Little Saints Early Childhood Center
Licensed Center in Abilene, Texas. License #1547964, issued March 20, 2015.
- Address
- 1642 S 9th St, Abilene, TX 79602
- Phone
- (325) 677-7951
- Licensed capacity
- 45 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 08:00 AM-04:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
Programs listed with the state: Snacks Provided, Part Time Care.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 3-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since August 20, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 27, 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 3,820 standards at Little Saints Early Childhood Center between January 19, 2022 and May 6, 2026 and recorded 6 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 | 363 | 1 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 327 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 436 | 1 |
| 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 | 4 | 48 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 134 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 338 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 220 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 4 | 384 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 1 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,814 of those standards. The remaining 6, including 3 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 8 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on May 6, 2026, and 6 citations.
- 1High
- 4Medium High
- 1Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 6. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High May 6, 2026 Correction verified May 19, 2026
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
One caregiver at the operation did not have current CPR/frist aid training.
- Medium High May 6, 2026 Correction verified June 4, 2026
746.3407: Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
The gate on the playground was damaged causing a gap in the gate/fence that children could squeeze through creating a risk to children in care.
- High September 19, 2024 Correction verified September 27, 2024
745.641: AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operation
A caregiver was present at the operation before receiving a eligibility determination notification from the background check unit. The caregiver left the operation today, bringing the operation into compliance
- Medium High October 27, 2023 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The operation has not conducted a fire drill this school year since re-opening in August. This was corrected at inspection when the operation conducted and documented a fire drill.
- Medium December 8, 2022 Correction verified December 16, 2022
746.501(a)(18): Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
The operational policies were lacking required information regarding the promotion of indoor and outdoor physical activity that is consistent with Subchapter F.
- Medium High December 8, 2022 Correction verified February 13, 2023
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The wood chip surfacing on the playground is not being maintained to a depth of 6 inches.
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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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