11/19/25 Child Care Is Workforce Infrastructure
Lessons from Houston
Learn how small investments in home-based child care businesses help working families and Houston's economy
📌 Event Details
When: Wednesday, November 19, 2025
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM Central Time
Where: Online (Zoom)
Cost: Free
Contact: Rushka Tcholakova, rtcholakova@lisc.org
Why This Matters
When parents have good child care, they can go to work. When they can go to work, Houston's businesses run better. That's why child care is part of how our city works.
But many home-based child care providers struggle. They don't have money saved for emergencies. They don't know how to run the business side of child care. They can't get loans like other small businesses can.
What the Pilot Program Did
- Gave money to 30 home child care businesses
- Taught owners how to run their businesses better
- Helped them prepare for storms and emergencies
- Tracked what worked and what didn't
- Learned lessons to help more providers
What You'll Learn in This Webinar
LISC Houston and Collaborative for Children spent two years helping 30 home child care providers. They gave them money and taught them business skills. Now they want to share what they learned.
The Webinar Will Cover
- How the program helped 30 child care providers get stronger
- What this means for families who need child care
- How helping child care helps Houston's whole economy
- Ways to grow this program to help more providers
- What rules and policies need to change
The Big Idea
Child care isn't just about taking care of kids. It's about keeping Houston working. When child care providers are strong and stable, parents can keep their jobs. That helps everyone.
The pilot program showed that small amounts of money plus business coaching can make a big difference. Providers learned how to:
- Keep better records of their money
- Save for emergencies like hurricanes
- Follow rules and get the right licenses
- Take care of more children safely
- Keep their businesses running when things get hard
Who Will Present
- Rushka Tcholakova - Director of Community Programs at LISC Houston
- Megan Ressler - Senior Program Officer at LISC
- Shawn Harmon - Manager of Childcare Business Empowerment
Who Should Attend
This webinar is good for anyone who cares about:
- Helping Houston's economy grow
- Supporting small businesses
- Making sure families have good child care
- Creating jobs and helping people work
- Getting Houston ready for emergencies
City leaders, business owners, people who give grants, child care providers, and anyone planning Houston's future should attend.
The Research Paper
The webinar is based on a new paper called "Including Home-Based Child Care Into the Economic Infrastructure." The paper shows exactly what happened during the two-year pilot program. It includes numbers, stories, and ideas for what to do next.
You can read the full paper before the webinar to learn more. The presenters will answer questions about what they found.
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Join us on November 19, 2025 at noon to learn how child care keeps Houston working
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