Child care in Dallas County, Texas

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Dallas County, synthesized from public records — 7.3% of Texas's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

1,061

licensed providers

94,040

licensed seats

cities/towns

49%

rated (Texas Rising Star)

45%

seats vs. children under 6

Dallas County has about 94,040 licensed seats for roughly 210,310 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 45% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

30 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (22) · Primrose School (10, PE) · Childcare Network (5, PE) · The Learning Experience (5, PE) · Childtime (3, PE)

By city

Dallas (408) · Garland (106) · Irving (95) · Mesquite (71) · Richardson (53) · Desoto (46) · Grand Prairie (41) · Cedar Hill (37) · Duncanville (31) · Carrollton (31) · Rowlett (29) · Coppell (27)

See every Dallas County provider and its record →

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.