Day Care for Children of Pre-School Age

The State Department of Public Welfare is the licensing agency for day nurseries and kindergartens; it maintains a complete list of approved facilities in the area.  Call Day Care Licensing at 214-951-7902 for more information.

Enrolling Your Children in School

Texas law requires that a child between the ages of six and seventeen attend school.  To enroll in a public school, a child must:

1) be at least five years of age on or before September 1,

2) have a birth certificate,

3) be immunized against polio, mumps, rubella, pertussis, tetanus, and diphtheria, and

4) have a copy of previous school records.  A letter of introduction from a former teacher may be helpful.  Public schools teach kindergarten through 12th grade.  A high school diploma is awarded upon successful completion of the 12th grade.