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AlphaBest @ Buckner Prep-Cityscape
Licensed before- and after-school program
8510 Military Pkwy
Dallas, TX 75227
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- Provider Category
- Childcare
- Location
- Dallas, TX
- Record Period
- 2022–2025
- Source Documents
- 8
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The Essentials
Summary
Across 7 licensing visits from January 2022 to December 2025, HHSC cited 21 deficiencies at AlphaBest @ Buckner Prep-Cityscape; 21 have a recorded correction.
- Visits
- 7
- 2022–2025, inspections, investigations and assessments
- Deficiencies
- 21
- Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
- Corrected
- 21
- Of 21 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
- Investigations
- 0
- Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them
Deficiencies by Year
- Deficiencies
- Of which, high risk
* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.
| Year | Visits | Deficiencies | Of which, high risk |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 12 | 3 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What the Record Shows
- 21 of 21 deficiencies have a recorded correction date.
- HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- No investigation appears in this window. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- The latest inspection, December 1, 2025, recorded no deficiencies.
Report at a Glance
- Facility
- AlphaBest @ Buckner Prep-Cityscape
- Address
- 8510 Military Pkwy, Dallas, TX 75227
- Operation Number
- TX-1694755
- License Type
- Licensed before- and after-school program
- Licensed Capacity
- 25 children
- Permit
- Full Permit
- Ages Served
- pre-kindergarten, school age
- Hours
- Mon–Fri, 3 p.m.–6 p.m.
- Record Window
- November 1, 2021 to October 31, 2026
Chronology
Inspection History
Every visit in the record window, newest first. A deficiency is a licensing standard Texas inspectors found was not met. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
- 2025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128040
- 2024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128039
- 2024
Inspection
4 deficiencies
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 18, 2024
- 744.3501(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Dec 18, 2024
- 744.2601(1)Safety - Electrical Outlets Covered Areas Accessible to Children Under 5Medium-high riskCorrected Dec 18, 2024
- 744.1309(d)Documented Annual Training-Required Topics in Health and SafetyMedium riskCorrected Dec 18, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128038
- 2023
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.1301(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site DirectorsMedium-high riskCorrected Dec 29, 2023
- 744.801(11)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Sanitation Inspection ReportMedium riskCorrected Dec 29, 2023
- 744.801(10)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Fire Inspection Report, Including Written Approval for Above/Below Ground Level CareMedium riskCorrected Dec 29, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128037
- 2023
Inspection
4 deficiencies
- 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Feb 7, 2023
- 744.3501(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Apr 7, 2023
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2023
- 744.801(2)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Feb 28, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128036
- 2023
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 744.801(2)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Feb 7, 2023
- 744.801(1)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Children's RecordsMedium riskCorrected Jan 27, 2023
- 744.1301(5)(A)Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site DirectorsMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 27, 2023
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 7, 2023
- 744.3501(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Feb 7, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128035
- 2022
Inspection
5 deficiencies
- 744.3501(a)Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 MonthsHigh riskCorrected Feb 28, 2022
- 744.2501(a)Annual Sanitation InspectionMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2022
- 744.401(1)Posting Requirements-LicenseMedium riskCorrected Feb 1, 2022
- 744.2601Safety - Areas Free From HazardsMedium-high riskCorrected Feb 28, 2022
- 744.901Required Personnel RecordsMedium riskCorrected Feb 28, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905128034
Texas gives every licensing standard one of five risk levels, from low to high, by how likely a deficiency is to harm a child.
Context
Patterns Worth Examining
A repeated citation can merit attention, but context and corrective action must be reviewed before drawing a conclusion.
- 1
Annual Sanitation Inspection, Cited in Four Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.2501(a) in January 2022, January 2023, February 2023 and December 2024. The agency describes it this way: Annual Sanitation Inspection. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
22232323242425744.2501(a) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 2
Citation 744.3501(a), Cited in Four Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.3501(a) in January 2022, January 2023, February 2023 and December 2024. The agency describes it this way: Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months. The most serious of these was recorded at high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
22232323242425744.3501(a) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 3
Citation 744.1301(5)(A), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1301(5)(A) in January 2023 and December 2023. The agency describes it this way: Training Requirements for Employees - 15 clock hours Annual Training for Caregivers & Site Directors. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
22232323242425744.1301(5)(A) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest - 4
Citation 744.801(2), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.801(2) in January 2023 and February 2023. The agency describes it this way: Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
22232323242425744.801(2) across all 7 visits, oldest to newest
For Your Next Visit
Questions to Ask on Your Visit
Bring these to the tour. Each one comes from something in the record; the reason is under the question.
- 01
What changed after 744.2501(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Annual Sanitation Inspection: cited in four visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 02
What changed after 744.3501(a) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.3501(a): cited in four visits, including high-risk standards.
- 03
What changed after 744.1301(5)(A) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.1301(5)(A): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
- 04
What changed after 744.801(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.801(2): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
- 05
What is the ratio in the room my child would join, and how is every child accounted for at nap time, pickup and on the playground?
Ratios change through the day, so they are worth counting yourself on a visit.
- 06
Has the center ever been under corrective or adverse action, and what changed afterward?
HHSC’s files name no enforcement action in this window. They say whether a program is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
The Evidence
Sources and Coverage
Program details, licensing visits and the deficiencies cited at each are published by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Child Care Regulation in its daily files on data.texas.gov.
- Child Care Licensing operations (data.texas.gov)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1694755
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128034
Visit Jan 31, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128035
Visit Jan 13, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128036
Visit Feb 7, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128037
Visit Dec 7, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128038
Visit Dec 4, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128039
Visit Dec 17, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
- Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)View Dataset ↗
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905128040
Visit Dec 1, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
Coverage
Record windowNovember 1, 2021 – October 31, 2026
- This record is HHSC's list of operations as of October 2026, with the inspections, investigations and assessments in HHSC's files, which run from November 2021.
- Listed family homes (one caregiver with up to three unrelated children, listed with HHSC but not inspected on a schedule) are not in this record.
- HHSC's narrative for each deficiency is left out because it can name children, parents and staff; the rule cited, its risk level and the correction dates are kept.
What This Report Cannot Tell You
- Inspector narratives
- Published by HHSC but left out of this record because they can name people.
- Enforcement actions
- HHSC's files say whether an operation is under corrective or adverse action, not what the action was.
- Complaints not investigated
- Reports HHSC screened out without an investigation are not published.
- Staff qualifications and turnover
- Not part of the published licensing record.
Historical coverage varies by agency and location. Missing records do not mean that no complaint or violation occurred.
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