Opinion No.

Honorable Joe K. McGill County Attorney Gaines County P. O. Box 728 Seminole, Texas 79360

Re: Whether Gaines County may spend funds to operate and maintain a day care facility.

Dear Mr. McGill:

You ask whether Gaines County may spend county funds for the provision of day care services to all children in the county. You state that the county contracts with a nonprofit child care corporation under article 695a-4, V.T.C.S., which provides for the administration of federally established day care programs. See, e.g., 42 U.S.C. § 602(a)(19)(G); 622(a)(1)(C). The center also cares for other children…