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2026 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey
The Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing (TXICFW) partnered with the Ray Marshall Center for the Study of Human Resources (RMC) to undertake the 2026 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey. The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) contracts the survey as part of an annual project.
This report summarizes child care market rate data for the entire state of Texas and for each of its 28 local workforce development areas (LWDAs). Market rates for child care are estimated using a combination of survey data and TWC administrative records data on published rates of providers who accept subsidies. Three types of child care facilities were surveyed between September 2025 and May 2026: licensed child care centers, registered homes and licensed homes. In the survey, licensed and registered homes are grouped together, but separated for analysis.
The 2026 report is broken out into three documents. The main report contains all narrative descriptions of the survey and methods, along with statewide estimates of all findings. The second document includes the technical appendices. The supplemental report presents all findings broken out by local workforce board and is also available in spreadsheet form.
2026 Market Rate Final Report (PDF)
2026 Market Rate Appendix (PDF)