Buyer guide // 26 TAC Chapter 746

Childcare center software for Texas licensed centers.

Chapter 746 is the minimum standard every licensed child-care center in Texas is inspected against. OpsCore ChildCare Management is built rule by rule against it, from the 7:15 arrival rush to the file Licensing asks for.

For Texas licensed child-care centers regulated under 26 TAC Chapter 746. One center or a group of them under a common operator. Updated October 2026.

01Chapter 746, Subchapter E

Ratio and group size, watched together, all day.

Two tests run at the same time, and a room can pass one while failing the other: one adult and six four-year-olds can be in ratio and one child away from being over group size. Both are cited.

The engine watches them together through the day, and knows the lawful exceptions rather than flagging them as breaches.

A caregiver with children at a table in a child-care classroom.
In ratio, and one child away from being over group size.
02Sign-in and release

Sign-in that feeds the ratio and decides who can collect.

Sign-in carries the fields the rule prescribes and a durable identifier for the parent, feeds the ratio engine as each child arrives, and decides who is allowed to collect them later.

A father signing his daughter in on a tablet kiosk at a child-care front desk.
The front desk at 7:15am.
03Infant care

The densest rules in the chapter, in the infant room.

Sleep position, what may be in a crib, and the ratio that never bends at opening or closing for a child under eighteen months. Cots and mats follow a napping-arrangement plan with the spacing the rule requires.

A caregiver with a baby in an infant room with empty cribs behind.
The infant room.
04Incidents, staff and policies

From the front door to the file Licensing asks for.

Incident reports follow the form, the parent signature and the filing the state prescribes, and keep the copy the parent signed.

Personnel files, background checks and professional development hours are tracked against the requirement rather than totalled at renewal. Written policies carry signed acknowledgments, fire and gas inspection records have their own reminders, and there is an audit entry behind every change, because Licensing may look at electronic records without notice.

Parents get daily reports, enrollment and billing in their own hands. There is deliberately no visitor approval flow: a parent may visit at any time without prior approval.

What a licensing visit looks for, and where it lives

  • Ratios and group sizes for every room

    Subchapter E

    Both tests watched live, with lawful exceptions recognized.

  • Sign-in and release records

    The prescribed fields, a durable parent identifier, and who may collect each child.

  • Safe sleep for infants

    Sleep position and crib contents rules in the infant room.

  • Napping arrangement and spacing

    Cots and mats on a plan with the required spacing.

  • Incident reports with the parent signature

    The state’s form and filing, with the signed copy kept.

  • Personnel files, checks and training hours

    Tracked against the requirement through the year.

  • Fire and gas inspections

    Inspection records with their own reminders.

  • Electronic records Licensing can see without notice

    An audit entry behind every change.

What it costs

Per licensed facility

$199 / month

  • · 10 staff logins and 50 enrolled children included
  • · +$12 a month per extra staff login
  • · +$45 a month per extra 25 children
  • · $0 setup; parents and Licensing inspectors are free
  • · The first 7 days are free

Full details on the ChildCare pricing section.

Questions buyers ask

Who is OpsCore ChildCare for?

Texas licensed child-care centers regulated under 26 TAC Chapter 746. One center or a group of them under a common operator.

Is it live?

Yes. Texas licensed centers can sign up and start a free trial today, and every rule it checks traces to a Chapter 746 section.

What does it cost?

$199 a month per licensed facility, with 10 staff logins and 50 enrolled children included, and the first 7 days free. It is not priced by beds: a child-care center does not have any.

Does it track ratio and group size?

Yes, both at once. A room can pass one test while failing the other, so the engine watches them together all day, using the required ratios and group sizes from Chapter 746, Subchapter E.

Is this the same as OpsCore CACFP?

No. OpsCore CACFP is the claim side of the food program and stays its own product. This is the licensing and operations side, and its food-service requirements are where the two meet.

See it against your own operation.