Texas Offers New Info on Child Care Providers

The Texas Health and Human Services is expanding its child care search website to provide families additional information about child care providers in Texas. 

Now TXChildCareSearch.org lists five years of a regulated child care facility’s compliance history. Previously the site only displayed information for the prior three years.

“We are so pleased to be able to provide more extensive information on how well a child care operation is meeting state health and safety standards,” said David Kostroun, HHS deputy executive commissioner for Regulatory Services. 

“Parents and others will now have a more complete picture as they make the critically important decision about where a child receives care.”

The child care search website, TXChildCareSearch.org, includes detailed information about regulated child care operations in Texas and shows the number of inspections an operation has received and when, how many deficiencies have been found at the operation, and any actions taken to correct the deficiencies. Parents can also review specific services offered by the child care operations.

Last year, lawmakers and Gov. Greg Abbott approved several child care reform bills to increase transparency and safety for child care operations throughout the state.

HHS urges parents and guardians to use the searchable website to learn more about child care providers in their area. After caregivers narrow down a list of potential operations, they should tour each one while children are in care, the agency said. This will give parents and guardians a chance to speak with the director and caregivers and ask questions.