Pioneer Drive Cdc
A licensed child care center in Abilene, Texas 79605
750 Buccaneer Dr, Abilene, Texas 79605. (325) 692-6776.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Nov 5, 2026.
- 19 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Taylor County: 2
- 7 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 23 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?
19 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 74 child care providers in Taylor County had 2.
23 inspections on record. The latest, on Apr 7, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling, at the report to the state on Apr 24, 2025
Rated High by Texas: Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling, at the report to the state on Jun 25, 2024
Rated High by Texas: Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control, at the report to the state on Mar 23, 2024
4 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
19 deficiencies in 6 months of the last 36. Last cited Mar 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.
Mar 19, 2026: inspection4 deficiencies
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Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
“7 children were observed to be unbuckled in the kidney bean toddler table during meal service. This was corrected at inspection when all the children were removed from the table.”
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Annual Sanitation Inspection
“The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection.”
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“A child allergic to peanuts did not have an allergy plan on file that was signed by both the parent and the physician.”
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Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
“The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.”
Apr 24, 2025: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver yelled at children in care.”
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Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver made demeaning and inappropriate comments towards the children in care.”
Nov 15, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
“The last documented gas inspection was from 2022.”
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Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
“Seven of ten children records did not have a current immunization record on file.”
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Written Operational Policies - Enrollment
“The operational policies did not have enrollment procedures or a policy for policy changes.”
Jun 25, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that an operational employee forcefully picked a child in care up off the ground by their left arm on more than one occasion when the child was acting defiant.”
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Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that an operational staff who had access to a child in care unsupervised did not have Positive Guidance and Discipline Training when an incident occurred with prohibited punishment.”
Mar 23, 2024: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a caregiver failed to utilize good judgement and self-control when a sleep aid was administered to children in care prior to naptime. The caregiver failed to utilize good judgement when she administered a sleep aid without parental consent.”
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Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a collateral caregiver failed to report a caregiver administering an over-the-counter sleep aid to children in care prior to naptime.”
Feb 21, 2024: report to the state3 deficiencies
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Discipline - Appropriate to Child’s Level of Understanding
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a young child in care was placed in a crib twice for hitting another child in care as a form of punishment.”
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Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the primary caregiver was not current on the required annual training.”
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Toddler Out of Crib When Not Sleeping
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that toddlers were placed in their cribs at the end of day during pick-up so the caregivers could clean the classroom.”
Feb 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
“Two of the transportation vehicles were inspected. One transportation vehicle did not have a fire extinguisher. The other transportation vehicle had an expired fire extinguisher.”
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Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
“Two transportation vehicles were inspected. One of the two transportation vehicles did not have a first aid kit.”
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Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
“Two transportation vehicles were inspected. Two vehicles did not have an electronic alarm system as required.”
10 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 1, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a caregiver failed to utilize good judgment with a child in care when the caregiver applied forceful pressure to a young child’s arm with their hand and pulled the child upward from the ground.”
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a child in care was physically abused by a caregiver.”
Aug 7, 2023: report to the state2 deficiencies
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AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
“It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that three caregivers neglectfully supervised a child 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 DFPS investigation that a young child in care was unsupervised for a 15-minute duration.”
Jan 19, 2023: report to the state1 deficiency
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver did not have current CPR First Aid when caring for children.”
Oct 21, 2022: report to the state2 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 two caregivers forcefully threw a ball at a child’s face leaving a red mark. It was also determined that one of the two caregivers forcefully picked a child in care up by the arms and placed the child in time-out in a forceful manner.”
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Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
“It was determined that a caregiver utilized corporal punishment on a child in care during nap time.”
Apr 27, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
“During the walk-through inspection 3 of the 10 classrooms had diaper creams located in the diaper changing station easily accessible to children in care. This was immediately corrected during the inspection by relocating the diaper creams to a high cabinet where children in care could not reach.”
Jan 24, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
“A 3 year old child in care was in the bathroom alone unsupervised by the caregiver.”
Jan 11, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
“It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver with provisional conditions was left alone with the class for approximately a 2 minute duration.”
All 35 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 30, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 24, 2025 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Jan 22, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Nov 26, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Nov 15, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Oct 2, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jun 25, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 9, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 23, 2024 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Report to the state | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Nov 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 13, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 1, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Aug 7, 2023 | Report to the state | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Feb 7, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Nov 17, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Apr 27, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 28, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 24, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 11, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 19, 1985.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 250 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.
- 12 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 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 19.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Nov 5, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Pioneer Drive Cdc This child care provider | 19 |
| Aldersgate Abilene Methodist Church Academy | 7 |
| YMCA of Abilene- Preschool Center | 2 |
| Arlene Coleman Bell | Not given |
| Blest Beginnings | 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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