Texas licensed child care
Browse licensed child care in Texas by city or ZIP
Browse licensed child care in Texas by city or ZIP. Every listing starts from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) public data on child care operations, so you see state-regulated providers, not adverts.
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What the state data shows
As of October 23, 2026, the Texas HHSC open dataset lists 9,604 licensed child care centers, plus licensed child-care homes, registered child-care homes and listed family homes. (Source: Texas HHSC, “HHSC CCL Daycare and Residential Operations Data,” data.texas.gov dataset bc5r-88dy, queried October 23, 2026.)
Licensed centers by city (city field in the state data, Oct 23, 2026):
| City | Licensed centers |
|---|---|
| Houston | 808 |
| San Antonio | 457 |
| Austin | 346 |
| Dallas | 275 |
Counts use the city name in the state record only. Suburbs (for example Katy, Sugar Land, Plano, Round Rock) are listed on their own pages.
What each provider profile includes
- Operation type (licensed center, licensed child-care home, registered child-care home, listed family home)
- Ages the provider is licensed to serve (infant, toddler, pre-K, school age)
- Total licensed capacity (the legal maximum, not the number of open spots)
- Hours and days of operation
- Whether the provider accepts child care subsidies
- Inspection counts and deficiency counts from the state record
- Any corrective or adverse action flagged by the state
- A link to the official record and the date we last refreshed it
What it doesn’t show
The state does not publish live openings or fees. Profiles show “Fees: on enquiry” and “Openings: ask the provider.” To find out, send a free enquiry, or let us ask up to 25 providers for you with a $39 Vacancy Report.
Check a provider yourself
You can look up any operation on the official Texas HHSC child care search: childcare.hhs.texas.gov. Look at inspection history and ask about anything you see on a tour.
Help paying for care
Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) runs the state child care subsidy program through local workforce boards. Profiles show whether a provider says it accepts subsidies. Learn more at twc.texas.gov/programs/child-care or your local Workforce Solutions office.
Cities
- Houston · Dallas · San Antonio · Austin · (more as pages go live)
Data refreshed weekly from data.texas.gov. Spotted an error? Email cs@daycarevacancy.com.
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