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# Texas Child Care Centers with New Texas Rising Star Ratings: 2026 statistics from 2,277 public records

**The most common rising star rating is Three Star: 639 of 2,277 records (28.1%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)).**

Data as of 2026-11-04 · Compiled by Zalwin from Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov) Copy citation

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## Key findings

- Zalwin's TxRisingStarPulse dataset holds 2,277 TxRisingStarPulse records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-02 (as of 2026-11-04; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). [#](#finding-1)
- The most common rising star rating is Three Star: 639 of 2,277 records (28.1%) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). [#](#finding-2)
- Across 1,761 records with a stated capacity, the total is 204,430 and the median is 96; the largest is 999 (Mary Rush Children's College At IBOC) (as of 2026-11-04; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). [#](#finding-3)
- The top 10% of records by capacity (176 of 1,761) account for 25.4% of the total (as of 2026-11-04; source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). [#](#finding-4)
- 422 of 2,277 records (18.5%) are dated within the 30 days before 2026-11-04 (source: Texas Workforce Commission Statewide Child Care Subsidy Providers, joined to HHSC Child Care Regulation operations (data.texas.gov)). [#](#finding-5)

## TxRisingStarPulse records by rising star rating

| Group | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Three Star | 639 | 28.1% |
| Four Star | 560 | 24.6% |
| Subsidy provider, no star rating | 558 | 24.5% |
| Two Star | 298 | 13.1% |
| Entry Level designation | 222 | 9.7% |

## Methodology and data provenance

- Sample: 2,277 public records dated 2026-05-01 to 2026-11-02; 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 2026-11-04.

- 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 2026-11-04), https://zalwin.com/research/txrisingstarpulse

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