Pioneer Drive CDC

Licensed Center

Provider details

City / County / ZIP: Abilene / Taylor / 79605
Street address: 750 Buccaneer Dr
Phone: (325) 692-6776
Capacity: 250
Ages served: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours / Days: 09:00 AM-02:30 PM / Tue,Wed,Thu
Permit type: Full Permit
Permit issued: October 19, 1985
Operation status:: Active
Corrective action: HHSC lists: No
Adverse action: HHSC lists: No
Temporarily closed: HHSC lists: No

Corrective action means HHSC requires steps to address compliance concerns; see the official HHSC record for details.

Adverse action means HHSC has taken enforcement action affecting an operation’s permit or ability to operate; see the official HHSC record for details.

Summary of state inspection records

Texas HHSC records list 17 inspections dated between October 10, 2023 and October 10, 2026.

The most recent inspection in these records is dated April 7, 2026.

The same records list 19 cited deficiencies dated February 8, 2024 to March 19, 2026 (HHSC risk levels: 7 High, 8 Medium High, 4 Medium).

Correction status recorded by HHSC: 0 corrected at inspection, 19 with a correction date recorded, 0 with no correction date recorded.

HHSC lists a verified correction date for 19 of these citations.

The official HHSC record has the full inspection history and the latest information.

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Summary of the record

This summary is generated automatically from public HHSC records. It restates the official record and may lag behind it. The official state record is the authoritative source: official HHSC record.

Texas Health and Human Services records list 19 cited deficiencies for Pioneer Drive CDC in the 3 years before October 10, 2026 (7 High, 8 Medium High, 4 Medium).

Records list 17 inspections in this window. Most recent inspection: 2026-04-07.

HHSC risk weights of citations
Risk weight	Citations
High	7
Medium High	8
Medium	4
Medium Low	0
Low	0
Unknown	0

HHSC assigns each standard a risk weight from Low to High. A deficiency is a finding that a minimum standard was not met.

Recent citations in the summary window

2026-03-19 · 746.5101(b) · Medium High

Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal

The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.

Correction date recorded: 2026-04-03

2026-03-19 · 746.3819 · Medium High

Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional

A child allergic to peanuts did not have an allergy plan on file that was signed by both the parent and the physician.

Correction date recorded: 2026-03-27

2026-03-19 · 746.2407 · Medium High

Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps

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 date recorded: 2026-03-19

Full citation history from HHSC (31)

