Austin, TX
566 licensed daycares, licensed for 50,996 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 “Austin.” Residential operations and child-placing agencies are excluded. Capacity is the state-licensed maximum, not the number of open spots.
Austin at a glance
There are 566 active day care operations in Austin, licensed for a combined 50,996 children.[1]
| Provider type | Operations | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed Center | 457 | 49,992 |
| Registered Child-Care Home | 22 | 258 |
| Licensed Child-Care Home | 55 | 650 |
| Listed Family Home | 32 | 96 |
| Total | 566 | 50,996 |
- 216 of these operations (about 38%) say they accept child care subsidies.[1]
- Most are in Travis County (502 of 566). The rest are in Williamson and Hays counties (Williamson: 57, Hays: 7).[1]
ZIP codes with the most providers
| ZIP | Operations | Licensed capacity |
|---|---|---|
| 78745 | 44 | 3,078 |
| 78748 | 31 | 2,521 |
| 78729 | 27 | 2,221 |
| 78753 | 27 | 1,201 |
| 78744 | 26 | 1,473 |
| 78758 | 24 | 2,089 |
| 78749 | 23 | 2,371 |
| 78723 | 23 | 1,880 |
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: Austin 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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