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Licensed center · Celina, TX

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  • School age
  • Closed now · opens 2:30 PM today
  • Capacity 60
  • Accepts child care assistance

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550 S Utah St
Celina, TX 75009 Map and directions
Hours
2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Days
Mon to Fri
Ages
School age
Capacity
60 children
Meals
Snacks provided
Nearby
4 other daycares within a mile

Licensing information from Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026

Hours

Closed now · opens 2:30 PM today

Hours on file with the state

Hours by day of the week
SundayClosed
Monday2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Tuesday2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Wednesday2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
ThursdayToday2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Friday2:30 PM to 6:30 PM
SaturdayClosed

Ages, programs and features

Ages served

  • School age

Programs and features on the state record

  • Licensed for 60 children
  • Accepts child care assistance
  • School-age care
  • After-school care
  • Snacks provided
  • Part-time care

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Licensing and inspection record

Published by Texas Health and Human Services, as of Aug 16, 2026. Shown as the state records it.

Permit
On the state’s list of current permits, Aug 16, 2026
Operation number
1676675
Permit type
Licensed center
Licensed since
February 2019
Adverse action on record
No
Conditions on permit
No
Corrective action
No

Inspection history

8 inspections on record, most recent Dec 17, 2025. 8 of 13 visits and reports cited a standard. 2 self-reported incidents, listed separately below.

  • Dec 17, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Dec 12, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Dec 11, 2025Self-reported incident1 standard cited
    • 744.1205(a)(4)Texas HHSC risk level: High

      Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity

      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.

      Corrected Dec 17, 2025 · Technical assistance given

  • Nov 24, 2025InspectionNo standards cited
  • Nov 21, 2025Self-reported incidentNo standards cited
  • Sep 3, 2025Inspection3 standards cited
    • 744.801(7)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Playground Maintenance Records

      The playground checklist was not available for review during the visit.

      Corrected Sep 10, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 744.801(9)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, and Smoke Detectors

      The emergency drills were not available for review during the visit.

      Corrected Sep 10, 2025 · Technical assistance given

    • 744.303(4)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium High

      Report Change in Director

      The operation failed to notify licensing the current site director is no longer employeed.

      Corrected Sep 3, 2025, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

  • Nov 1, 2024Assessment3 standards cited
    • 744.1309(a)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver

      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.

      Corrected Nov 15, 2024

    • 744.401(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.

      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.

      Corrected Nov 15, 2024

    • 744.801(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

      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.

      Corrected Nov 15, 2024

  • Oct 3, 2024Assessment2 standards cited
    • 744.801(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

      Required documents were missing during the visit and were not available for review.

      Corrected Oct 25, 2024 · Technical assistance given

    • 744.1309(a)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver

      2 out of 6 staff did not have the required annual training available for review.

      Corrected Oct 18, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Sep 25, 2024Inspection1 standard cited
    • 744.401(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Posting Requirements- Letter or form from the most recent licensing inspection or investigation.

      The last inspection available for review was the one for year 2022. No other inspection was available during the visit.

      Corrected Oct 2, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Sep 13, 2024Assessment1 standard cited
    • 744.801(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records

      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.

      Corrected Sep 27, 2024 · Technical assistance given

  • Nov 15, 2023Inspection3 standards cited
    • 744.1103(3)Texas HHSC risk level: Low

      Minimum Qualifications Employees and Caregivers - Affidavit

      A caregiver did not have a notarized affidavit on file.

      Corrected Dec 1, 2023 · Technical assistance given

    • 744.1309(a)(1)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Documented Annual Training-15 Hours Required Caregiver

      A caregiver lacked 10 annual training hours for 8/31/2022 to 8/31/2023.

      Corrected Dec 1, 2023 · Technical assistance given

    • 744.901(8)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Required Personnel Records- Photo Identification

      A caregiver did not have a photo id on file.

      Corrected Dec 1, 2023 · Technical assistance given

  • Nov 28, 2022Inspection1 standard cited
    • 744.2413(2)Texas HHSC risk level: Medium

      Daily Menus - May Rotate if Keep Record of Dates Menus Used

      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.

      Corrected Nov 28, 2022, at the inspection · Technical assistance given

  • Dec 9, 2021InspectionNo standards cited

Cited standards by risk level

15 standards cited across 8 inspections, most recently Dec 17, 2025. All 15 shown are recorded as corrected.

  • High17%
  • Medium High17%
  • Medium1280%
  • Medium Low0
  • Low17%
Visits with nothing cited
4 of 8 shown
Corrected at the visit
2 of 15 findings, 13 more corrected later
Most recent citation
Dec 11, 2025, 2 clean visits since

Risk levels are Texas HHSC’s own classification of each standard, not a rating by Daycare Index. What the levels mean. Counts cover every inspection on the state record; the visits listed above are the most recent.

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