Blest Beginnings
A licensed child care center in Abilene, Texas 79605
2500 S 27th St, Abilene, Texas 79605. (325) 692-2360.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 2 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Taylor County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 10 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 74 child care providers in Taylor County had 2.
10 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 21, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible, at the inspection on Oct 6, 2026
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 2026.
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Oct 6, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
“Two infants were observed sleeping in bouncers. Staff moved the infants into cribs bringing the operation into compliance.”
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“A caregiver who has had unsupervised access to children in care did not have first aid training.”
5 deficiencies older than three years
Apr 17, 2023: report to the state5 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that former caregivers failed to utilize good judgment with children in care.”
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that young children in care were not properly supervised.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that two young children in care were unsupervised by the caregivers on two separate occasions. Neither incident was reported to Child Care Regulation by the former caregivers or any operational staff.”
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Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that gloves were not discarded after use and handwashing did not occur after each diaper change with the caregivers and children in care.”
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Written Activity Plans - Plan Followed by Caregiver
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the activity plan was not followed by former caregivers.”
All 11 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 6, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 10, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 19, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Report to the state | 5 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 7, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jan 28, 2014.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 83 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 1 report to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 74 child care providers in Taylor County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Aldersgate Abilene Methodist Church Academy | 7 |
| YMCA of Abilene- Preschool Center | 2 |
| Arlene Coleman Bell | Not given |
| Blest Beginnings This child care provider | 2 |
| Small World of Learning | 22 |
| Mona Robinson | 4 |
| YMCA Enrichment Center | 3 |
| Sonia Aguero | Not given |
| Beltway Kids Academy | 0 |
| Lacey Connel | Not given |
| Keily Caro | Not given |
| Christina Rooslet | 2 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Nov 5, 2026 and checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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