AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest
Licensed Center in Argyle, Texas. License #1693771, issued February 4, 2020.
- Address
- 821 Hawks Way, Argyle, TX 76226
- Phone
- (469) 500-1631
- Licensed capacity
- 120 children
- Licensed for
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 02:30 PM-06:30 PM
- Days
- Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
- Child care subsidies
- Accepted
- Website
- alphabest.org
Programs listed with the state: School Age Care, Before School Care, After School Care, Snacks Provided, Field Trips.
Openings
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Texas Rising Star
Texas Rising Star 2-star of a possible 4
A quality rating the state awards after an on-site assessment. Four stars is the highest.
In effect since October 13, 2025. From the state's provider report of October 15, 2026.
Where this is
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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 16 areas it checked 3,137 standards at AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest between January 24, 2022 and November 5, 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 16 areas, one by one
| Area of the rules | Visits | Standards checked | Violated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scope, administration, and communication | 3 | 319 | 2 |
| Record keeping | 3 | 301 | 4 |
| Personnel | 3 | 466 | 4 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 3 | 126 | 0 |
| Activities | 3 | 184 | 1 |
| Discipline | 3 | 82 | 0 |
| Naptime | 3 | 30 | 0 |
| Field trips | 3 | 33 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 3 | 128 | 2 |
| Health practices | 3 | 278 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 3 | 218 | 1 |
| Physical facilities | 3 | 212 | 0 |
| Active play | 3 | 342 | 0 |
| Pools | 3 | 78 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 3 | 192 | 0 |
| Transportation | 3 | 113 | 0 |
The table adds up to 3,102 of those standards. The remaining 35, including 15 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 18 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on November 5, 2026, and 29 citations.
3 of those visits began with AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest 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
- 13Medium High
- 10Medium
- 2Medium Low
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing the 25 most recent of 29. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- Medium October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.901(11): Required Personnel Records- signed dated statement that employee attended abuse/neglect training
One staff did not sign off on receiving orientation.
- Medium Low October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.901(7)(B): Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received personnel policies
One staff did not sign off on recieving the personnel policies.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.2669: Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
One child's food allergy action plan and medication was not on file at the operation.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.2401(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
Children were served one component for the snack.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Reported corrected November 6, 2026, not yet verified
744.1301(a)(5)(A): Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors
Two staff do not have the required 15 hours of training for the last full year.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.2515(8): Employee Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
The staff did not wash their hands after coming from the outside playground.
- Medium October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.1107(b)(3): Caregiver Qualification Age Exemption Attends High School - Enrolled in Approved Child-care Career Program
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.
- High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.1205(a)(2): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know how many children responsible for
One caregiver did not know how many children were being cared for in the group.
- Medium Low October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.901(4): Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
One staff is missing the notarized affidavit completed.
- Medium October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.401(2): Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
The last form that was observed in the Licensing binder is from 12/4/2024.
- Medium October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.901(7)(A): Required Personnel Records - signed dated statement that employee received operational policies
One staff did not sign off on recieving the operational policies.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.2517(4): Children Handwashing After Outdoor Activities
Children came inside from the playground outside and did not wash their hands. They proceeded to have snack.
- Medium High October 19, 2026 Correction verified November 5, 2026
744.1205(a)(3): Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know children's names and ages
One caregiver did not know how many children were 4 to 8 year olds in the group.
- Medium High August 21, 2026 Correction verified August 21, 2026
744.303(4): Report Change in Director
The operation has not submitted the change of site director to CCR.
- Medium High December 18, 2025 Correction verified February 6, 2026
744.2669: Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.
- Medium High November 5, 2025 Correction verified December 18, 2025
744.2669: Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent
One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.
- Medium High May 19, 2025 Correction verified July 1, 2025
744.707: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
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.
- Medium November 6, 2024 Correction verified December 12, 2025
744.401(1): Posting Requirements-License
The operation does not have a licensing board or binder on display for parents to review.
- Medium November 6, 2024 Correction verified November 20, 2024
744.2007(b)(2): Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
A child was observed during the inspection playing a game called Bloxels on the operation's iPad, which involves blowing up blocks.
- Medium November 6, 2024 Correction verified December 12, 2024
744.2413(2): Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used
The operation has not been maintaining menus of snacks served at the operation.
- Medium October 16, 2024 Correction verified November 6, 2024
744.805(2): Electronic Records- Accessible to Caregivers
Two inspections have been conducted at the operation and children recordings have not been accessible.
- Medium October 16, 2024 Corrected at inspection
744.2007(b)(2): Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate
A child in care was observed playing a shoot age on his personal ipad.
- Medium October 16, 2024 Correction verified November 6, 2024
744.401(1): Posting Requirements-License
The operation does not have a licensing board and the operations binder is incomplete.
- Medium High October 2, 2024 Correction verified October 16, 2024
744.201(9): Complying with Laws and Rules
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.
- High October 2, 2024 Correction verified October 16, 2024
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
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.
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About this record
Every figure on this page comes from the Texas HHSC Child Care Regulation open data published at data.texas.gov, reproduced as the state recorded it. We do not grade, score or rank programs. A citation is a finding by a state inspector on a given day; it is not a judgment about a program today, and the correction status beside each one is part of the record. This page reflects data retrieved on November 8, 2026. Full methodology.
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