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Effective October 2, 2022 all child care programs serving children in TWC's CCS scholarship program must participate in the Texas Rising Star program at least at the Entry Level. Additionally, child care programs that serve CCS children have a maximum of 24 months to attain star-level certification.
Application for Texas Rising Star Recognition. Texas Rising Star Recognition is voluntary and recognizes enrolled child care and early learning programs that exceed minimum Child Care Regulation (CCR) standards and meet certain additional criteria.
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A program is eligible to apply for Texas Rising Star certification if the early learning program has a current agreement to serve Commission-subsidized children and: (1) a permanent (non-expiring) license or registration from CCR;
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- Texas Workforce Registry
- Texas Rising Star Certification Process
- Submission of Documents
Child care and early learning programs participating in Texas Rising Star are expected and encouraged to participate in the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System’s Workforce Registry (WFR). The WFR is an online system where early childhood professionals can store and access their education and employment history, as well as the trai...
The high-level steps below outline how a child care and early learning program would request an assessment for Texas Rising Star certification. All interested programs will be assigned a mentor once they complete the interest form; the mentor is available to assist the program in moving through all requirements and steps.
Find your local workforce development board below to know how you can submit your Texas Rising Star request for certification and applicable documents for review.
Texas Rising Star (TRS) Provider certification is voluntary and recognizes enrolled child care providers who exceed minimum licensing standards and who meet certain additional criteria. All child care providers that have agreements with a Board’s child care contractor are eligible to apply for assessment and certification.
Become Texas Rising Star Certified Am I Eligible to Apply? An early learning program is eligible to apply for certification if it: • has a current agreement with their Local Workforce Development Board (Board) to serve children who qualify for subsidized child care; • has a permanent (non-expiring) license or
APPLICATION FOR TEXAS RISING STAR PROVIDER CERTIFICATION . Texas Rising Star (TRS) Provider certification is voluntary and recognizes enrolled child care providers who exceed minimum Child Care Licensing (CCL) standards and who meet certain additional criteria.
