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The state of child care in Texas
A synthesis of everything Childcare Alerts tracks about Texas child care — scale, quality, compliance, ownership, access, and news — from public records. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.
Who runs child care in Texas
How Texas's licensed providers break down by ownership — independent vs. the national chains, and the private-equity firms or public companies behind them. About 3% are PE-owned or public chains.
■ Independent (89%) · ■ Nonprofit (4%) · ■ Private equity (3%) · ■ Government (2%) · ■ Public (1%) · ■ Family/Franchise (1%)
Largest chains here: KinderCare (177) · Primrose School (136, PE) · The Learning Experience (78, PE) · The Goddard School (69, PE) · Kids 'R' Kids (62) · Kiddie Academy (53)
Access
Counties with the fewest licensed providers in Texas — a rough map of where families have the least choice.
Cottle (1 provider) · Culberson (1 provider) · Borden (1 provider) · Concho (1 provider) · Carson (1 provider) · Fisher (1 provider)
In the news
- Report: Over half of Texas families say childcare costs made them have fewer kidsYourbasin · 2026-08-27
- Report: Over half of Texas families say childcare costs made them have fewer kidsKXAN Austin · 2026-08-27
- Report: Over half of Texas families say childcare costs made them have fewer kidsKXAN Austin · 2026-08-26
- Texas child care subsidy targets fall as costs riseNBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth · 2026-08-26
- Report: Over half of Texas families say childcare costs made them have fewer kidsKETK.com · 2026-08-26
Childcare Alerts is an independent service that synthesizes public Texas child care records for education and research. It is not a rating or a safety verdict; the official state record always controls.