'A lot of room for improvement': Oklahoma moves to curb childcare fraud in DHS system

State agency's reluctance to prosecute could enable childcare fraud, report shows

LOFT found $551,249 in childcare subsidy overpayments in one year; almost all were attributed to parents intentionally reporting inaccurate information on their applications to Oklahoma Department of Human Services.

'A lot of room for improvement': Oklahoma moves to curb childcare fraud in DHS system

Oklahoma’s Department of Human Services is implementing new measures to address fraud in its childcare system following an investigation by the Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency.

Oklahoma childcare system unlikely to have ‘large scale’ fraud but DHS has risk areas, report finds

OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s childcare subsidy system is likely to be resistant to large-scale, coordinated fraud, a state agency investigation found.

Oklahoma childcare system unlikely to have ‘large scale’ fraud but DHS has risk areas, report finds • Oklahoma Voice

The Legislative Office of Fiscal Transparency presents lawmakers with a report on fraud in Oklahoma's childcare subsidy program on Aug. 27, 2026 at the state Capitol. (Photo by Emma Murphy/Oklahoma Voice)OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma’s childcare subsidy system is likely to be resistant to large-scale, coordinated fraud, a state agency investigation found.  Prompted by millions of dollars of fraud discovered in Minnesota’s childcare subsidy system, Ok…