Licensed child care center · public record
AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest
Argyle, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.
The operation
- Type
- Licensed child care center
- State permit
- Full Permit, issued February 4, 2020
- Capacity
- 120 children
- Ages served
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri · 02:30 PM-06:30 PM
- Accepts child care subsidies
- Yes
- Conditions on the permit
- No
- Corrective action listed
- No
- Adverse action listed
- No
- Temporarily closed
- No
- State operation number
- 1693771
Where
821 Hawks Way
Argyle, TX 76226
Deficiencies by risk level
The state’s own summary counts for this operation, as published in the HHSC operations file.
Citations on the record
Each standard the state found not met, newest first, with its risk level and when it was corrected. Showing the newest 25 of 29.
| Inspection | Risk | Standard |
|---|---|---|
| October 19, 2026 | Medium | 744.901(11) - Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training State’s note: “One staff did not sign off on receiving orientation.” |
| October 19, 2026 | High | 744.1205(a)(2) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for State’s note: “One caregiver did not know how many children were being cared for in the group.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.2401(b) - Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns State’s note: “Children were served one component for the snack.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium | 744.1107(b)(3) - Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Enrolled in Approved Child-care Career Program State’s note: “The operation did not have information available indicating whether or not a 17 year old caregiver is currently enrolled in or has completed a child-care-related career program.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium Low | 744.901(4) - Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985) State’s note: “One staff is missing the notarized affidavit completed.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium Low | 744.901(7)(B) - Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received personnel policies State’s note: “One staff did not sign off on recieving the personnel policies.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium | 744.901(7)(A) - Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies State’s note: “One staff did not sign off on recieving the operational policies.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.1301(a)(5)(A) - Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors State’s note: “Two staff do not have the required 15 hours of training for the last full year.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.2515(8) - Employee Handwashing After Outdoor Activities State’s note: “The staff did not wash their hands after coming from the outside playground.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent State’s note: “One child's food allergy action plan and medication was not on file at the operation.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium | 744.401(2) - Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation. State’s note: “The last form that was observed in the Licensing binder is from 12/4/2024.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.1205(a)(3) - Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages State’s note: “One caregiver did not know how many children were 4 to 8 year olds in the group.” |
| October 19, 2026 | Medium High | 744.2517(4) - Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities State’s note: “Children came inside from the playground outside and did not wash their hands. They proceeded to have snack.” |
| August 21, 2026 | Medium High | 744.303(4) - Report Change in Director State’s note: “The operation has not submitted the change of site director to CCR.” |
| December 18, 2025 | Medium High | 744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent State’s note: “One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.” |
| November 5, 2025 | Medium High | 744.2669 - Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent State’s note: “One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.” |
| May 19, 2025 | Medium High | 744.707 - Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent State’s note: “Based on information obtained during this investigation, the parents of the children involved in the incident did not receive an incident report or sign it.” |
| November 6, 2024 | Medium | 744.2007(b)(2) - Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate State’s note: “A child was observed during the inspection playing a game called Bloxels on the operation's iPad, which involves blowing up blocks.” |
| November 6, 2024 | Medium | 744.401(1) - Posting Requirements-License State’s note: “The operation does not have a licensing board or binder on display for parents to review.” |
| November 6, 2024 | Medium | 744.2413(2) - Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used State’s note: “The operation has not been maintaining menus of snacks served at the operation.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium | 744.401(1) - Posting Requirements-License State’s note: “The operation does not have a licensing board and the operations binder is incomplete.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium | 744.2007(b)(2) - Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate State’s note: “A child in care was observed playing a shoot age on his personal ipad.” |
| October 16, 2024 | Medium | 744.805(2) - Electronic Records- Accessible to Caregivers State’s note: “Two inspections have been conducted at the operation and children recordings have not been accessible.” |
| October 2, 2024 | Medium High | 744.201(9) - Complying with Laws and Rules State’s note: “Based on multiple operations patterns of not complying with supervision standards and ensuring that staff are receiving proper training, the operation is being cited for permit holder responsibilities.” |
| October 2, 2024 | High | 744.1205(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 State’s note: “Three different children were observed to be unsupervised transitioning during the inspection. Multiple caregivers allowed to children to come in and out of the building with no supervision.” |
Recent inspections and visits
- November 5, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- October 19, 2026 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- August 21, 2026 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- December 18, 2025 Assessment · deficiency found: Yes
- November 21, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- November 20, 2025 Report · deficiency found: No
- November 5, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- May 20, 2025 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- May 19, 2025 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- November 6, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 16, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 2, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
- October 2, 2024 Report · deficiency found: Yes
- June 18, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: No
- January 10, 2024 Inspection · deficiency found: Yes
How many times has the state inspected AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest?
Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on November 5, 2026. 5 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.
Does AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest have deficiencies on its record?
The state's summary for this operation lists 29: 4 high-risk, 13 medium-high-risk, 10 medium-risk, 2 medium-low-risk. Each one is listed below with its date and whether it was corrected.
Is this a rating?
No. This page shows the State of Texas's own public records, summarized. It is not a rating, a review or our opinion. Ask the operation or HHSC about anything here.
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