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David Crockett Early Head Start

Abilene, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

8 state inspections, last 2 years
8 deficiencies on the state’s summary
8 high or medium-high risk
January 6, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 11, 2003
Capacity
164 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
Accepts child care subsidies
Yes
Conditions on the permit
No
Corrective action listed
No
Adverse action listed
No
Temporarily closed
No
State operation number
820781

Where

3282 S 13th St
Abilene, TX 79605

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 7
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 0
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 0

The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.

Citations on the record

Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
November 17, 2025High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “It was determined a caregiver at the operation used prohibited punishment when the caregiver swatted a child on the hand.”
December 30, 2025
February 20, 2025Medium High746.3503(c)(2) - Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
State’s note: “Throughout the course of the HHS Investigation, a caregiver failed to keep her hand on a child in care while the child was on the elevated diaper changing station. This resulted in the child in care falling to the ground.”
March 3, 2025
February 7, 2025High746.1205(a)(4) - Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation the caregiver failed to maintain the level of supervision required for a young child in care while on the playground. Surveillance footage revealed the child was out of the caregiver?s view for a total period of 6 minutes. Within those 6 minutes, the child was left alone outside unsupervised …”
March 3, 2025
February 7, 2025High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation the operation failed to report to CCR within the required time frame. The incident occurred on 1/31/25. The incident was not reported to CCR until 2/3/25.”
March 3, 2025
February 4, 2025High746.2805(2) - Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver withheld food from a child in care when the child refused to put their hands in their lap. The caregiver also threatened to remove other children's plates if the children didn't stop yelling.”
March 3, 2025
February 24, 2023High746.2417(2)(B) - Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
State’s note: “While reviewing surveillance footage for the HHS Investigation, infants in care were observed in restrictive devices for 36 minutes, 41 minutes, 26 minutes, 25 minutes, 47 minutes, and 26 minutes.”
March 20, 2023
February 24, 2023High746.2426(a)(1) - Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
State’s note: “Two infants in care were observed sleeping in a restrictive device while reviewing surveillance footage for the HHS Investigation.”
March 20, 2023
February 24, 2023High746.2415(b) - AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
State’s note: “Throughout the course of the HHS Investigation, a 4-month-old infant in care was observed with a blanket in the crib while reviewing surveillance footage.”
March 20, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected David Crockett Early Head Start?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on January 6, 2026. 4 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does David Crockett Early Head Start have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 8: 7 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.

Is this a rating?

No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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