Oklahoma Department of Human Services

Licensed child care facilities can now apply to participate in a new program designed to support the recruitment and retention of child care employees.

Oklahoma Human Services is extending the deadline for certain licensed child care facilities to submit proof of an application for or achievement of national accreditation.

The division provides services like caregivers, transportation and job coaches for Medicaid-eligible Oklahomans with developmental or intellectual disabilities.

New rules from the state require certain child care programs to receive national accreditation this year or face funding cuts.

Providers said they’re concerned about a provision that would require certain facilities to become accredited.

Oklahoma children outnumber the spots available in licensed child care facilities, and rural counties are feeling the burden of uneven access.

The Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program moved from Oklahoma Human Services to the attorney general’s office after Senate Bill 1709 became law on Friday.

Three more incumbent legislators have lost in the Oklahoma primary elections. Two of those losing this year were in powerful House and Senate positions.

Oklahoma Human Services unveiled a plan Tuesday to support the state's growing number of seniors based on input from stakeholders.

Oklahoma Human Services is getting closer to addressing its 13-year Developmental Disabilities Services waitlist.