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Daycare in Houston, TX 77026

Every licensed center and licensed or registered child care home in Houston ZIP code 77026, sorted by Texas Rising Star level, then by the fewest serious findings at state inspections.

  • 11regulated providers
  • 5Texas Rising Star rated
  • $185median a week, infant at a center (Harris County, 2022)
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  1. Kathy's Daycare
    Licensed home, up to 12 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    Texas Rising Star 4-star
    3 inspections, 1 deficiency (1 high or medium-high)
    6:30 am to 6:00 pm
  2. Tammy Harris
    Registered home, up to 12 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    Texas Rising Star 4-star
    2 inspections, 2 deficiencies (1 high or medium-high)
    6:00 am to 6:00 pm
  3. Humble Beginners
    Center, up to 50 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    Texas Rising Star 4-star
    6 inspections, 12 deficiencies (6 high or medium-high)
    6:00 am to 6:00 pm
  4. Community Partners FifthWard Early ChildHood Development Ctr
    Center, up to 93 children, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    Texas Rising Star 4-star
    11 inspections, 8 deficiencies (7 high or medium-high)
    6:00 am to 6:00 pm
  5. J B Adams School
    Center, up to 48 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    Texas Rising Star 3-star
    13 inspections, 11 deficiencies (7 high or medium-high)
    5:30 am to 5:30 pm
  6. Hornstead Learning Academy
    Licensed home, up to 12 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    2 inspections, no deficiencies
    6:30 am to 5:30 pm
  7. Dogan Head Start
    Center, up to 94 children, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    2 inspections, 1 deficiency (1 high or medium-high)
    7:00 am to 4:00 pm
  8. Imagination Island
    Center, up to 41 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    4 inspections, 12 deficiencies (4 high or medium-high)
    6:30 am to 6:00 pm
  9. Dre's Locker Room Community Center
    Center, up to 21 children, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    8 inspections, 16 deficiencies (8 high or medium-high)
    4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
  10. Small Steps Nurturing Center-5th Ward
    Center, up to 189 children, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    11 inspections, 11 deficiencies (9 high or medium-high)
    8:00 am to 5:30 pm
  11. Global Kiddos Academy
    Center, up to 29 children, infants, toddlers, pre-K, school-age
    No Texas Rising Star rating
    5 inspections, 22 deficiencies (15 high or medium-high)
    6:00 am to 7:00 pm

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Head Start centers in Houston

Head Start and Early Head Start are free federal programs for children from families with low incomes. 2 centers in Houston are on the federal list, with 83 funded places.

CenterAddressProgramFunded places
Community Partnerships Fifthward Early Childhood Development Center3917 Collingsworth St, 77026Early Head Start15
Dogan4202 Liberty Rd, 77026Head Start68

Source: Head Start center locator service locations. To apply, contact the center or its grantee.

Daycare cost in Houston

Full-time care at a Harris County child care center had a median price of $185 a week for an infant, $172 for a toddler and $167 for a preschooler in 2022. A licensed or registered home charged $164 a week for an infant.

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License information is from the Texas Health and Human Services public register, retrieved October 2026. License status can change; verify at childcare.hhs.texas.gov before enrolling.

Inspection and deficiency summaries are quoted from the state's published records with their dates. A deficiency is not a finding of harm; read the full report at the state link.

Prices shown as "county median" are from the U.S. Department of Labor National Database of Childcare Prices (latest year available, 2022), as stated on our data sources page.