A pre-application orientation, a licensed director, fire and health inspections and minimum standards come before the license. Budget months, not weeks.
Checked Oct 15, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 4 of 6: Get the permits for your kind of business
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation.
Sources and dates
Texas HHS Child Care Regulation handbook section 5200. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
Yes. A pre-application orientation, a licensed director, fire and health inspections and minimum standards come before the license.
No. In Texas it is listed for daycares.
Texas Health and Human Services, Child Care Regulation.
Step 4 of 6, get the permits for your kind of business. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax and approve the space.
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