David Crockett Early Head Start
Licensed Center in Abilene, Texas. License #820781, issued February 11, 2003.
- Address
- 3282 S 13th St, Abilene, TX 79605
- Phone
- (325) 690-3770
- Licensed capacity
- 164 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten
- Hours
- 07:30 AM-04:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Meals Provided, Snacks Provided.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 4-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since July 8, 2026. From the state's provider report of September 18, 2026.
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 3,221 standards at David Crockett Early Head Start between August 26, 2022 and January 6, 2026 and recorded 8 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 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 435 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| 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 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Field trips | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Get well care | 2 | 54 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 2 | 26 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 4 | 179 | 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 | 0 |
| Transportation | 2 | 98 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,194 of those standards. The remaining 27, 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 20 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on January 6, 2026, and 8 citations.
4 of those visits began with David Crockett Early Head Start 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.
- 7High
- 1Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 8. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High November 17, 2025 Correction verified January 6, 2026
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
It was determined a caregiver at the operation used prohibited punishment when the caregiver swatted a child on the hand.
- Medium High February 20, 2025 Correction verified March 7, 2025
746.3503(c)(2): Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
Throughout the course of the HHS Investigation, a caregiver failed to keep her hand on a child in care while the child was on the elevated diaper changing station. This resulted in the child in care falling to the ground.
- High February 7, 2025 Correction verified March 7, 2025
746.305(a)(6): Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation the operation failed to report to CCR within the required time frame. The incident occurred on 1/31/25. The incident was not reported to CCR until 2/3/25.
- High February 7, 2025 Correction verified March 7, 2025
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
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation the caregiver failed to maintain the level of supervision required for a young child in care while on the playground. Surveillance footage revealed the child was out of the caregiver?s view for a total period of 6 minutes. Within those 6 minutes, the child was left alone outside unsupervised on the enclosed playground for 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
- High February 4, 2025 Correction verified March 7, 2025
746.2805(2): Prohibited Punishments - Associated with Food, Naps, or Toilet Training
It was determined throughout the course of the HHS Investigation that a caregiver withheld food from a child in care when the child refused to put their hands in their lap. The caregiver also threatened to remove other children's plates if the children didn't stop yelling.
- High February 24, 2023 Correction verified March 28, 2023
746.2417(2)(B): Activities for Infants - Not in Restrictive Device for more than 15 Minutes
While reviewing surveillance footage for the HHS Investigation, infants in care were observed in restrictive devices for 36 minutes, 41 minutes, 26 minutes, 25 minutes, 47 minutes, and 26 minutes.
- High February 24, 2023 Correction verified March 28, 2023
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
Throughout the course of the HHS Investigation, a 4-month-old infant in care was observed with a blanket in the crib while reviewing surveillance footage.
- High February 24, 2023 Correction verified March 28, 2023
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
Two infants in care were observed sleeping in a restrictive device while reviewing surveillance footage for the HHS Investigation.
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About this record
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