The Pillars Christian Learning Center
1570 S INDEPENDENCE PKWY, Mckinney, TX 75072 · Collin County
Program
- Type
- Licensed center
- Licensed capacity
- 222
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-06:30 PM
- Phone
- (469) 712-6720
- Regulated since
- Jul 11, 2025
- HHSC IDs
- Operation 1495423 · number 1808917
- Official record
- HHSC Child Care Search
Violations by category
Year by year
| Year | Violations | Serious | Main categories |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 4 | Supervision & ratios (3), Staff background & training (2), Other (1) |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | Safety & premises (1) |
Inspections, investigations & assessments
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Sep 2, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 17, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 7, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Aug 6, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Supervision & ratios Serious
A child in care was left outside of the operation unsupervised on the playground.
HHSC 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
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-08-28. Correction verified 2026-09-02.
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Supervision & ratios
During the investigation, it was discovered that the operation was not ensuring the children have access to water during outdoor play.
HHSC 746.3301(f)(1) — Nutrition and Food Service - Drinking water available at every snack, mealtime, and during and after active play
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2026-08-28. Correction verified 2026-09-04.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jul 23, 2026 Report · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jul 9, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Staff background & training Serious
During the inspection, a caregiver was alone in the classroom with children; the caregiver had a provisional status on their background check that stated the caregiver could not be alone with children. During the inspection, the operation placed an additional caregiver in the classroom with the caregiver.
HHSC 745.635(3) — AP Background ck determination - If provisionally eligible w/conditions or eligible w/conditions you must restrict duties per conditions/restrictions
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-07-09. Correction verified 2026-07-09.
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Staff background & training
During the inspection, personnel and training records were not available for six of the ten employee records that needed to be reviewed.
HHSC 746.801(3) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2026-07-30. Correction verified 2026-07-29.
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Staff background & training Serious
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Apr 17, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Mar 11, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Feb 26, 2026 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
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Other Serious
This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver did not use good judgement when the caregiver took inappropriate pictures of a child in care.
HHSC 746.1201(1) — Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-04-27. Correction verified 2026-05-14.
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Other Serious
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Jan 15, 2026 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Supervision & ratios Serious
During the inspection, it was found that the operation had last had an annual fire inspection more than a year prior.
HHSC 746.5101(a) — Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2026-02-12. Correction verified 2026-02-26.
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Supervision & ratios Serious
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Jun 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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May 20, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Apr 16, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
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Safety & premises
During the inspection, the largest play structure had no to small amounts of loose fill in the use zones. The height of the play structure requires at least 9 inches of loose fill.
HHSC 746.4907(a)(2) — Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Nine Inches if Equipment Greater Than 5 Ft.
HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected 2025-05-07. Correction verified 2025-05-20.
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Safety & premises
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Mar 13, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Jan 8, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited
No violations cited on this visit.
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Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation datasets on data.texas.gov. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is HHSC's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.