Texas records · TAYLOR County · ABILENE
Pioneer Drive CDC
Licensed Center in ABILENE, Texas · Full Permit · permit issued October 19, 1985
State record presented as of November 5, 2026
- Address
- 750 BUCCANEER DR, ABILENE, TX 79605 2730
- Operation type
- Licensed Center
- Type of issuance
- Full Permit
- Permit issued
- October 19, 1985
- Operation number
- 27811
- Licensed capacity
- 250 children
- Ages served
- Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
- Schedule
- Tue,Wed,Thu · 09:00 AM-02:30 PM
- Conditions on permit
- NO
The record at a glance
| Inspections on record | 23 |
| Reports (complaints, incidents, self-reports) on record | 12 |
| Assessments on record | 0 |
| Standards evaluated across those visits | 3,164 |
| Citations recorded | 29 |
| Record covers | January 11, 2022 – April 7, 2026 |
Citations by the state’s risk levels
| High | 16 |
| Medium High | 9 |
| Medium | 4 |
Visits and findings, newest first
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.
Correction verified by the state on April 7, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A child allergic to peanuts did not have an allergy plan on file that was signed by both the parent and the physician.
Correction verified by the state on March 24, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.
Correction verified by the state on March 24, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection.
Correction verified by the state on March 24, 2026. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver made demeaning and inappropriate comments towards the children in care.
Correction verified by the state on May 30, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver yelled at children in care.
Correction verified by the state on May 30, 2025. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Seven of ten children records did not have a current immunization record on file.
Correction verified by the state on December 6, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The operational policies did not have enrollment procedures or a policy for policy changes.
Correction verified by the state on December 4, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
The last documented gas inspection was from 2022.
Correction verified by the state on November 21, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on July 15, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on July 18, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on July 18, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on July 18, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on April 4, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the primary caregiver was not current on the required annual training.
Correction verified by the state on April 4, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on April 4, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on February 22, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Two transportation vehicles were inspected. Two vehicles did not have an electronic alarm system as required.
Correction verified by the state on May 14, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
Two transportation vehicles were inspected. One of the two transportation vehicles did not have a first aid kit.
Correction verified by the state on February 22, 2024. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a child in care was physically abused by a caregiver.
Correction verified by the state on November 16, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on November 16, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that three caregivers neglectfully supervised a child in care.
Correction verified by the state on October 13, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a young child in care was unsupervised for a 15-minute duration.
Correction verified by the state on October 13, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver did not have current CPR First Aid when caring for children.
Correction verified by the state on February 2, 2023. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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.
Correction verified by the state on November 17, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined that a caregiver utilized corporal punishment on a child in care during nap time.
Correction verified by the state on November 17, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
During the walk-through inspection 3 of the 10 classrooms had diaper creams located in the diaper changing station easily accessible to children in care. This was immediately corrected during the inspection by relocating the diaper creams to a high cabinet where children in care could not reach.
Corrected at the time of inspection. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
A 3 year old child in care was in the bathroom alone unsupervised by the caregiver.
Correction verified by the state on January 28, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
It was determined throughout the course of the investigation that a caregiver with provisional conditions was left alone with the class for approximately a 2 minute duration.
Correction verified by the state on January 24, 2022. The state provided technical assistance on this standard.
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