AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina, Celina, TX

The Essentials

Summary

Across 14 licensing visits from December 2021 to August 2026, HHSC cited 15 deficiencies at AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina; 15 have a recorded correction.

Visits: 14; 2021–2026, inspections, investigations and assessments
Deficiencies: 15; Standards cited by HHSC inspectors
Corrected: 15; Of 15 deficiencies, with a recorded correction date
Investigations: 2; 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	1	0	0
2022	1	1	0
2023	1	3	0
2024	4	7	0
2025	6	4	1
2026	1	0	0

What the Record Shows

15 of 15 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.
2 visits in this window included an investigation. HHSC publishes what an investigation cited, not what the report to it alleged.
The latest inspection, August 19, 2026, recorded no deficiencies.

What to Ask About

Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver, Cited in Three Visits
Citation 744.801(2), Cited in Three Visits
Citation 744.401(2), Cited in Two Visits

Report at a Glance

Facility: AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina
Address: 550 S Utah St, Celina, TX 75009
Operation Number: TX-1676675
License Type: Licensed before- and after-school program
Licensed Capacity: 60 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.

Aug 192026
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119181
Dec 172025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119180
Dec 122025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119179
Dec 112025
Investigation
1 deficiency
Opened on a report the operation made itself.
- 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 Dec 17, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905226268
Nov 242025
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119178
Nov 212025
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), 905226267
Sep 32025
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.801(9)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke DetectorsMedium riskCorrected Sep 10, 2025
- 744.801(7)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance RecordsMedium riskCorrected Sep 10, 2025
- 744.303(4)Report Change in DirectorMedium-high riskCorrected Sep 3, 2025
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119177
Nov 12024
Assessment
3 deficiencies
- 744.401(2)Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.Medium riskCorrected Nov 15, 2024
- 744.801(2)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Nov 15, 2024
- 744.1309(a)(1)Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required CaregiverMedium riskCorrected Nov 15, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253053
Oct 32024
Assessment
2 deficiencies
- 744.801(2)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Oct 25, 2024
- 744.1309(a)(1)Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required CaregiverMedium riskCorrected Oct 18, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253052
Sep 252024
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.401(2)Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.Medium riskCorrected Oct 2, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119176
Sep 132024
Assessment
1 deficiency
- 744.801(2)Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training RecordsMedium riskCorrected Sep 27, 2024
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905253051
Nov 152023
Inspection
3 deficiencies
- 744.901(8)Required Personnel Records- Photo IdentificationMedium riskCorrected Dec 1, 2023
- 744.1103(3)Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - AffidavitLow riskCorrected Dec 1, 2023
- 744.1309(a)(1)Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required CaregiverMedium riskCorrected Dec 1, 2023
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119175
Nov 282022
Inspection
1 deficiency
- 744.2413(2)Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus UsedMedium riskCorrected Nov 28, 2022
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119174
Dec 92021
Inspection
No deficiencies
Source: Inspection, investigation or assessment, with the deficiencies cited (data.texas.gov: m5q4-3y3d and tqgd-mf4x), 905119173

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
Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver, Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.1309(a)(1) in November 2023, October 2024 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2122232424242425252525252526744.1309(a)(1) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
2
Citation 744.801(2), Cited in Three Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.801(2) in September 2024, October 2024 and November 2024. 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.
2122232424242425252525252526744.801(2) across all 14 visits, oldest to newest
3
Citation 744.401(2), Cited in Two Visits
HHSC inspectors cited 744.401(2) in September 2024 and November 2024. The agency describes it this way: Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation. None rose above medium risk. Each citation has a recorded correction, and a repeat after correction is worth a direct question.
2122232424242425252525252526744.401(2) across all 14 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 744.1309(a)(1) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver: cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.
02
What changed after 744.801(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.801(2): cited in three visits, most seriously at medium risk.
03
What changed after 744.401(2) was cited, and how do you check it now?
Citation 744.401(2): cited in two visits, most seriously at medium risk.
04
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.
05
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 · 1676675
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 · 905119173
Visit Dec 9, 2021 · 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 · 905119174
Visit Nov 28, 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 · 905119175
Visit Nov 15, 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 · 905253051
Visit Sep 13, 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 · 905119176
Visit Sep 25, 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 · 905253052
Visit Oct 3, 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 · 905253053
Visit Nov 1, 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 · 905119177
Visit Sep 3, 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 · 905226267
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 · 905119178
Visit Nov 24, 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 · 905226268
Visit Dec 11, 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 · 905119179
Visit Dec 12, 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 · 905119180
Visit Dec 17, 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 · 905119181
Visit Aug 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.