2026-03-19 · 746.3401(a) · Medium High
Annual Sanitation Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-03. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
The operation did not have an updated sanitation inspection.
2026-03-19 · 746.2407 · Medium High
Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-19. Correction verified: 2026-04-07.
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.
2026-03-19 · 746.3819 · Medium High
Food Allergy Emergency Plan Signed by Parents and Health Care Professional
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-03-27. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
A child allergic to peanuts did not have an allergy plan on file that was signed by both the parent and the physician.
2026-03-19 · 746.5101(b) · Medium High
Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2026-04-03. Correction verified: 2026-03-24.
The operation did not have an updated fire inspection.
2025-04-24 · 746.1203(5) · Medium High
Responsibilities of Caregivers - Interact positively with children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-19. Correction verified: 2025-05-30.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver made demeaning and inappropriate comments towards the children in care.
2025-04-24 · 746.2805(5) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Humiliating, Rejecting, Yelling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2025-05-19. Correction verified: 2025-05-30.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver yelled at children in care.
2024-11-15 · 746.5401 · Medium High
Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-06. Correction verified: 2024-11-21.
The last documented gas inspection was from 2022.
2024-11-15 · 746.613(b) · Medium High
Immunization Records, Exceptions, and Exemptions Current
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-06. Correction verified: 2024-12-06.
Seven of ten children records did not have a current immunization record on file.
2024-11-15 · 746.501(a)(13) · Medium
Written Operational Policies - Enrollment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-12-06. Correction verified: 2024-12-04.
The operational policies did not have enrollment procedures or a policy for policy changes.
2024-06-25 · 746.2805(3) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-15. Correction verified: 2024-07-18.
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.
2024-06-25 · 746.1309(b) · Medium
Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-15. Correction verified: 2024-07-15.
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.
2024-03-23 · 746.305(a)(6) · High
Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-08. Correction verified: 2024-07-18.
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.
2024-03-23 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-07-08. Correction verified: 2024-07-18.
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.
2024-02-21 · 746.2803(2) · Medium High
Discipline - Appropriate to Child's Level of Understanding
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-21. Correction verified: 2024-04-04.
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.
2024-02-21 · 746.2907(b) · Medium
Toddler Out of Crib When Not Sleeping
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-03-21. Correction verified: 2024-04-04.
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.
2024-02-21 · 746.1309(b) · Medium
Documented Annual Training - 6 Hours of annual training required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-04-04. Correction verified: 2024-04-04.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that the primary caregiver was not current on the required annual training.
2024-02-08 · 746.5625(a) · High
Electronic Child Safety Alarm - is equipped in each vehicle
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-05-20. Correction verified: 2024-05-14.
Two transportation vehicles were inspected. Two vehicles did not have an electronic alarm system as required.
2024-02-08 · 746.5617(a)(6) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - First-aid Kit
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-22. Correction verified: 2024-02-22.
Two transportation vehicles were inspected. One of the two transportation vehicles did not have a first aid kit.
2024-02-08 · 746.5617(a)(5) · High
Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2024-02-22. Correction verified: 2024-02-22.
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.
2023-09-01 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-06. Correction verified: 2023-11-16.
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.
2023-09-01 · 746.1201(4) · High
AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-11-06. Correction verified: 2023-11-16.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a child in care was physically abused by a caregiver.
2023-08-07 · 746.1205(a)(4) · High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-09. Correction verified: 2023-10-13.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS investigation that a young child in care was unsupervised for a 15-minute duration.
2023-08-07 · 746.1201(4) · High
AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-10-09. Correction verified: 2023-10-13.
It was determined throughout the course of the DFPS Investigation that three caregivers neglectfully supervised a child in care.
2023-01-19 · 746.1315(a) · Medium High
Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2023-02-03. Correction verified: 2023-02-02.
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver did not have current CPR First Aid when caring for children.
2022-10-21 · 746.2805(1) · High
Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-09. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
It was determined that a caregiver utilized corporal punishment on a child in care during nap time.
2022-10-21 · 746.1201(1) · High
Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-11-14. Correction verified: 2022-11-17.
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.
2022-04-27 · 746.3407(12) · High
Mark Cleaning Supplies, Toxic Materials; Keep Separate from Food and Inaccessible to Children
Corrected at inspection: Yes. Correction date: 2022-04-27. Correction verified: Not recorded.
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.
2022-01-24 · 746.1203(4) · High
Responsibilities of Caregivers- Supervision of Children
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-24. Correction verified: 2022-01-28.
A 3 year old child in care was in the bathroom alone unsupervised by the caregiver.
2022-01-11 · 745.635(3) · High
AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2022-01-20. Correction verified: 2022-01-24.
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.
2021-11-03 · 746.1309(a) · Medium
Documented Annual Training Area - 24 Hours Required
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-17. Correction verified: 2021-11-16.
10 personnel files were reviewed during the unannounced inspection. All 10 personnel files were missing documentation for required annual trainings.
2021-11-03 · 746.501(a)(9) · High
Written Operational Policies - Safe Sleep for Infants 12 Months and Younger
Corrected at inspection: No. Correction date: 2021-11-17. Correction verified: 2021-11-16.
During the unannounced inspection the operation's policies and procedures were reviewed. The operation was missing a Safe Sleep policy. The operation was also missing instructions for contacting the local Child Care Regulation office and the abuse neglect hotline. Specifics regarding physical activity were also missing in the policies and procedures.

Source: Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation, via data.texas.gov (CC0). See the official record: https://childcare.hhs.texas.gov/Public/InspectionAndComplianceHistory?operationId=94446

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Provider data fetched: October 10, 2026.