Child care in Tarrant County, Texas

Everything Childcare Alerts tracks for Tarrant County, synthesized from public records — 7.2% of Texas's licensed providers are here. Figures describe the public data; they aren't a rating.

1,048

licensed providers

85,629

licensed seats

cities/towns

35%

rated (Texas Rising Star)

53%

seats vs. children under 6

Tarrant County has about 85,629 licensed seats for roughly 160,223 children under six — a licensed-capacity ratio of 53% (a rough access measure, not a wait-list figure).

Who runs child care here

58 of the county's providers are private-equity-owned chains. Biggest chains: KinderCare (21) · Primrose School (17, PE) · Childcare Network (9, PE) · La Petite Academy (8, PE) · The Learning Experience (7, PE)

By city

Fort Worth (427) · Arlington (209) · Mansfield (40) · North Richland Hills (32) · Grand Prairie (30) · Bedford (28) · Saginaw (24) · Haslet (23) · Keller (23) · Crowley (20) · Euless (19) · Southlake (17)

See every Tarrant 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.