care programs are encouraged to regularly update their program’s enrollment availability for ages served. To access your program’s account in the Texas Child Care Availability Portal, click the underlined title above.
If you need additional assistance on setting up your Texas Child Care Availability Portal please click below.
Early Childhood Webinars
Early Childhood Investigations is an ongoing series of conference-quality free webinars for early childhood educators. These engaging webinars are presented by many of the thought-leaders and experts in the field of early care and education. The webinars explore critical topics that offer new ideas and insights to early childhood professionals, especially administrators.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is a unique education agency that provides programs, tools, and resources on a local and statewide level that teach people how to improve agriculture and food production, advance health practices, protect the environment, strengthen the economy, and enrich youth.
Children’s Learning Institute – CLI Engage
CLI Engage is a leader in the development of research-based tools to improve early education quality. This platform houses free resources and training for educators and families of children ages 0-6.
