Houston, TX · Bilingual courses
Open a home childcare and build your independence
If you are an entrepreneurial woman, a mother of young children, and you want to work from home and be your own boss, licensed family child care is the purpose-driven business you have been looking for.
The program
How it worksHome childcare
Become a licensed family child care provider and work from your home.
Bilingual courses
Training in Spanish and English: Minimum Standards, child development, and administration.
Texas license
Licensed, Registered, or Listed Child-Care Home — I guide you through each requirement.
A viable business
Business plan, pricing, parent contracts, and how to qualify for state reimbursements.
Bárbara Yamila Alvarez, Ph.D., RN — founder of INESA Texas
About us
I am Bárbara Álvarez, founder and instructor of INESA’s Home-Based Child Care Entrepreneurship program. Our goal is to close the child care gap in metro Houston and help clients achieve self-sufficiency and a better quality of life.
We train refugees, immigrants, and other underserved people in low- to moderate-income communities to become licensed family child care providers.
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Frequently asked questions
- How do I open a home childcare in Houston?
- INESA walks you through an 8-week program: a business plan, Texas Minimum Standards, the HHSC application, and coaching until your first families enroll.
- Is the course in Spanish and English?
- Yes. The family child care entrepreneurship program is bilingual (Spanish and English) and designed for women who want to work from home in the Houston area.
- Do you help with Texas (HHSC) licensing?
- Yes. We cover Licensed, Registered, and Listed Child-Care Home, background checks, Workforce vendors, and the USDA food program.
- Who teaches the program?
- Bárbara Yamila Alvarez, Ph.D., RN, founder of INESA Texas. She is a TECPDS-accredited trainer with more than 10 years preparing childcare owners and more than 100 licenses supported in Houston.
Ready to open your childcare?
I walk with you step by step: Texas Minimum Standards, a business plan, licensing, and the families who will trust you.
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