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Infant Daycare in Texas

Full-time infant care at a center costs a median of $144 a week in the middle Texas county (2022). Each listing shows the ages its state record gives; ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

daycares that take infants listed
10,340
towns
759
towns have their own infant daycare page
436
of all Texas daycares
72%

Map of Texas: each dot is a town with daycares that take infants, sized by how many are listed

Infant care
What puts a daycare on this listThe state record lists infants among the ages it serves, or it says it offers infant care.A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Infant care

Infant care in Texas: costs and safe-sleep inspections

Infant care at a center, per week, in the middle Texas county (2022)
$144
The median of 254 county medians, from $113 in the lowest county to $229 in the highest.
Infant tuition posted on daycare websites in Texas, per week (2026)
$254
The median of 181 daycares that post a full-time rate; half post between $220 and $315. Posted rates run above the 2022 survey: they are newer, and mostly from centers.
of visited Texas infant programs had a safe-sleep rule cited since October 2023
17%
1,640 of the 9,695 Texas daycares that take infants and had a state visit. A citation means the inspector found a sleep rule not met on that visit, for example how or where babies nap. Each listing shows its own visits.
of infant programs' websites say they provide meals
22%
Of the 3,687 websites we read for daycares that take infants in Texas, 22% say meals are provided, 14% mention a parent app with photos or daily notes, and 6% mention cameras parents can watch. A website that does not say so may still offer it; ask.
Staff-to-child ratios for babies in TexasDaycare cost in Texas, by age and county

County prices: U.S. Department of Labor, National Database of Childcare Prices, 2022 (median full-time weekly price). Posted rates: tuition that daycares publish on their own websites, 2026, full-time rates only, one rate per daycare.

Texas

Largest towns for infant daycare in Texas

Houston1,140 take infantsSan Antonio585 take infantsAustin327 take infantsDallas298 take infantsFort Worth284 take infantsEl Paso257 take infantsKaty213 take infantsArlington148 take infantsSpring134 take infantsKilleen120 take infantsLaredo117 take infantsPlano117 take infants

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.

ProgramListed
All daycares14,306
Take infants10,340
Child care centers9,595
Accept subsidy5,958
In-home daycares4,711
Christian & church daycares1,317
Montessori schools733
Preschools & pre-K13,150
24-hour daycare159
Night daycare1,367
Early morning daycare6,146
Weekend daycare1,190
Part-time daycare543
Drop-in daycare230
After-school care12,562
Bilingual daycare380
Head Start565

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 infant care in Texas

  1. 1

    Ask about the waitlist

    Infant spots fill first. Ask how long the waitlist is and whether you can join it before your baby is born.

  2. 2

    How many babies each caregiver has

    Ask how many infants one caregiver looks after, and whether the same caregiver is there each day.

  3. 3

    Safe sleep

    Ask where and how babies nap. Where the state publishes inspections, every visit with a sleep rule cited is on the listing's state record.

  4. 4

    Feeding and the daily log

    Ask how bottles and breast milk are handled, and how you will hear about feeds, naps and diapers each day.

Texas

Cost, inspections and ratios in Texas

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

A to Z

All 759 Texas towns with infant daycare, A to Z

A38 towns
B65 towns
C69 towns
D28 towns
E26 towns
F32 towns
G33 towns
H49 towns
I8 towns
J14 towns
K24 towns
L54 towns
M49 towns
N18 towns
O10 towns
P44 towns
Q3 towns
R36 towns
S75 towns
T28 towns
U2 towns
V12 towns
W38 towns
Y3 towns
Z1 town

Nearby

Nearby states

Oklahoma2,055 take infantsLouisiana1,452 take infantsArkansas963 take infantsNew Mexico94 take infants

Questions

Questions about infant daycare in Texas

How many daycares that take infants are in Texas?

10,340 daycares that take infants are listed in 759 Texas towns. A daycare without this tag may still take infants; ask.

Which Texas town has the most daycares that take infants?

Houston, with 1,140 listed. Next are San Antonio (585) and Austin (327).

How much does infant daycare cost in Texas?

In the middle Texas county, full-time infant care at a center cost $144 a week in 2022 (U.S. Department of Labor). Daycares that post their rates online in Texas charge a median of $254 a week for an infant in 2026 (181 daycares). Each town page shows its own county.

What does a safe-sleep citation mean?

It means a state inspector found a sleep rule not met on a visit, for example a baby put down on their side, a crib with blankets or toys, or babies left without a check. Since October 2023, 17% of visited Texas infant programs had one cited. Open a listing to read its visits, and ask the daycare what it changed.

How young a baby do daycares in Texas take?

The Texas license list we load does not give a starting age, so ask each daycare the youngest age it takes.

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.