In-home childcare is regulated by the state, not the county. Texas HHSC registers or licenses child-care homes under Human Resources Code Ch. 42. A registered home cares for up to 6 unrelated children (12 total); a licensed home cares for 7-12.
Brazoria County cannot zone, so it does not permit or restrict home daycares in unincorporated areas; state regulation controls. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regulates home-based child care under Human Resources Code Ch. 42. A registered child-care home provides regular care in the caregiver's residence for up to six children under 14 (excluding the caregiver's own), plus up to six additional school-age children after school, not exceeding 12 total. A licensed child-care home serves 7-12 children. Both require HHSC permitting, background checks, and minimum-standards compliance (Ch. 747). Inside a city, the operation must also satisfy that city's home-occupation zoning rules.
Operating an unregistered or unlicensed home providing regulated child care violates state law and can bring HHSC administrative penalties, injunctions, and closure. City zoning noncompliance adds municipal citations.
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