Hearth Record

Child care in Texas

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14,317 child care providers in 823 cities and towns and 242 counties. From the Texas Health and Human Services Commission: deficiencies (non-compliance data), inspections and investigations and child care operations; and the Texas Workforce Commission: subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.

The biggest cities and towns

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Houston 1,466 Harris County
  2. San Antonio 747 Bexar County
  3. Austin 568 Travis County
  4. Dallas 432 Dallas County
  5. Fort Worth 416 Tarrant County
  6. El Paso 347 El Paso County
  7. Katy 306 Harris County
  8. Arlington 203 Tarrant County
  9. Spring 190 Harris County

The biggest counties

By how many child care providers each holds
  1. Harris County 2,272
  2. Dallas County 1,048
  3. Tarrant County 1,015
  4. Bexar County 829
  5. Collin County 706
  6. Travis County 664
  7. Denton County 548
  8. Williamson County 541
  9. Fort Bend County 510

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Source:

Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data), inspections and investigations and child care operations. Released Oct 31, 2026. Updated daily.

Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 2, 2026. Updated daily.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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