Daycares in San Antonio, Texas
Data Freshness & Provenance
Inspection coverage
727 of 789 tracked providers have inspection history
Active providers
789 providers appear active in this market
Last refreshed
May 18, 2026
Latest inspection
May 15, 2026
Provenance
Texas licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring
City Snapshot
San Antonio currently has 789 tracked providers. 727 have inspection history, 789 appear active, and 11% of the market holds an A or B grade. The latest inspection in the dataset is May 15, 2026.
Updated May 18, 2026 from Texas licensing records, inspections, and DaycareCheck scoring.
Donalyn Collier
8222 TWO FLS
Priscilla Garcia
9915 PERMIAN BAY
Sprouting Minds Childcare LLC
188 REEVES GDN
Learning Spanish At My Second Home
309 N ROLLING OAKS LN
Penny's Home Childcare
2934 THUNDER GULCH
National School Of Martial Arts
15700 CHASE HILL BLVD
Brionna Sandoval
12214 MEDINA ML
Liberated Montessori at San Antonio
3427 NORTHEAST PKWY
Heather Rodriguez
10835 RINDLE RNCH
Kiddy Korner Child Care
10155 SUNSET PL
Arianna Lee
14839 CAVE SWALLOW
Leondra Johnson
7752 FERN PASS
Jessenia Montanez
6234 DIEGO LN
Maribel Reyna De Herrera
4107 RUNNING CREEK DR
I'm Just a Kid! LLC
5038 WEST AVE
Adoption Angels Inc
1511 FREDERICKSBURG RD
Nature and STEM Kids College LLC
12502 LA MANANA ST
Sweet Sunsets Learning Academia
1056 E BORGFELD DR
Manifest Early Learning Academy
2738 SHINGLE OAK DR
Clarisa Ramos-Angulo
6302 COUGAR VLG
Home Daycares in San Antonio
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What the daycare market looks like in San Antonio
San Antonio currently has 789 daycares in our directory. 11% of the market earns an A or B safety grade. Use this page to compare inspection history, provider mix, and local cost context before you start touring.
11%
A or B safety grades
527
Center-based providers
0
Accredited or Head Start providers
$810/mo
Infant center cost in BEXAR
Market Notes
The current top-scoring provider in this city is Nature and STEM Kids College LLC with a A grade and a 100.0 score.
Common provider types in San Antonio include Licensed Center, Registered Child-Care Home, Licensed Child-Care Home.
The average provider in this market has 158.9 recorded violations, while 115 providers currently show none in the data we track.
Local cost and care context
BEXAR accounts for the largest share of providers we track in San Antonio, so its pricing is the best local benchmark on this page.
Infant Center
$810/mo
Preschool Center
$624/mo
Toddler Home Daycare
$612/mo
Texas regulation snapshot
Inspection frequency
Licensed centers receive at least one unannounced inspection per year. Newly licensed operations are inspected more frequently during their first year. Complaint-based inspections occur at any time and are always unannounced.
Background checks
All owners, directors, caregivers, and employees must pass a name-based criminal history check through the Texas Department of Public Safety and an FBI fingerprint check. A search of the Texas sex offender registry and the central abuse and neglect registry (DFPS) is also required before employment.
Parent rights
Texas law guarantees parents the right to enter and observe their child's childcare operation at any time during hours of operation without prior notice. Inspection and investigation reports are publicly available through the HHSC search tool.
How to use this page
Safety grades are derived from official state inspection records, not reviews or sponsored placement.
Repeated and severe violations weigh more heavily than isolated paperwork issues.
Filters are best used after you understand the full city baseline on the default ranking view.
Frequently asked questions about daycare in San Antonio
How does DaycareCheck rank daycares in San Antonio?
We rank providers in San Antonio using official state inspection records. Health, safety, staffing, and compliance findings are converted into a composite score, and severe or repeated violations hurt more than isolated minor issues.
What should parents compare first when choosing daycare in San Antonio?
86 of the 789 providers in this market currently hold an A or B safety grade, but grade alone is not enough. Start with higher-scoring providers, then compare the full inspection timeline, repeated violations, staffing patterns, and whether the program type actually fits your child and schedule.
Are there home daycare or Head Start options in San Antonio?
San Antonio currently shows 262 home-based providers and 0 Head Start sites in the directory. Texas rules still apply: Licensed centers receive at least one unannounced inspection per year. Newly licensed operations are inspected more frequently during their first year. Complaint-based inspections occur at any time and are always unannounced.