


Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN) Emergency and Temporary Care Program (ETCP)
Family Qualifiers
Child care providers must verify that families meet one of the following criteria:
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Child requires emergency child care due to a new adoption, foster care arrangement, guardianship, conservator relationship; new employment and have yet to receive wages; short term medical emergency or necessity; required job training or educational need; school closures; temporary shift in work schedule that requires a 2nd or 3rd shift ​
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Child requires temporary financial hardship child care due to job loss due to layoff, reduction of workforce; negatively financially impacted by natural disaster; negatively financially impacted by medical event; spouse or head of household death; received eviction notice due to inability to pay rent.
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​Child is on the Texas Workforce Commission Child Care Services (CCS) waitlist and not currently receiving CCS funded care AND the child care location of your choice must be located in the following zipcodes: 77379, 77091, 77022, 77009, 77076, 77060, 77032, 77039, 77037, 77015, 77029, 77044, 77049, 77530, 77027, 77036, 77056, 77057, 77072, 77074 77081 and 77099.


Interested Families: Please email info@neighborschools.org
to inquire about currently participating providers.
You will receive a list of those who have available grants and their contact information.
Intake forms are submitted by the provider when you contact them.”
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number C@R-2025-4 awarded to  C@R by the U.S. Department of the Treasury.