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Texas child care center license requirements

What Texas asks of child care centers, rule by rule: what each license or card is, who needs it, how long it lasts, and the official source to check it against. Your city or county may add its own.

Last reviewed October 21, 2026

This is a summary to help you plan, not legal advice. Check the linked source before you rely on it.

Cards your people carry

Pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR for every caregiver

Each caregiver and the center director must hold current pediatric first aid and pediatric CPR certificates.

  • Pediatric First Aid

    Who needs it
    Each caregiver and the director.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.

  • Pediatric CPR

    Who needs it
    Each caregiver and the director.
    How long it lasts
    No expiry set by this rule. See the renewal note.
Who it covers
Each caregiver and the director, and substitutes, volunteers and contractors counted in the ratio.
Deadline
Within 90 days of employment, and first aid before unsupervised access to a child. Until then, someone with a current CPR certificate must be on the premises with them.
Renewal
Until the expiration or renewal date on the certificate. The rule takes the date the course prints.
Official source

Licenses the business holds

Child care center permit renewal

A full child care center permit is renewed on its second anniversary and every two years after. One not renewed in time expires.

  • Child care center permit

    Who holds it
    Each center.
    Kind
    Child care license
    Issued by
    Texas HHSC, Child Care Regulation
    How long it lasts
    Valid for 2 years.
Who it covers
Every licensed child care center.
Deadline
Before caring for children.
Renewal
Every 2 years from the full permit's issue. Renewal opens 60 days before the anniversary, and a 30 day late renewal period follows; a permit not renewed by then expires. An annual fee is also due by each anniversary.
Official source

Keep these current for every center you run.

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