Travis County commissioners approved an additional $21 million in contracts Oct. 7 to expand child care under the newly rebranded Raising Travis County initiative, formerly known as Travis County CARES.
Less than a year after voters passed a countywide tax rate hike to boost affordable child care, the county has now doled out a total of $55 million toward the effort.
Category: In the News
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Travis County affordable child care expansion reaches $55 million
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1,000 affordable child care slots are opening in Travis County before the end of the year
A thousand more kids in Travis County will have access to affordable child care as early as December thanks to a new set of contracts the Travis County Commissioners Court approved with Workforce Solutions.
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Millions now out the door for child care after Travis County voters approved tax rate hike
After Travis County residents overwhelmingly voted ‘yes’ on a tax rate hike to help the county create more affordable child care, Travis County Commissioners approved two contracts to get that voter-approved taxpayer money out the door Tuesday.
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Travis County launches $21M program to create 1,000 additional child care scholarships
Travis County is launching a new child care program called Raising Travis County.
On Tuesday, commissioners approved $21 million in funding to create another 1,000 child care scholarships for families. The money comes from a child care initiative voters approved last year.
Officials say this will help children and parents in Travis County.
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Workforce Industry Insights partnership to focus on growing Central Texas
Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area (which serves Hays county), Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Opportunity Austin announced the Workforce Industry Insights partnership, a joint initiative designed to amplify the strength of the Central Texas workforce ecosystem and support the region’s rapidly growing industries.
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Opportunity Austin partners with Workforce Solutions Capital, Rural Capital Area to support regional industry growth
A new information partnership between Opportunity Austin and both Workforce Solutions Capital and Rural Capital Area will provide data insights into a variety of growing industries in the Austin metro area.
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Workforce groups unite to bridge urban and rural training gaps
A new workforce development partnership is coming together to better connect urban and rural training and education programs.
Opportunity Austin is teaming up with Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area to create the Workforce Industry Insights partnership that will generate research and insights on workforce trends and needs in Central Texas. The group will also develop white papers, case studies and data reports.
Workforce Solutions Capital Area is a nonprofit focused on Austin and Travis County, and Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area covers nine counties — Llano, Burnet, Williamson, Lee, Fayette, Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays and Blanco — that surround Travis County.
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Travis County expands pre-K with $4.85M from Prop A for Austin, Del Valle, Manor ISDs
Travis County commissioners approved agreements with several local school districts to expand access to pre-Kindergarten programs, using the voter-approved Child Care and Out-of-School Time Fund, a program aimed at expanding childcare access and affordability for working families.
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Austin ISD will begin offering free after-school child care for eligible prekindergarten students at nine campuses this semester
The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a $3.7 million, two-year contract to fund the new Apple Blossom Centers at an Aug. 26 meeting.
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Travis County rolls out $35 million for affordable child care
Travis County families struggling with the rising cost of child care may soon get some relief.
This week, county leaders announced the first phase of funding of $35 million from Prop A, a tax rate increase approved by voters last November that expands access to affordable child care in Travis County.
“We will mark this time in history as the turning point for 9,000 families who couldn’t otherwise afford quality child care for their children,” Travis County Commissioner Brigid Shea (Precinct 2).