The Pillars Christian Learning Center
A licensed child care center in McKinney, Texas 75072
1570 S Independence Pkwy, McKinney, Texas 75072. (469) 712-6720.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 7 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Collin County: 2
- 4 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 13 inspections on record
- Not star-rated 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?
7 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 647 child care providers in Collin County had 2.
13 inspections on record. The latest, on Oct 23, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity, at the report to the state on Aug 6, 2026
Rated High by Texas: AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions, at the inspection on Jul 9, 2026
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Feb 26, 2026
1 more rated High; all are listed below.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 5 months of the last 36. Last cited Aug 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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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.
Aug 6, 2026: report to the state2 deficiencies
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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
“A child in care was left outside of the operation unsupervised on the playground.”
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Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
“During the investigation, it was discovered that the operation was not ensuring the children have access to water during outdoor play.”
Jul 9, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“During the inspection, a caregiver was alone in the classroom with children; the caregiver had a provisional status on their background check that stated the caregiver could not be alone with children. During the inspection, the operation placed an additional caregiver in the classroom with the caregiver.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“During the inspection, personnel and training records were not available for six of the ten employee records that needed to be reviewed.”
Feb 26, 2026: report to the state1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver took inappropriate pictures of a child in care.”
Jan 15, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
“During the inspection, it was found that the operation had last had an annual fire inspection more than a year prior.”
Apr 16, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
“During the inspection, the largest play structure had no to small amounts of loose fill in the use zones. The height of the play structure requires at least 9 inches of loose fill.”
All 17 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jul 23, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2026 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 26, 2026 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 15, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jun 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 20, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 16, 2025 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Mar 13, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 8, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Jul 11, 2025.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 222 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.
- 4 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 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 star-rated in Texas Rising Star (TWC’s code: ELD).
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 647 child care providers in Collin County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 2; this one had 7.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| The Pillars Christian Learning Center This child care provider | 7 |
| YMCA at Scott Elementary | 10 |
| Nanas Day Care | 8 |
| Anne Kinser | Not given |
| Adventure Kids Playcare | 24 |
| Beary Best Home Daycare | 1 |
| Little Steps Montessori | 28 |
| Kids in Bloom | 1 |
| Martha Amaya | 1 |
| Kids R Kids Learning Academy of West Mckinney | 15 |
| Alphabest @ Furr ? Prosper | 1 |
| Kids USA Montessori Frisco | 0 |
| Everbrook Academy | 16 |
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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