Georgetown, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Operating a daycare from a home in Georgetown is primarily a state-regulated activity. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Child Care Regulation department oversees three relevant home-based categories. A Listed Family Home provides care in the caregiver's home for one to three unrelated children. A Registered Child-Care Home operates from the caregiver's home and is limited to a maximum of six unrelated children, with a total capacity of no more than 12 children at the same time (including the caregiver's own children). Care for seven or more children at a location separate from the caregiver's residence falls under licensed child-care center rules rather than a home. These categories carry HHSC listing, registration, or licensing obligations and minimum standards found in the Texas Administrative Code (Chapter 747 for child-care homes). On the local side, a home daycare is still a use located in a residential dwelling, so Georgetown's Unified Development Code home-occupation standards and any zoning-district limits apply to the property, and the City retains the ability under Texas HB 2464 to enforce traffic, parking, noise, building, and fire requirements even though it generally cannot ban a low-impact home business. Because larger home daycares can generate parking and traffic, a prospective provider should confirm both the HHSC permit category for their number of children and Georgetown's UDC standards for the residence before opening. The City does not replace the state child-care permit; the state license, registration, or listing is the controlling authorization to care for children.