The Pillars Christian Learning Center
Licensed Center in Richardson, Texas. License #1803117, issued August 4, 2025.
- Address
- 3501 Murphy Rd, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (972) 680-3062
- Licensed capacity
- 248 children
- Licensed for
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Not accepted
- Website
- thepillars.com
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, Meals Provided, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Transportation to/from School, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star, entry level
In the program and not yet star-rated. This is a stage, not a low score.
In effect since January 29, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 27, 2026.
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 3,823 standards at The Pillars Christian Learning Center between September 24, 2024 and October 21, 2026 and recorded 16 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 | 371 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 335 | 0 |
| Personnel | 3 | 468 | 3 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 162 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 108 | 0 |
| Infants | 3 | 270 | 0 |
| Toddlers | 3 | 66 | 0 |
| Pre-kindergarten | 3 | 57 | 0 |
| School-age | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Discipline | 3 | 60 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 36 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Get well care | 3 | 81 | 0 |
| Nighttime care | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food care | 3 | 135 | 0 |
| Health practices | 3 | 339 | 1 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 234 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 225 | 0 |
| Outdoor safety | 3 | 288 | 3 |
| Pools | 3 | 84 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 202 | 2 |
| Transportation | 3 | 147 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,800 of those standards. The remaining 23, including 7 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.
What The Pillars Christian Learning Center says about itself
The Pillars Christian Learning Centers provide a beautiful, safe, and nurturing environment where experienced caregivers guide children through an
Quoted from thepillarsclc.com, read on October 25, 2026. These are the program's own words, not ours, and we neither check nor endorse them.
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State inspection record
HHSC records 24 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on October 21, 2026, and 16 citations.
5 of those visits began with The Pillars Christian Learning Center 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.
- 4High
- 10Medium High
- 2Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 16. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium High September 18, 2026 Correction verified October 21, 2026
746.3701: Safety - Areas Free From Hazards
A child was observed to unplug and attempt to plug in a cord in the wall.
- Low August 14, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
746.1105(4): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2912)
1 staff did not have a signed pre-employent affidavit on file.
- Medium High August 14, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
746.1315(a): Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
1 staff had a CPR/First aid that expired 5/2026.
- Low August 14, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
746.1105(3): Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit (Form 2985)
1 staff did not have a notorized affidavit on file.
- Medium High August 14, 2026 Correction verified August 31, 2026
746.5205(1): Fire Drill Monthly - Exit in 3 Minutes
The operation had not been completing fire drills. There were none to review.
- High June 24, 2026 Correction verified July 20, 2026
746.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
A caregiver engaged inappropriately with children during play.
- High May 29, 2026 Correction verified June 24, 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
This standard was evaluated as part of a follow up and found deficient. A child was left unattended on the playground.
- Medium High December 23, 2025 Correction verified January 7, 2026
746.3503(c)(1): Diaper Changing Equipment- If Above Floor Level Must Use Safety Mechanism
On the four diaper changing tables above floor level, the diaper changing mats are flat on a counter. One side of the counters does not have a raised side.
- Medium High December 22, 2025 Correction verified February 2, 2026
746.3503(c)(3): Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Caregiver Must Face Child and Be Within Arm's Length of Child
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with caregivers, it was determined that a caregiver was not facing an infant and was more than an arm's length away from the infant when the infant fell off a diaper table and received a minor injury.
- Medium High December 22, 2025 Correction verified February 2, 2026
746.3503(c)(2): Diaper Changing Equipment - If Above Floor Level Must Keep Hand on Child
This standard was evaluated as part of the investigation and was found to be deficient. Through interviews with staff, it was determined that a caregiver did not keep their hand on an infant who was on the diapering table.
- High July 2, 2025 Correction verified August 4, 2025
746.5015(a): Safety Requirements for Sprinkler Play - Not Used On or Near Hard, Slippery Surface
During the investigation it was found that a group of children were participating in sprinkler play on the concrete basketball court of the facility.
- Medium High September 24, 2024 Correction verified February 3, 2025
746.3401(a): Annual Sanitation Inspection
The operation did not have a current health inspection under the new ownership.
- Medium High September 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4907(a)(1): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
The swings, and slide and entrances/exits to the slide structure in the Preschool playground had mulch that was 1-4 inches in depth in their use zones. This was corrected at inspection when the operation put up barriers to prevent children from using the equipment.
- High September 24, 2024 Correction verified February 3, 2025
746.5101(a): Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
The operation did not have a current fire inspection under the new ownership.
- Medium High September 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4907(a)(2): Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
On the school age playground, the mulch was 1-5 inches in depth in the use zones for the tire swing, ladder to equipment, slide, and two sets of monkey bars. This was corrected at inspection when the operation put up barriers to prevent children from using the equipment.
- Medium High September 24, 2024 Corrected at inspection
746.4805(c): Measurement of Use Zone for Slides - Greater than Six Feet Exit of Slide
On the school age playground, there was one slide that was 6 feet 8 inches in height; the use zone for the slide was 5 feet 4 inches. The use zone could not extend beyond 5 feet 4 inches because a wooden barrier was blocking the use zone from extending further.
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About this record
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