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Pioneer Drive CDC

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
29 deficiencies on the state’s summary
25 high or medium-high risk
April 7, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued October 19, 1985
Capacity
250 children
Ages served
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours
Tue, Wed, Thu · 09:00 AM-02:30 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
27811

Where

750 Buccaneer Dr
Abilene, TX 79605

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 16
  • Medium-high 9
  • Medium 4
  • 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. Showing the newest 25 of 29.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
March 19, 2026Medium High746.3401(a) - Annual Sanitation Inspection
State’s note: “The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection.”
April 3, 2026
March 19, 2026Medium High746.2407 - Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
State’s note: “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.”
March 19, 2026
March 19, 2026Medium High746.3819 - Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
State’s note: “A child allergic to peanuts did not have an allergy plan on file that was signed by both the parent and the physician.”
March 27, 2026
March 19, 2026Medium High746.5101(b) - Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
State’s note: “The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.”
April 3, 2026
April 24, 2025Medium High746.1203(5) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver made demeaning and inappropriate comments towards the children in care.”
May 19, 2025
April 24, 2025High746.2805(5) - Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver yelled at children in care.”
May 19, 2025
November 15, 2024Medium High746.5401 - Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
State’s note: “The last documented gas inspection was from 2022.”
December 6, 2024
November 15, 2024Medium High746.613(b) - Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
State’s note: “Seven of ten children records did not have a current immunization record on file.”
December 6, 2024
November 15, 2024Medium746.501(a)(13) - Written Operational Policies - Enrollment
State’s note: “The operational policies did not have enrollment procedures or a policy for policy changes.”
December 6, 2024
June 25, 2024Medium746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
State’s note: “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.”
July 15, 2024
June 25, 2024High746.2805(3) - Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
State’s note: “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.”
July 15, 2024
March 23, 2024High746.1201(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 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.”
July 8, 2024
March 23, 2024High746.305(a)(6) - Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
State’s note: “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.”
July 8, 2024
February 21, 2024Medium High746.2803(2) - Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
State’s note: “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.”
March 21, 2024
February 21, 2024Medium746.1309(b) - Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the primary caregiver was not current on the required annual training.”
April 4, 2024
February 21, 2024Medium746.2907(b) - Toddler Out of Crib When Not Sleeping
State’s note: “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.”
March 21, 2024
February 8, 2024High746.5625(a) - Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
State’s note: “Two transportation vehicles were inspected. Two vehicles did not have an electronic alarm system as required.”
May 20, 2024
February 8, 2024High746.5617(a)(5) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
State’s note: “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.”
February 22, 2024
February 8, 2024High746.5617(a)(6) - Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
State’s note: “Two transportation vehicles were inspected. One of the two transportation vehicles did not have a first aid kit.”
February 22, 2024
September 1, 2023High746.1201(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 a child in care was physically abused by a caregiver.”
November 6, 2023
September 1, 2023High746.1201(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 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.”
November 6, 2023
August 7, 2023High746.1201(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 three caregivers neglectfully supervised a child in care.”
October 9, 2023
August 7, 2023High746.1205(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 DFPS investigation that a young child in care was unsupervised for a 15-minute duration.”
October 9, 2023
January 19, 2023Medium High746.1315(a) - Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
State’s note: “It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver did not have current CPR First Aid when caring for children.”
February 3, 2023
October 21, 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 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.”
November 14, 2022

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected Pioneer Drive CDC?

Texas HHSC's file lists 8 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on April 7, 2026. 3 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does Pioneer Drive CDC have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 29: 16 high-risk, 9 medium-high-risk, 4 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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