Abernathy Sunshine Academy
Licensed Center in Abernathy, Texas. License #1660569, issued February 28, 2018.
- Address
- 801 Avenue F, Abernathy, TX 79311
- Phone
- (806) 490-0028
- Licensed capacity
- 59 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 07:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Drop-In Care, Part Time Care, Field Trips.
The state records conditions on this permit . What these mean.
Openings
This program has not told us about its openings. We only publish what a program confirms itself, so there is nothing here yet. Ring them to ask.
Texas Rising Star
No Texas Rising Star rating
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This says nothing about the quality of this program. What the state has assessed about it is the inspection record below.
Where this is
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What inspectors checked
Texas HHSC records how many individual standards it evaluated in each area of the rules, and how many it found violated. Across 22 areas it checked 3,145 standards at Abernathy Sunshine Academy between April 28, 2022 and February 23, 2026 and recorded 11 violations. Those correspond to the citations listed above that were recorded from 2021 onward; anything older than that is in the citation list but not in these counts.
The 22 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 357 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 1 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 1 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 267 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 55 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 2 | 24 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| Health practices | 2 | 226 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 2 | 154 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 2 | 150 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 2 | 192 | 0 |
| Pools | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 2 | 135 | 1 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,117 of those standards. The remaining 28, including 8 of the violations, were recorded under the state's own catch-all heading, “Individual Standards Evaluated”, which names no area. They are reported here rather than folded into an area above, because the state did not say which area they belong to and we are not going to decide for it.
A high number of standards checked is not a compliment and a low one is not a criticism: how many apply depends on a program's size, its ages served and what the inspector was there to look at. We publish the two counts the state published and do not turn them into a score. This data begins in 2021, which is later than the inspection history above it.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on February 23, 2026, and 11 citations.
One of those visits began with Abernathy Sunshine Academy reporting something to the state itself rather than HHSC finding it. We publish that because it is part of the record and the state records it separately, not because it is good or bad: a program with none may have had nothing to report. 3,674 of the 12,933 programs listed here have at least one.
- 3High
- 6Medium High
- 2Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 11. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 23, 2026
746.1605(1): Child/Caregiver Ratio - 18 Months Difference in Age
A 10 month old was in the cafeteria with children who were more than 18 months old than they are. The oldest child in the group was 4 years old and there were more than 13 children in care.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 9, 2026
746.5401: Requirement of Gas Leak Inspection
The most recent gas inspection on file is dated 1/19/2024.
- Medium High January 30, 2026 Correction verified February 23, 2026
746.3421(a): Infant Handwashing - Individual Cloth
A child was observed having their diaper changed with mitts on their hands. The child's hands were not cleaned with a cloth or washed after the diaper change and the mitts were not removed.
- Medium High March 26, 2024 Correction verified April 11, 2024
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
There is not adequate losse fill under one of the pieces of play equipment on the playground.
- Medium March 26, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4135(b): Children's Products- Annual Certification
The most current CPSC form that is posted is from 2022. This was corrected at inspection when a new one was filled out and signed.
- High January 18, 2024 Correction verified February 1, 2024
746.2417(2)(B): Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
Two infants were observed to be in restrictive devices for over 15 minutes.
- Medium High January 18, 2024 Correction verified February 1, 2024
746.2419(7): Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
Two infants were observed to be walking around with their cups drinking water.
- Medium High January 18, 2024 Correction verified February 1, 2024
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The annual sanitation was not conducted within the 12 months required.
- High April 25, 2023 Correction verified May 4, 2023
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
A fire inspection was not conducted within the required 12 months.
- Medium April 28, 2022 Correction verified May 12, 2022
746.801(3): Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
A caregiver did not have their high school diploma on file.
- High April 28, 2022 Correction verified May 12, 2022
746.3317(7): Food Service and Preparation Requirement - No Foods That Present Choking Risk
Children have been given candy which present a choking hazard.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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