New Beginnings Childcare Academy
Licensed Center in Abilene, Texas. License #1546121, issued February 10, 2015.
- Address
- 3451 Silver Oaks Dr, Abilene, TX 79606
- Phone
- (325) 437-4359
- Licensed capacity
- 106 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:45 AM-05:45 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Meals Provided, Snacks Provided, Skill Classes.
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.
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 4,276 standards at New Beginnings Childcare Academy between January 31, 2022 and August 12, 2026 and recorded 29 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 | 4 | 481 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 326 | 0 |
| Personnel | 5 | 723 | 0 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 104 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 4 | 88 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 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 | 4 | 286 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 224 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 1 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 203 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 132 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,215 of those standards. The remaining 61, including 25 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 29 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on August 12, 2026, and 29 citations.
2 of those visits began with New Beginnings Childcare 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.
- 11High
- 14Medium High
- 4Medium
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 29. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High June 5, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.3415(4): Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
It was determined through the review of video footage during the DFPS investigation that a caregiver did not wash their hands after diapering a child.
- Medium High June 5, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.3505(e): Diapering Procedures - Sanitizing Diaper Changing Area
It was determined through the review of video footage during the DFPS investigation that a caregiver did not sanitize the diaper changing surface after diapering a child.
- High June 5, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was determined through the course of the DFPS investigation that the operation did not notify a parent immediately of a situation that placed a child at risk.
- Medium High June 5, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.3417(3): Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
It was determined through the review of video footage during the DFPS investigation that a caregiver did not wash a child's hands after diapering the child.
- High June 5, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
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 through the DFPS investigation that a child was left unsupervised outside for a period of 22 minutes.
- High June 2, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
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 through the course of the DFPS investigation that 2 children in care exited the premises of the daycare unsupervised.
- High June 2, 2026 Correction verified July 14, 2026
746.307(b)(4): Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
It was determined through the course of DFPS investigation that the operation did not notify parents immediately of 2 children that were involved in a situation that placed the children at risk for injury or harm.
- Medium March 23, 2026 Correction verified April 28, 2026
746.2803(4)(D): Positive Methods of Discipline and Guidance - Brief Supervised Separation
Through the review of video surveillance, it was determined that a 2-year-old child was made to sit in time out for a period of 16 minutes.
- Medium High March 23, 2026 Correction verified April 28, 2026
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
Through the review a video surveillance a caregiver was observed using their personal cell phone to take selfies, text and watch videos while supervising children in care.
- High March 23, 2026 Correction verified April 28, 2026
746.2805(1): Prohibited Punishments - Corporal Punishment
Through the review of video surveillance, a caregiver was observed open handed hitting a child on their arm in an effort to discipline the child.
- Medium March 3, 2026 Correction verified April 28, 2026
746.2905(1): Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
Through the review of video surveillance, it was determined that a caregiver forced a child to lay down to rest by pushing down on the child's chest in an effort to make the child lay on their mat.
- High November 6, 2025 Correction verified December 3, 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 through the course of the investigation that a child in care was left unattended on the playground.
- High October 21, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.2415(b): AP Cribs - Only Snug Fitting Sheet and Crib Mattress Cover Allowed if Infant Younger than 12 Months of Age
A 4 month old was observed sleeping in the crib on a boppy pillow. This was corrected at inspection when the boppy pillow was removed from the crib bringing the operation into compliance.
- Medium High October 15, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.1601: Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
It was determined through the course of the investigation that the infant room has not maintained proper ratio.
- Medium High October 15, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.1203(3)(D): Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
It was determined through video surveillance that a caregiver in the infant room was using their cell phone for personal use while supervising infants alone.
- High October 15, 2025 Correction verified November 4, 2025
746.2426(a)(1): Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
An 6 month old infant was observed sleeping in a swing. This was corrected at inspection when the infant was moved to their crib bringing the operation into compliance.
- Medium High September 17, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The operation had not conducted a fire drill since July 2025.This was corrected at inspection when the operation conducted a fire drill bringing the operation into compliance.
- Medium High September 17, 2025 Correction verified September 24, 2025
746.1315(b): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
2 caregiver files reviewed, that have been employed longer than 90 days, did not have a current CPR certification.
- Medium High September 17, 2025 Corrected at inspection
746.2407: Infant Care Area Furnishings and Equipment -Use of Safety Straps
2 infants in the infant room were not buckled into the kidney bean toddler table. This was corrected at inspection when the children were buckled in.
- High May 9, 2024 Correction verified May 22, 2024
746.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know number of children responsible for
A caregiver in the 4 yr old room stated there were 18 children in the classroom when there were 17 children in the classroom.
- High May 1, 2024 Correction verified May 22, 2024
746.3703(b): No Alcohol or Controlled Substances Consumed
It was determined through the course of the investigation that a caregiver consumed alcohol on the premises of the daycare.
- High May 1, 2024 Correction verified May 22, 2024
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 through the course of the investigation that a caregiver was under the influence of alcohol while supervising children alone for approximately 1 hour.
- Medium High April 25, 2023 Correction verified May 2, 2023
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation was lacking an updated annual health inspection.
- Medium High December 28, 2022 Correction verified December 30, 2022
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The loose-fill surfacing under the playground structure was not maintained at a depth of at least 6 inches.
- Medium December 28, 2022 Corrected at inspection
746.5205(4): Documentation of Drills
A fire drill was not documented for the month of November 2022. This was corrected at inspection when the center conducted a fire drill during the inspection.
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About this record
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