Pup Academy Staff Daycare
A licensed child care center in Abilene, Texas 79606
6249 Buffalo Gap Rd, Abilene, Texas 79606. (325) 437-2350.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 2026.
- 6 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Taylor County: 2
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- 2-Star Texas Rising Star rating
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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?
6 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 74 child care providers in Taylor County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Aug 20, 2026: 2 deficiencies cited.
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Dec 3, 2025
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
6 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 24, 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 |
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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 Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Aug 20, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pre-Service Training
“A caregiver hired on August 4, 2026 was counted in ratio in the toddler room without completing 8 hours of preservice training in required topics.”
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Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
“3 caregiver files reviewed lacked 24 hours of annual training for the previous completed training year.”
Dec 3, 2025: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined through video surveillance that a caregiver lacked good judgment when they picked up a child in care by one arm and inappropriately carried the child down the hall.”
Aug 21, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
“A substitute caregiver in the 2 yr old room that was hired in April 2024 did not have current First aid and CPR.”
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Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
“A caregvier from the toddler room was observed out of the classroom at the front desk leaving their co-caregiver in the classroom out of ratio with 10 children where the age group of children was 10 months to 18months.”
Aug 19, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
“It was determined through the course of the investigation that the operation violated minimum standards by leaving 2 caregivers, who were within their 90 days of employment and lacked training in pediatric first aid and rescue breathing, unsupervised with children during naptime.”
2 deficiencies older than three years
Aug 16, 2023: inspection2 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“A 15 month old infant was observed unbuckled in a highchair. This was corrected at inspection when the child was buckled into the highchair.”
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Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
“A deep hole was observed in the ground of the outdoor play space adjacent to the sidewalk causing a hazard to children in care.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 2, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 10, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 21, 2024 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 16, 2023 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Nov 9, 2023.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 170 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 5 reports 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 Oct 24, 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?
- Texas Rising Star: 2-Star (the first of three levels).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 24, 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 6.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Amber’s Angels Family Child Care | 0 |
| New Beginnings Childcare Academy | 22 |
| Alliance After School Care at Bassetti | 3 |
| Alliance After School Care at Ward | 1 |
| Kids of Faith Learning Center | 13 |
| Pup Academy Staff Daycare This child care provider | 6 |
| Sara Michela Brau | 0 |
| Brenda Jones | Not given |
| Amanda Marie Guillory | 2 |
| Lisa-Marie Gill | 0 |
| Brigette Bailey | 1 |
| Mentoring Alliance After School - Dyess | 1 |
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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 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 Oct 24, 2026 and checked Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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