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AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina

Celina, Texas. The state’s inspection record for this operation, from Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation, in plain English.

5 state inspections, last 2 years
15 deficiencies on the state’s summary
2 high or medium-high risk
August 19, 2026 most recent inspection

The operation

Type
Licensed child care center
State permit
Full Permit, issued February 5, 2019
Capacity
60 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
1676675

Where

550 S Utah St
Celina, TX 75009

Deficiencies by risk level

  • High 1
  • Medium-high 1
  • Medium 12
  • Medium-low 0
  • Low 1

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.

InspectionRiskStandardCorrected
December 11, 2025High744.1205(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: “This standard was found to be deficient. Two children were unattended by AlphaBest Staff for a brief period of time while they went outside to a portable classroom. A Lykins staff directed the children back to AlphaBest care.”
December 17, 2025
September 3, 2025Medium744.801(9) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke Detectors
State’s note: “The emergency drills were not available for review during the visit.”
September 10, 2025
September 3, 2025Medium High744.303(4) - Report Change in Director
State’s note: “The operation failed to notify licensing the current site director is no longer employeed.”
At the inspection
September 3, 2025Medium744.801(7) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
State’s note: “The playground checklist was not available for review during the visit.”
September 10, 2025
November 1, 2024Medium744.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.”
November 15, 2024
November 1, 2024Medium744.401(2) - Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.”
November 15, 2024
November 1, 2024Medium744.1309(a)(1) - Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
State’s note: “This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: 2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.”
November 15, 2024
October 3, 2024Medium744.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.”
October 25, 2024
October 3, 2024Medium744.1309(a)(1) - Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
State’s note: “2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.”
October 18, 2024
September 25, 2024Medium744.401(2) - Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
State’s note: “The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.”
October 2, 2024
September 13, 2024Medium744.801(2) - Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
State’s note: “Two out of three staff did not have the required annual training available for review. One had 12 out of 15 required annual training. Second staff had 3.75 out of 20 hours.”
September 27, 2024
November 15, 2023Medium744.1309(a)(1) - Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
State’s note: “A caregiver lacked 10 annual training hours for 8/31/2022 to 8/31/2023.”
December 1, 2023
November 15, 2023Medium744.901(8) - Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification
State’s note: “A caregiver did not have a photo id on file.”
December 1, 2023
November 15, 2023Low744.1103(3) - Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
State’s note: “A caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit on file.”
December 1, 2023
November 28, 2022Medium744.2413(2) - Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used
State’s note: “The snack menu did not list the snack served today, 11/28/2022. The director corrected the deficiency during the inspection by listing the snack that was served.”
At the inspection

Recent inspections and visits

How many times has the state inspected AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina?

Texas HHSC's file lists 5 inspections in the last two years, the most recent on August 19, 2026. 2 of the inspections and other visits in that period are marked as having found a deficiency.

Does AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina have deficiencies on its record?

The state's summary for this operation lists 15: 1 high-risk, 1 medium-high-risk, 12 medium-risk, 1 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.

About this record. Public record from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation: the operations file, the inspections file and the non-compliance file on data.texas.gov, read daily. We summarize the state’s counts and quote its words; we don’t rate, rank or review anyone. For the official record or a complaint, go to HHSC Child Care Regulation. Is this your operation, and is something wrong? Tell us.

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