Texas Rising Star Program

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. More details are available on the Texas Rising Star website and in the following documents and webinars:

• Texas Rising Star Entry Level Overview Webinar (En Español)
• Texas Rising Star Entry Level Overview Webinar Slide Deck (En Español)
• What is Entry Level? (En Español, Tiếng Việt)
• Timeline for Current CCS Programs (En Español, Tiếng Việt)
• Entry Level Flow Chart: (En Español, Tiếng Việt)
• Texas Rising Star Entry Level Brochure
• Texas Rising Star Entry Level Designation FAQ

In addition to Entry Level, the Texas Rising Star program offers three progressive levels of quality certification:

• Two-Star
• Three-Star
• Four-Star

These certification levels are tied to higher payment rates for children enrolled in the CCS program. 

TWC’s revenue calculator for Texas Rising Star can help child care providers determine their revenue at different levels of Texas Rising Star quality.

For child care programs: Texas Rising Star Revenue Calculator

Every four years, TWC conducts a comprehensive review of the Texas Rising Star program. To help inform the review, TWC established a Texas Rising Star workgroup. For more information on the most recent review, please visit the Texas Rising Star Workgroup - 2023 webpage. 

For information on the 2019 review, please visit the Texas Rising Star Workgroup - 2019 webpage.