Alphabest @ Lykins ? Celina

550 S UTAH ST, Celina, TX 75009 · Collin County

30cited violations

2serious

28inspections & investigations

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Licensed center
Licensed capacity: 60
Ages: Pre-Kindergarten, School
Hours: 02:30 PM-06:30 PM
Phone: (866) 300-7750
Regulated since: Feb 5, 2019
HHSC IDs: Operation 1310018 · number 1676675
Official record: HHSC Child Care Search

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 6
Safety & premises 2
Food & allergies 2
Staff background & training 14
Records & paperwork 4
Other 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	8	2	Supervision & ratios (4), Safety & premises (2), Records & paperwork (2)
2024	14	0	Supervision & ratios (2), Staff background & training (10), Other (2)
2023	6	0	Staff background & training (4), Records & paperwork (2)
2022	2	0	Food & allergies (2)

Inspections, investigations & assessments

Aug 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Aug 19, 2026 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Dec 17, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 12, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Dec 11, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  This standard was found to be deficient. Two children were unattended by AlphaBest Staff for a brief period of time while they went outside to a portable classroom. A Lykins staff directed the children back to AlphaBest care.
  
  HHSC 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
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-17. Correction verified 2025-12-17.
HHSC inspection history
Dec 11, 2025 Report · Deficiencies cited (self-report)
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  This standard was found to be deficient. Two children were unattended by AlphaBest Staff for a brief period of time while they went outside to a portable classroom. A Lykins staff directed the children back to AlphaBest care.
  
  HHSC 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
  
  HHSC risk weight: High. Corrected 2025-12-17. Correction verified 2025-12-17.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 24, 2025 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

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Nov 21, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 21, 2025 Report · No deficiencies cited (self-report)

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history
Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to notify licensing the current site director is no longer employeed.
  
  HHSC 744.303(4) — Report Change in Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-09-03.
- Records & paperwork
  The playground checklist was not available for review during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.801(7) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-10. Correction verified 2025-09-18.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency drills were not available for review during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.801(9) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke Detectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-10. Correction verified 2025-09-18.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 3, 2025 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Supervision & ratios
  The operation failed to notify licensing the current site director is no longer employeed.
  
  HHSC 744.303(4) — Report Change in Director
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium High. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2025-09-03.
- Records & paperwork
  The playground checklist was not available for review during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.801(7) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-10. Correction verified 2025-09-18.
- Safety & premises
  The emergency drills were not available for review during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.801(9) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke Detectors
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2025-09-10. Correction verified 2025-09-18.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 1, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: 2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
- Supervision & ratios
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.401(2) — Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-17.
- Staff background & training
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 1, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: 2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
- Supervision & ratios
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.401(2) — Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-17.
- Staff background & training
  This standard was reviewed as part of a follow up and found deficient. The operation did not provided information for a previous citation: Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-11-15. Correction verified 2024-11-15.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Oct 3, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-18. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
- Staff background & training
  Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-25. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
HHSC inspection history
Oct 3, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-18. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
- Staff background & training
  Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-25. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 25, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.401(2) — Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-02. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
HHSC inspection history
Sep 25, 2024 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Other
  The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.
  
  HHSC 744.401(2) — Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-10-02. Correction verified 2024-11-01.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 13, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of three staff did not have the required annual training available for review. One had 12 out of 15 required annual training. Second staff had 3.75 out of 20 hours.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-27. Correction verified 2024-10-03.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Sep 13, 2024 Assessment · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  Two out of three staff did not have the required annual training available for review. One had 12 out of 15 required annual training. Second staff had 3.75 out of 20 hours.
  
  HHSC 744.801(2) — Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2024-09-27. Correction verified 2024-10-03.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit on file.
  
  HHSC 744.1103(3) — Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver lacked 10 annual training hours for 8/31/2022 to 8/31/2023.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
- Records & paperwork
  A caregiver did not have a photo id on file.
  
  HHSC 744.901(8) — Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 15, 2023 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit on file.
  
  HHSC 744.1103(3) — Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit
  
  HHSC risk weight: Low. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
- Staff background & training
  A caregiver lacked 10 annual training hours for 8/31/2022 to 8/31/2023.
  
  HHSC 744.1309(a)(1) — Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
- Records & paperwork
  A caregiver did not have a photo id on file.
  
  HHSC 744.901(8) — Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected 2023-12-01. Correction verified 2023-12-21.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Nov 28, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Food & allergies
  The snack menu did not list the snack served today, 11/28/2022. The director corrected the deficiency during the inspection by listing the snack that was served.
  
  HHSC 744.2413(2) — Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-11-28.
HHSC inspection history
Nov 28, 2022 Inspection · Deficiencies cited
- Food & allergies
  The snack menu did not list the snack served today, 11/28/2022. The director corrected the deficiency during the inspection by listing the snack that was served.
  
  HHSC 744.2413(2) — Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used
  
  HHSC risk weight: Medium. Corrected at inspection. Corrected 2022-11-28.
HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 9, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history · no longer published by HHSC; kept here
Dec 9, 2021 Inspection · No deficiencies cited

No violations cited on this visit.

HHSC inspection history

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HHSC publishes inspections, investigations and assessments from October 2017 onward, with each cited deficiency and its risk weight. Investigation narratives, complaint files and older history require a public information request. The Texas Public Information Act (Texas Government Code Chapter 552) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Dear Open Records Coordinator,

Under the Texas Public Information Act, Texas Government Code Chapter 552, I request copies of the following Child Care Regulation records for AlphaBEST @ Lykins ? Celina, 550 S UTAH ST, Celina, TX 75009-6493 (operation ID 1310018, operation number 1676675), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every inspection, assessment and investigation report, including the deficiencies cited and the operation's corrective actions.
2. Every complaint and self-report intake and its finding.
3. Every corrective or adverse action (evaluation, probation, suspension, revocation, denial, administrative penalty) with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of action or correction the operation submitted, and HHSC's response.

I understand that information made confidential by law (for example the identities of children, families and reporters) may be redacted; please release the remainder. Please provide the records electronically by email. If the cost will exceed $40, please send me an itemized estimate first.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

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