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Day Nursery of Abilene Orange St.

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

13 state inspections, last 2 years
21 deficiencies on the state’s summary
18 high or medium-high risk
August 13, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued July 8, 2020
Capacity
150 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 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
1701994- 3770

Where

1450 N 17th St
Abilene, TX 79601

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 11
  • Medium-high 7
  • Medium 3
  • 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
June 7, 2025High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver lacked good judgment when they yanked a blanket from a child's grasp during nap time causing the child to fall to the floor.”
July 8, 2025
January 27, 2025Medium High746.201(5) - Reporting Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation-May not delegate responsibility to report
State’s note: “During the course of this investigation, it was determined that the operation failed to comply with mandatory reporting requirements by directing caregivers to report operational concerns and suspected abuse or neglect internally to administration before contacting CCR.”
March 12, 2025
January 10, 2025Medium High746.3701 - Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
State’s note: “It was determined through video surveillance that a shelf in the 2 year old classroom was not properly secured to the floor causing it to fall on a child in care.”
March 10, 2025
January 10, 2025Medium High746.3417(3) - Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
State’s note: “It was determined through video surveillance that a child did not wash their hands after diaper changing.”
March 10, 2025
January 10, 2025Medium High746.3415(4) - Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
State’s note: “It was determined through video surveillance that a caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child.”
March 10, 2025
November 18, 2024Medium High746.1609 - Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
State’s note: “The infant room had 11 infants with 2 caregivers where the specified age group was 0-6 months. This was corrected at the inspection when 1 infant was moved to another room bringing the operation into compliance.”
At the inspection
November 6, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that prohibited punishment occurred with a child in care when a caregiver grabbed and pulled a child by one arm causing the child?s feet to leave the ground in an effort to discipline the child.”
January 2, 2025
November 6, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that the operation failed to report a situation that placed a child at risk for injury or harm when the operation was notified that prohibited punishment occurred with a child in care.”
January 2, 2025
November 3, 2024High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver lacked good judgment and self-control when they shoved a child causing the child to fall to the floor.”
February 4, 2025
October 15, 2024High746.5605(4) - AP Safety Precautions for Loading and Unloading Children - No Child Unattended
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that a child was left unattended in an operation vehicle for approximately 4 minutes.”
November 27, 2024
October 15, 2024High746.1201(4) - AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that neglectful supervision did occur with the child(ren) in care.”
November 27, 2024
October 15, 2024High746.5625(d)(2) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - Driver or designated employee conduct walk-through and visual check of vehicle
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver did not conduct a physical walk through and visual check of the vehicle before disabling the alarm from the rear of the vehicle.”
November 27, 2024
October 15, 2024Medium746.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
State’s note: “It was determined through the course of the investigation that the operation failed to obtain the parent's signature within 48 hours from the date of the incident. The incident occurred on 10/11/2024. Records indicate the parent signed the incident report on 10/22/2024.”
November 27, 2024
February 23, 2024High746.1205(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 through the course of the investigation that a child was left on the playground unsupervised.”
March 19, 2024
December 13, 2023Medium746.2905(1) - Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
State’s note: “A caregiver wrapped a 2-year-old child in a blanket in order to lay the child down for naptime. The caregiver then used her hand to push the child's head down when the child lifted up and used her body to push the child's body down causing the child to fall forward and receive an injury.”
January 25, 2024
March 29, 2023Medium746.901 - Required Personnel Records
State’s note: “Upon review of files an employee was missing an affidavit for employment and three employees were missing proof of education qualifications.”
April 7, 2023
March 3, 2023High746.2805(1) - Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
State’s note: “It was determined while reviewing video footage that a caregiver hit a child in the back of the head with their hand in an effort to discipline the child.”
March 24, 2023
March 3, 2023Medium High746.1601 - Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
State’s note: “It was determined while reviewing video footage that a caregiver can be seen exiting the classroom, leaving another caregiver alone to supervise 21 three and four year old children. This occurred twice on the same day. The first time for 21 seconds and the second time for 26 seconds.”
March 24, 2023
February 15, 2023High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “It was determined while reviewing video footage that caregiver grabbed and pulled a child by the arm in an effort to discipline the child.”
March 16, 2023
January 11, 2023Medium High746.1605 - Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
State’s note: “A group of 33 children were observed to be playing on the playground. The youngest child was 13 months of age and the oldest child was 32 months of age. This was corrected at the inspection when the oldest group of children left the playground.”
January 11, 2023
December 7, 2022High746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation and after review of video footage that a caregiver lacked good judgment and self-control with a child in care when she used her arm to shove a child to the floor and then failed to comfort the crying child afterwards. The caregiver also used her hand to push a child away from her after talking…”
January 4, 2023

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Day Nursery of Abilene Orange St.?

Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 13, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Day Nursery of Abilene Orange St. have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 21: 11 high-risk, 7 medium-high-risk, 3 medium-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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