AlphaBEST @ Zellars ECC ? Little Elm
Licensed Center in Little Elm, Texas. License #1781623, issued January 16, 2024.
- Address
- 300 Lobo Ln, Little Elm, TX 75068
- Phone
- (866) 300-7750
- Licensed capacity
- 50 children
- Licensed for
- Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 03:00 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, Drop-In Care.
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 January 13, 2026. From the state's provider report of June 11, 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 4,471 standards at AlphaBEST @ Zellars ECC ? Little Elm between July 26, 2023 and September 9, 2026 and recorded 3 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 | 4 | 424 | 0 |
| Record keeping | 4 | 407 | 0 |
| Personnel | 4 | 659 | 2 |
| Ratios and group sizes | 5 | 210 | 0 |
| Activities | 5 | 315 | 0 |
| Discipline | 5 | 135 | 0 |
| Naptime | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Field trips | 4 | 44 | 0 |
| Nutrition and food service | 5 | 215 | 0 |
| Health practices | 4 | 372 | 0 |
| Safety practices | 4 | 302 | 0 |
| Physical facilities | 4 | 284 | 0 |
| Active play | 4 | 456 | 0 |
| Pools | 4 | 102 | 0 |
| Fire safety | 5 | 320 | 0 |
| Transportation | 4 | 176 | 0 |
The table adds up to 4,461 of those standards. The remaining 10, including 1 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 13 visits to this operation since October 2017, most recently on September 9, 2026, and 3 citations.
- 2High
- 1Medium High
Every citation below records a correction.
Citations
Showing all 3. Indented text is the inspector's own, reproduced verbatim.
- High September 9, 2026 Corrected at inspection
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
A child was left without supervision outside, in the hallway, during restroom breaks and hand washing activities. This issue was addressed during the inspection when the supervision protocols were reviewed with the staff, and face-to-name procedures were discussed.
- High December 10, 2024 Correction verified December 18, 2024
744.1201(1): Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers - Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
The caregiver didn't show good judgment when the child climbed onto the table and, unable to safely remove them, decided to leave the child there to continue playing on it.
- Medium High December 10, 2024 Corrected at inspection
744.2401(b): Nutrition and Food Service - Follow Meal Patterns
Only a single snack was provided during snack time, indicating that the operation is not in compliance with USDA meal and snack guidelines, which mandate two components for this meal. During the inspection, I had a conversation with the site director and she decided to add a second component, correcting the issue.
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About this record
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