Daycare Licensing in Texas: Violations, Inspections & License Lookup
How child care licensing works in Texas: who regulates it, the rules providers answer to, how often they are inspected, and the exact steps to look up a daycare's violations and verify its license. Sourced from Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
Last verified 2026-08-03
How do I look up daycare violations in Texas?
- Go to childcare.hhs.texas.gov, the state Search Texas Child Care site (TXChildCareSearch.org redirects here).
- Search by operation name, address, ZIP code, or license or registration number.
- Open the operation's profile from the results.
- Review the inspections and deficiencies section, which lists how many inspections occurred and when, and each cited deficiency.
- Check any corrective or adverse (enforcement) actions listed. The public record covers roughly the past five years.
State portal: Texas child care search
How do I verify a Texasdaycare's license?
- Go to childcare.hhs.texas.gov and search for the operation by name, address, or permit number.
- Open the operation's profile.
- Confirm the permit type (licensed center, licensed or registered home), current permit status, and the license or registration number.
- Review the listed capacity and the ages the operation is permitted to serve.
State portal: Texas license search
Who regulates daycares in Texas?
Child care licensing in Texas is administered by the Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation, under 26 Tex. Admin. Code Ch. 745/746. It licenses providers, inspects them, and records the violations found.
How often are Texas daycares inspected?
Child Care Regulation (CCR) conducts unannounced routine inspections of licensed operations at least once per year. Registered child-care homes are inspected at least once every two years. Complaints, self-reported incidents, and prior deficiencies trigger extra unannounced visits.
Texas rates violations by severity. Worst first:
- High
- Medium-High
- Medium
- Medium-Low
- Low
What our Texasdata covers, and what it doesn't
We track Texas's licensed providers from the state's public records: license number, status, and capacity. For a provider's full inspection and violation history, follow the steps above at the state's own source.
| Texas child care data | On record |
|---|---|
| Licensed providers tracked | 13,172 |
| Independently scorable (Confidence Index) | Not yet scorable |
| Inspection history on this site | Roster only, use state source |
Browse every provider on record: Licensed daycares in Texas.
Texas daycare licensing: common questions
- How do I look up daycare violations in Texas?
- Use the state's free Search Texas Child Care site at childcare.hhs.texas.gov. Search by name, address, ZIP, or license number, then open the operation's profile. The profile shows the number and dates of inspections, each deficiency cited, and any enforcement actions taken.
- How often does Texas inspect licensed daycares?
- Child Care Regulation inspects licensed operations unannounced at least once a year. Registered child-care homes are inspected at least once every two years. Complaints and reported incidents can trigger additional unannounced inspections at any time.
- What do Texas child care standard weights mean?
- Each minimum standard is assigned a weight based on the risk a violation poses to children: High, Medium-High, Medium, Medium-Low, or Low. A High-weighted requirement presents greater risk to children if violated than a Low-weighted one. Weights are fixed per standard, while CCR separately assesses the scope and severity of each actual deficiency.
- How do I verify a Texas daycare's license?
- Search the operation at childcare.hhs.texas.gov and open its profile. The profile confirms the permit type, current status, license or registration number, permitted capacity, and ages served. This is the official state record maintained by Child Care Regulation.
This page republishes the public licensing record and labels every absent field plainly. Primary source: https://data.texas.gov/resource/bc5r-88dy.json. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.