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Daycare violations in Texas

Updated July 2026 · computed from official Texas licensing data · methodology · download the dataset (CC0)

363,212 of Texas's recorded violations are severity 4–5 — the categories covering direct risk to child health and safety.

Headline numbers

Texas has 14,993 licensed childcare facilities in our data. 12,199 of them (81.4%) have at least one recorded violation, out of 557,799 violation records total. 31.9% are family home providers; 40.6% accept child care subsidy.

Severity breakdown

SeverityMeaningCount
5 Immediate risk to health/safety 133,145
4 High risk 230,067
3 Moderate 164,040
2 Low risk 21,626
1 Administrative 8,921

10.7% of recorded violations are marked corrected in the state's data.

Violations per facility, by city

Cities with at least 10 licensed facilities, ranked by recorded violations per facility.

CityFacilitiesViolationsPer facility
Kerrville 171,712100.7
Fresno 161,43289.5
Crosby 151,26084
Corinth 1076476.4
Alton 1183676
Willis 1075675.6
La Marque 1289074.2
Mission 745,45273.7
Palmview 161,02464
Alvin 181,15163.9

Lowest compliance scores

FacilityCityScoreViolations
Trinity-First Weekday Ministries El Paso032
Valley Oak Tree No.1 Mercedes08
Yorkshire Academy Houston052
Livingston Montessori School Livingston024
Saint Christopher Montessori Dallas080
Immanuel Lutheran Church And School Houston060
Alternatives In Motion, Inc Spring08
St Pauls Christian Day School Brenham040
Aldersgate Abilene Methodist Church Academy Abilene024
Little Tyke - Cleburne Cleburne024

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All numbers on this page are computed from official state licensing records and are free to cite with attribution to DaycareLens. Journalists: the underlying dataset is openly licensed (CC0), and we can provide custom cuts — press@daycarelens.com.