daycare help?

Question

any one in texas know who helps with daycare for low income people.

Answer 1

It is called CCDS. I am in this program and it is great. You have to work 40hrs a week or be in school full time. They go by your income and you pay about 10% of your income for daycare. YOU get to choose the daycare of your choice as along as they accept CCDS. This program is in San Antonio but I'm pretty sure its in all of Texas. Call your local Department of Health Services, and they can give you the number to the office. There is a long waiting list. When I first signed up, it took three months before I got in.
Make sure you visit the daycare and stay for a while to make sure there is nothing wrong going on. Ask friends for referals. If your child cries everytime you take them to the daycare (not including the first week or two) then something is going on. If you can, drop in every now and then to the daycare to see how your child is being treated.
Good luck to you.

Answer 2

I live in KS, but had a similar situation.

There are a few different routes, but I would strongly suggest you talk to friends and other women and get personal recommendations for a babysitter or daycare.

You can also contact your health department in the county where you reside, and they usually can connect you with a referral company....That co. will give you a list of about 30 names, and you can call them and try to set something up.
(I really don't recommend this method, unless you are desperate).

I found out the hard way. I didn't start looking til my baby was 6 weeks old. I narrowed 60 daycares down to 2 within a couple days. Manydaycares won't care for newborns. If they do, they charge much much more. I interviewed at a couple, and wasn't impressed by any of them, but I had to go back to work, so I tried one.

She neglected my daughter so much. It made going to work a living hell, because I was constantly worried about how my daughter would look at the end of each day.

I finally just started talking about daycare to every woman I met, and through word of mouth was given the name of a typical grandma/grandpa babysitter who looooves kids.
She wasn't registered or licensed, but I could tell that she would be a good one, plus, she was RECOMMENDED.

I paid $30 per day.
The crappy home daycare I had taken my daughter to charged $125 per week.

Answer 3

Personally i dont think u should send your child to one unless u make sure that there is enough staff in the place!! i have heard sooooo many stories through my child care course of people working in daycare who dont even get so much as a tea break, they are stressed and under paid! make sure u find the right daycare that actually care for your child

Answer 4

Go to your local DHS office (ya know, where you can get food stamps) they can help you find a day care provider, and maybe even help with some of the costs.