San Antonio, TX
748 licensed daycares, licensed for 61,888 children
Data: Texas HHSC Child Care Licensing, “HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data” (data.texas.gov, dataset bc5r-88dy), updated October 23, 2026. Counts cover active operations (OPERATION_STATUS = Y) where the listed city is “San Antonio.” Residential operations and child-placing agencies are excluded. Capacity is the state-licensed maximum, not the number of open spots.
San Antonio at a glance
There are 748 active day care operations in San Antonio, licensed for a combined 61,888 children.[1]
| Provider type | Operations | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Center | 493 | 59,524 |
| Registered Child-Care Home | 118 | 1,344 |
| Licensed Child-Care Home | 69 | 816 |
| Listed Family Home | 68 | 204 |
| Total | 748 | 61,888 |
- 341 of these operations (about 46%) say they accept child care subsidies.[1]
- Most are in Bexar County (745 of 748). The rest are in Comal County (Comal: 3).[1]
ZIP codes with the most providers
| ZIP | Operations | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 78253 | 43 | 2,555 |
| 78245 | 41 | 1,598 |
| 78254 | 30 | 1,904 |
| 78251 | 28 | 2,310 |
| 78240 | 27 | 3,266 |
| 78250 | 26 | 2,011 |
| 78227 | 24 | 2,325 |
| 78249 | 23 | 1,910 |
Source for this table: the same dataset.[1]
Provider types explained
- Licensed Center: a non-residential facility that cares for 7 or more children.
- Licensed Child-Care Home: a provider’s home that cares for 7 to 12 children.
- Registered Child-Care Home: a provider’s home that cares for up to 6 children, plus a limited number of school-age children.
- Listed Family Home: a home that regularly cares for 1 to 3 unrelated children. These homes are listed with the state but not inspected routinely.
How to check a provider’s license and inspections
- Go to the Texas HHSC child care search at childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/ChildCareSearch.
- Search by the operation’s name, its operation number, or a ZIP code.
- Open the provider’s page. It shows the permit type, licensed capacity, the ages it serves, inspection history, and any deficiencies found, by risk level.
- You can also see deficiency counts and inspection totals for every provider in the open dataset (fields DEFICIENCY_HIGH through DEFICIENCY_LOW, and TOTAL_INSPECTIONS).[1] Non-compliance details are in a separate dataset, tqgd-mf4x.
Cost
[TBD: San Antonio child care cost data, pending a citable source]
Sources
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Licensing. “HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data,” data.texas.gov, dataset bc5r-88dy, rows updated 2026-10-23. https://data.texas.gov/d/bc5r-88dy
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