Day Nursery of Abilene Sherry Lane Center
A licensed child care center in Abilene, Texas 79603
3434 Sherry Ln, Abilene, Texas 79603. (325) 673-1781.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 24, 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)
- 14 inspections on record
- Not 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?
2 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 74 child care providers in Taylor County had 2.
14 inspections on record. The latest, on May 19, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes, at the report to the state on Dec 23, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
2 deficiencies in 2 months of the last 36. Last cited Dec 2024. 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.
Dec 23, 2024: report to the state1 deficiency
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Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
“It was determined through the course of the DFPS investigation that a child was left in a bouncer for more than 15 minutes.”
Jun 11, 2024: inspection1 deficiency
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Garbage Inaccessible to Children; Maintained in Sanitary Manner
“A trash can containing soiled diapers was observed without a cover, making the contents of the trash can accessible to children in care. This was corrected at inspection when the garbage was removed and made inaccessible to children.”
6 deficiencies older than three years
Sep 6, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
“A caregiver in the 3 year old classroom was present at the operation before receiving notice from the CBCU regarding their eligibility.”
Oct 12, 2022: inspection2 deficiencies
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Children’s Records - Immunizations
“1 of the 10 children records surveyed did not have current immunization records.”
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Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
“During the inspection one employee file could not be located for a new hire. Of the 10 personnel records surveyed, one employee did not have proof the GED/high school diploma.”
Aug 12, 2022: report to the state1 deficiency
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Daily Menus - Record Comparable Substitutions
“The rotating menu utilized by the operation did not reflect substitutions utilized for PM snack on 8/11/22. The Texas Department of Agriculture paperwork also reflected inaccuracies reflecting food served to children in care for PM snack. Substitutes were not indicated on either report.”
Feb 15, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
“An infant was observed to be sleeping in a restrictive device. The infant was moved to a crib during inspection.”
Dec 7, 2021: inspection1 deficiency
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Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
“One child who had a note on a doctor’s prescription pad paper instructing not to give the child a certain food did not have a food allergy emergency plan on file.”
All 26 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2026 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 15, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2025 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jul 9, 2024 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Jun 11, 2024 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Oct 31, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Sep 12, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| May 2, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Apr 22, 2023 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Oct 12, 2022 | Inspection | 2 deficiencies cited |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Report to the state | No violation found |
| Aug 22, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Report to the state | 1 deficiency cited |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Dec 4, 2021 | Report to the state | No violation found |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Oct 30, 2000.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten.
- Capacity: 120 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.
- 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 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?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
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 2.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 24, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Day Nursery of Abilene Sherry Lane Center This child care provider | 2 |
| Maurita Jo Jenkins | 1 |
| Alliance After School Care @ Long | 0 |
| Stephanie Marie Cantu | Not given |
| Alliance- After School at Tlca | 1 |
| Alliance After School at Taylor | 0 |
| Jc’s Spot for Tots | 3 |
| Leiaya Winter | 2 |
| Busy Bees Childcare Center Abilene LLC | 6 |
| New Heights Learning Zone | 2 |
| Kylie Jamison | Not given |
| Juanita Martinez | 0 |
| Alliance After School Care at Purcell | 0 |
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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