Research / TxRisingStarPulse
Texas Child Care Centers with New Texas Rising Star Ratings: 2026 statistics from 2,263 public records
The most common rising star rating is Three Star: 633 of 2,263 records (28.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)).
Data as of · Compiled by Zalwin from Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)
Key findings
- Zalwin's TxRisingStarPulse dataset holds 2,263 TxRisingStarPulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-01 (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). #
- The most common rising star rating is Three Star: 633 of 2,263 records (28.0%) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). #
- Across 1,755 records with a stated capacity, the total is 203,953 and the median is 96; the largest is 999 (Mary Rush Children's College At IBOC) (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). #
- The top 10% of records by capacity (176 of 1,755) account for 25.5% of the total (as of 2026-11-03; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). #
- 408 of 2,263 records (18.0%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-03 (source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). #
TxRisingStarPulse records by rising star rating
| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Three Star | 633 | 28.0% |
| Four Star | 559 | 24.7% |
| Subsidy provider, no star rating | 554 | 24.5% |
| Two Star | 298 | 13.2% |
| Entry Level designation | 219 | 9.7% |
Methodology and data provenance
- Sample: 2,263 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-01; illustrative samples excluded.
- Source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov). Refreshed automatically about every 24 hours; figures above are as of 2026-11-03.
- Shares are of all records in the dataset; totals and medians use only records with a stated capacity.
- Organization-level data only. Informational; verify individual records at the official source.
Cite this study
Zalwin Research, "TxRisingStarPulse statistics" (data as of 2026-11-03), https://zalwin.com/research/txrisingstarpulse
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