Licensed child care center · public record
The Pillars Christian Learning Center
Mckinney, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued July 11, 2025
- Capacity
- 222 children
- Ages served
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- No
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1808917
Where
1570 S Independence Pkwy
Mckinney, TX 75072
Deficiencies by risk level
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.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | Medium High | 746.3301(f)(1) - Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play State’s note: “During the investigation, it was discovered that the operation was not ensuring the children have access to water during outdoor play.” |
| August 6, 2026 | High | 746.1205(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: “A child in care was left outside of the operation unsupervised on the playground.” |
| July 9, 2026 | Medium | 746.801(3) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records State’s note: “During the inspection, personnel and training records were not available for six of the ten employee records that needed to be reviewed.” |
| July 9, 2026 | High | 745.635(3) - AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions State’s note: “During the inspection, a caregiver was alone in the classroom with children; the caregiver had a provisional status on their background check that stated the caregiver could not be alone with children. During the inspection, the operation placed an additional caregiver in the classroom with the caregiver.” |
| February 26, 2026 | High | 746.1201(1) - Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control State’s note: “This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver took inappropriate pictures of a child in care.” |
| January 15, 2026 | High | 746.5101(a) - Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months State’s note: “During the inspection, it was found that the operation had last had an annual fire inspection more than a year prior.” |
| April 16, 2025 | Medium High | 746.4907(a)(2) - Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft. State’s note: “During the inspection, the largest play structure had no to small amounts of loose fill in the use zones. The height of the play structure requires at least 9 inches of loose fill.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- October 23, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- September 2, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 17, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- August 7, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- August 6, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- July 23, 2026 Report · deficiency found: No
- July 9, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- April 17, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- March 11, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- February 26, 2026 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- January 15, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- June 17, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- April 16, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected The Pillars Christian Learning Center?
Texas HHSC's file lists 13 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on October 23, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does The Pillars Christian Learning Center have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 7: 4 high-risk, 2 medium-high-risk, 1 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.
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