Drop-In Daycare in Texas
Daycares that offer drop-in care in Texas, town by town. Pick a town below, or search by town or ZIP.
- daycares that offer drop-in care listed
- 230
- towns
- 106
- towns have their own drop-in daycare page
- 17
- of all Texas daycares
- 2%
Map of Texas: each dot is a town with daycares that offer drop-in care, sized by how many are listed
Texas
Largest towns for drop-in daycare in Texas
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
Before you enroll
Using drop-in care in Texas
- 1
Register before you need it
Most drop-in care needs forms and records on file first. Ask what to send before the first visit.
- 2
Ask how to book
Ask how far ahead to book a drop-in day, and whether spots depend on who is absent that day.
- 3
Ask how it charges
Ask whether drop-in care is by the hour, half day or day, and if there is a minimum.
- 4
Visit once first
A short visit helps your child settle. Ask whether you can stay for the first hour.
Texas
Cost, inspections and ratios in Texas
A to Z
All 106 Texas towns with drop-in daycare, A to Z
A6 towns
B6 towns
- Balch Springs1 offer drop-in
- Baytown1 offer drop-in
- Bellaire2 offer drop-in
- Bonham1 offer drop-in
- Brownsville1 offer drop-in
- Burleson1 offer drop-in
C15 towns
- Carrollton1 offer drop-in
- Cedar Hill1 offer drop-in
- Cedar Park2 offer drop-in
- Chandler1 offer drop-in
- Channelview1 offer drop-in
- Cleveland1 offer drop-in
- College Station1 offer drop-in
- Columbus1 offer drop-in
- Conroe1 offer drop-in
- Converse1 offer drop-in
- Corpus Christi4 offer drop-in
- Crandall1 offer drop-in
- Crosby1 offer drop-in
- Cuero1 offer drop-in
- Cypress2 offer drop-in
D5 towns
- Dallas9 offer drop-in
- Denison1 offer drop-in
- Denton1 offer drop-in
- Desoto1 offer drop-in
- Duncanville1 offer drop-in
F5 towns
- Farmers Branch2 offer drop-in
- Ferris1 offer drop-in
- Fort Worth5 offer drop-in
- Friendswood1 offer drop-in
- Frisco3 offer drop-in
G7 towns
- Galveston1 offer drop-in
- Garland2 offer drop-in
- Glen Rose1 offer drop-in
- Granbury1 offer drop-in
- Grand Prairie1 offer drop-in
- Grapevine1 offer drop-in
- Greenville1 offer drop-in
H8 towns
- Harker Heights1 offer drop-in
- Harlingen1 offer drop-in
- Heartland1 offer drop-in
- Henderson1 offer drop-in
- Hico1 offer drop-in
- Highland Village1 offer drop-in
- Houston32 offer drop-in
- Humble2 offer drop-in
I1 town
- Irving4 offer drop-in
L9 towns
- La Porte1 offer drop-in
- Lakeway1 offer drop-in
- Laredo2 offer drop-in
- League City1 offer drop-in
- Leander3 offer drop-in
- Lewisville1 offer drop-in
- Liberty Hill1 offer drop-in
- Lindale1 offer drop-in
- Little Elm1 offer drop-in
M7 towns
- Manor1 offer drop-in
- Mansfield2 offer drop-in
- Mckinney1 offer drop-in
- Mesquite1 offer drop-in
- Midland2 offer drop-in
- Missouri City1 offer drop-in
- Montgomery1 offer drop-in
N2 towns
- New Braunfels1 offer drop-in
- Northlake1 offer drop-in
O1 town
- Odessa1 offer drop-in
P5 towns
- Pasadena3 offer drop-in
- Pearland3 offer drop-in
- Plano9 offer drop-in
- Port Lavaca2 offer drop-in
- Prosper1 offer drop-in
R7 towns
- Red Oak1 offer drop-in
- Richardson3 offer drop-in
- Richland Hills1 offer drop-in
- Richmond3 offer drop-in
- Roma1 offer drop-in
- Rosharon1 offer drop-in
- Round Rock1 offer drop-in
S8 towns
- San Antonio14 offer drop-in
- San Marcos1 offer drop-in
- Santa Fe1 offer drop-in
- Savannah1 offer drop-in
- Seguin1 offer drop-in
- Seminole1 offer drop-in
- Slaton1 offer drop-in
- Spring3 offer drop-in
T2 towns
- Texas City1 offer drop-in
- The Woodlands1 offer drop-in
W4 towns
- Waco1 offer drop-in
- Weatherford1 offer drop-in
- Webster1 offer drop-in
- Wichita Falls2 offer drop-in
No town on this list matches. Check the spelling, or search by ZIP code above.
Nearby
Nearby states
Questions
Questions about drop-in daycare in Texas
How many daycares that offer drop-in care are in Texas?
230 daycares that offer drop-in care are listed in 106 Texas towns. A daycare not on this list may still take drop-ins; ask.
Which Texas town has the most daycares that offer drop-in care?
Houston, with 32 listed. Next are Austin (21) and San Antonio (14).
What is drop-in daycare?
Care when you need it, without a regular weekly schedule. Each daycare sets its own rules: ask whether you must register your child first, how far ahead to book, and whether it charges by the hour, half day or day.
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.