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24-Hour Daycare in Texas

24-hour daycares in Texas, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.

24-hour daycares listed: 159
towns: 67
towns have their own 24-hour daycare page: 14
of all Texas daycares: 1%

Map of Texas: each dot is a town with 24-hour daycares, sized by how many are listed

Open 24 hours

What puts a daycare on this listThe hours on its state license record run around the clock (23 hours 45 minutes or more) on the days it lists.These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Texas

Largest towns for 24-hour daycare in Texas

Houston30 24-hour daycares Dallas12 24-hour daycares Fort Worth7 24-hour daycares Katy6 24-hour daycares Arlington5 24-hour daycares Austin5 24-hour daycares Mesquite5 24-hour daycares San Antonio5 24-hour daycares Humble4 24-hour daycares Abilene3 24-hour daycares Beaumont3 24-hour daycares Forney3 24-hour daycares

Programs

Programs in Texas

Counts come from the state record and what each daycare says it offers. A daycare without a tag may still offer the program; ask.

Program	Listed
All daycares	14,306
Take infants	10,340
Child care centers	9,595
Accept subsidy	5,958
In-home daycares	4,711
Christian & church daycares	1,317
Montessori schools	733
Preschools & pre-K	13,150
24-hour daycare	159
Night daycare	1,367
Early morning daycare	6,146
Weekend daycare	1,190
Part-time daycare	543
Drop-in daycare	230
After-school care	12,562
Bilingual daycare	380
Head Start	565

The Texas state record

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Texas.

License list: The state's public list of licensed child care
Ages served: The ages on each license
Inspections: Every visit the state publishes back to 2021
Cited rules: The inspector's finding, in the state's own words, with the risk level
Corrections: Correction dates as the state records them

Search the Texas state records

Before you enroll

Choosing 24-hour care in Texas

1
Ask where children sleep
Ask where and on what children sleep overnight, and how many children share a room.
2
Ask who is awake at night
Ask how many caregivers are on at night and whether one stays awake the whole time.
3
Ask how nights are booked
Ask whether you book nights ahead, by the week or by the shift, and how short notice can be.
4
Check the license record
Open a listing for its state license, its hours as the state lists them and the inspection record.

Texas

Cost, inspections and ratios in Texas

Daycare cost in TexasWeekly prices by age and county What Texas inspectors citeThe rules cited most, and what they mean Staff-to-child ratios in TexasHow many children each adult may care for Tour checklist for TexasQuestions to ask when you visit

A to Z

All 67 Texas towns with 24-hour daycare, A to Z

A6 towns

Abilene3 24-hour daycares
Alice1 24-hour daycare
Allen2 24-hour daycares
Amarillo1 24-hour daycare
Arlington5 24-hour daycares
Austin5 24-hour daycares

B6 towns

Baird1 24-hour daycare
Balch Springs1 24-hour daycare
Beaumont3 24-hour daycares
Belton1 24-hour daycare
Brownsville1 24-hour daycare
Buda1 24-hour daycare

C9 towns

Carrollton2 24-hour daycares
Cedar Hill1 24-hour daycare
Channelview1 24-hour daycare
Clute1 24-hour daycare
College Station1 24-hour daycare
Comanche1 24-hour daycare
Converse1 24-hour daycare
Corsicana1 24-hour daycare
Cypress1 24-hour daycare

D2 towns

Dallas12 24-hour daycares
Desoto1 24-hour daycare

E2 towns

El Paso1 24-hour daycare
Ennis1 24-hour daycare

F4 towns

Fate1 24-hour daycare
Forney3 24-hour daycares
Fort Worth7 24-hour daycares
Frisco1 24-hour daycare

G2 towns

Garland1 24-hour daycare
Grand Prairie3 24-hour daycares

H3 towns

Harker Heights1 24-hour daycare
Houston30 24-hour daycares
Humble4 24-hour daycares

I1 town

Irving1 24-hour daycare

K2 towns

Katy6 24-hour daycares
Kingwood1 24-hour daycare

L5 towns

Lancaster2 24-hour daycares
Liberty1 24-hour daycare
Little Elm2 24-hour daycares
Longview2 24-hour daycares
Lubbock2 24-hour daycares

M5 towns

Mcallen1 24-hour daycare
Mckinney2 24-hour daycares
Mesquite5 24-hour daycares
Midland1 24-hour daycare
Missouri City2 24-hour daycares

P5 towns

Palestine1 24-hour daycare
Pearland1 24-hour daycare
Plano1 24-hour daycare
Portland1 24-hour daycare
Princeton1 24-hour daycare

R6 towns

Red Oak2 24-hour daycares
Richmond2 24-hour daycares
Roanoke1 24-hour daycare
Rosharon1 24-hour daycare
Round Rock1 24-hour daycare
Royse City1 24-hour daycare

S5 towns

San Antonio5 24-hour daycares
San Marcos1 24-hour daycare
Silsbee1 24-hour daycare
Spring3 24-hour daycares
Stafford1 24-hour daycare

T2 towns

Texarkana2 24-hour daycares
Tyler2 24-hour daycares

W2 towns

Weatherford1 24-hour daycare
West Lake Hills1 24-hour daycare

Nearby

Nearby states

Oklahoma55 24-hour daycares Louisiana36 24-hour daycares Arkansas2,215 daycares New Mexico709 daycares

Questions

Questions about 24-hour daycare in Texas

How many 24-hour daycares are in Texas?

159 24-hour daycares are listed in 67 Texas towns. These are the hours the state record lists, not a promise of an open night spot; call to ask.

Which Texas town has the most 24-hour daycares?

Houston, with 30 listed. Next are Dallas (12) and Fort Worth (7).

Which daycares in Texas are open 24 hours?

159 daycares list hours around the clock on the state license record in Texas: 100 on all seven days, 41 on weekdays only. Call to confirm the hours your family needs.

What is 24-hour daycare?

A daycare licensed to care for children at any hour, including overnight, usually for parents who work night or rotating shifts. Ask how overnight care works: where children sleep, who is awake with them and whether you book nights ahead.

Who licenses daycares in Texas?

Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation licenses daycares in Texas. It publishes its inspections and the rules it cited, and we copy them onto each listing.