Eligibility & Application

Requirements

You may qualify for financial assistance for child care if all of the following apply:

• Need child care for a child under 13 years of age (or 19 years of age if disabled)
• Child needing care lives in the household with you
• Live in one of the following counties: 
  
  

  Brown	Callahan	Coleman	Comanche
  Eastland	Fisher	Haskell	Jones
  Kent	Knox	Mitchell	Nolan
  Runnels	Scurry	Shackelford	Stephens
  Stonewall	Taylor	Throckmorton

  
  
• Need child care in order to participate in work, school, or training activities for at least 25 hours per week for a single parent or 50 hours per week for a two-parent family (can be met in combination between both parents)
• Need child care in order to search for employment
• Total gross income for your household is below the following income guidelines:
  
  

  Family Size	Gross Monthly Income
  Two	$5,216
  Three	$6,443
  Four	$7,670
  Five	$8,897
  Six	$10,125
  Seven	$10,355
  Eight	$10,585
  Nine	$10,815
  Ten	$11,045
  	Effective: 10/1/2025