746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
Child-Care Centers
As of October 10, 2026, statewide records in this dataset list 1,506 citations across 1,043 providers.
| Risk weight | Citations |
|---|---|
| High | 0 |
| Medium High | 1,506 |
| Medium | 0 |
| Medium Low | 0 |
| Low | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 |
HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.
Sample inspector narratives
A classroom was observed to have one caregiver with 12 children, the specified age group is 2 years old. This was corrected at inspection when a child was picked up putting the classroom at 11 children and in ratio.
One caregiver was observed leaving the infant classroom with 7 infants with a specified age group of 12-17 months old, leaving only one caregiver to care for the children. This was corrected when the caregiver returned to the classroom.
There was one caregiver caring for 7 infants. The specified age for the group was 12-17 months which allows 5 infants to 1 caregiver. Note The ratios were left in compliance as an additional caregiver was put in the classroom.
Read the official text for the complete requirements and context. Samples are excerpts from published inspection narratives; provider names are replaced with [provider].
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