AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest, Argyle, TX

The Essentials

Summary

Across 17 licensing visits from January 2022 to October 2026, HHSC cited 16 deficiencies at AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest; 16 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 17; 2022–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies: 16; Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected: 16; Of 16 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations: 3; Licensing investigations, whatever prompted them

Deficiencies by Year

Deficiencies
Of which, high risk

* Partial year, through October 31, 2026.

Deficiencies by year
Year	Visits	Deficiencies	Of which, high risk
2021	0	0	0
2022	2	1	1
2023	1	0	0
2024	6	11	2
2025	6	3	0
2026	2	1	0

What the Record Shows

16 of 16 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.
3 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
The latest inspection, October 19, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.

What to Ask About

Citation 744.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits
Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate, Cited in Two Visits
Citation 744.2669, Cited in Two Visits
Posting Requirements-License, Cited in Two Visits
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent, Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest
Address: 821 Hawks Way, Argyle, TX 76226
Operation Number: TX-1693771
License Type: Licensed before- and after-school program
Licensed Capacity: 120 children
Permit: Full Permit
Ages Served: pre-kindergarten, school age
Hours: Mon–Fri, 2:30 p.m.–6:30 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.

Oct 192026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127604
Aug 212026
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 744.303(4)Report Change in DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Aug 24, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253382
Dec 182025
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 744.2669Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parentMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 9, 2026
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253381
Nov 212025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127603
Nov 202025
Investigation
No deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905229824
Nov 52025
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.2669Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parentMedium-high riskCorrected Nov 19, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127602
May 202025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127601
May 192025
Investigation
1 deficiency
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
- 744.707Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with ParentMedium-high riskCorrected Jun 5, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905229823
Nov 62024
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.2007(b)(2)Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriateMedium riskCorrected Dec 4, 2024
- 744.401(1)Posting Requirements-LicenseMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2024
- 744.2413(2)Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus UsedMedium riskCorrected Nov 6, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127600
Oct 162024
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.2007(b)(2)Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriateMedium riskCorrected Oct 16, 2024
- 744.805(2)Electronic Records- Accessible to CaregiversMedium riskCorrected Oct 16, 2024
- 744.401(1)Posting Requirements-LicenseMedium riskCorrected Oct 30, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127599
Oct 22024
Inspection
2 deficiencies
- 744.201(9)Complying with Laws and RulesMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 2, 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 activityHigh riskCorrected Oct 2, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127598
Oct 22024
Investigation
2 deficiencies
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
- 744.707Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with ParentMedium-high riskCorrected Oct 22, 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 activityHigh riskCorrected Oct 22, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905229822
Jun 182024
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127597
Jan 102024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.605(16)Required Admission Information-Food Allergy Emergency PlanMedium-high riskCorrected Jan 16, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127596
Jan 172023
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127595
Mar 72022
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127594
Jan 242022
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 745.641AP Background check results - Must receive notification prior to allowing subject to be present at your operationHigh riskCorrected Jan 24, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905127593

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
Citation 744.1205(a)(4), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1205(a)(4) in October 2024 and October 2024. The agency describes it this way: Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity. 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.
2222232424242424242525252525252626744.1205(a)(4) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
2
Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.2007(b)(2) in October 2024 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222232424242424242525252525252626744.2007(b)(2) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
3
Citation 744.2669, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.2669 in November 2025 and December 2025. The agency describes it this way: Food Allergy Plan-Emergency plan for diagnosed child, signed by health care professional and parent. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222232424242424242525252525252626744.2669 across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
4
Posting Requirements-License, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.401(1) in October 2024 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Posting Requirements-License. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222232424242424242525252525252626744.401(1) across all 17 visits, oldest to newest
5
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent, Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.707 in October 2024 and May 2025. The agency describes it this way: Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent. None rose above medium-high risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2222232424242424242525252525252626744.707 across all 17 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 744.1205(a)(4) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.1205(a)(4): cited in two visits, including high-risk standards.
02
What changed after 744.2007(b)(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Screen Time Activities - Age-appropriate: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
03
What changed after 744.2669 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.2669: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
04
What changed after 744.401(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Posting Requirements-License: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
05
What changed after 744.707 was cited, and how do you check it now?
Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent: cited in two visits, most seriously at medium-high risk.
06
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.
07
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)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 1693771
Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127593
Visit Jan 24, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127594
Visit Mar 7, 2022 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127595
Visit Jan 17, 2023 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127596
Visit Jan 10, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127597
Visit Jun 18, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127598
Visit Oct 2, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905229822
Visit Oct 2, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127599
Visit Oct 16, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127600
Visit Nov 6, 2024 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905229823
Visit May 19, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127601
Visit May 20, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127602
Visit Nov 5, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905229824
Visit Nov 20, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127603
Visit Nov 21, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905253381
Visit Dec 18, 2025 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905253382
Visit Aug 21, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x)
Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation · 905127604
Visit Oct 19, 2026 · Published Oct 31, 2026 · Retrieved Nov 1, 2026
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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.

Data architecture: Cierto supplies the source-backed machine-readable bundle. Life by Vardell independently creates the narrative, design, and consumer report.