This indicator includes all non-military childcare centers licensed by the Child Care Licensing (CCL) division of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS). To be accredited, a childcare center must hold one or more accreditations recognized by the Texas Workforce Commission. The recognized Texas-specific (1) and national (2-8) accrediting bodies are: 1) Texas Rising Star (WSA), 2) National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), 3) National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA), 4) National Accreditation Commission for Early Care and Education Program, 5) Association of Christian Schools International, 6) National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC), 7) Council of Accreditation (formerly the National After School Association), and 8) AdvancED Quality Early Learning Schools (QELS). Included centers must serve children in the infant and/or toddler age group. Excludes (Early) Head Start Centers and Public Pre-K programs.
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Participation in high-quality early childhood care and education programs can have positive effects on children’s cognitive, language, and social development, particularly among children at risk for poor outcomes. Quality is an important element of programs that have had strong impacts. High-quality programs do not just meet the basic needs of children, but also provide opportunities for meaningful learning activities and language development, and work to foster close, caring relationships between children and their teachers/caregivers. (Child Trends Databank, 2016)
OVERALL TREND: Bexar County
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
# of Licensed Facilities | 448 | 445 | 449 | 462 | 448 | 446 |
Licensed capacity | 52,261 | 52,512 | 52,291 | 53,842 | 53,376 | 54,246 |
# of Accredited Facilities | 71 | 84 | 84 | 105 | 133 | 128 |
Accredited Capacity | 11,717 | 13,957 | 13,649 | 17,434 | 20,856 | 20,456 |
% of Facilities Accredited | 15.8% | 18.9% | 18.7% | 22.7% | 29.7% | 28.7% |
% of Accredited Capacity | 22.4% | 26.6% | 26.1% | 32.4% | 39.1% | 37.7% |
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