Guides

The licensing record answers some questions and raises others. These cover the ones it raises, with the Texas specifics rather than general advice.

• Finding infant care The tightest part of the market everywhere, for a structural reason.
• Home daycare or a center Three license categories, and the differences that actually matter.
• What licensed capacity means The most misread number on any provider page.
• Child care scholarships How Texas subsidies work, and which programs accept them.
• Evening and overnight care Night care is recorded by the state, which makes it findable.
• Drop-in and short-notice care Recorded by the state, rarely advertised by anyone.
• What Montessori means here Legally, nothing. So what should you ask instead?