AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest
AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest is a licensed child care center in Argyle, TX, licensed for up to 120 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2020. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 11 times and investigated 3 reports. Inspectors recorded 16 citations, 3 of them high-risk, most often for records & paperwork (4 of 16). 3 citations came in the last 12 months. 6% were corrected during the inspection itself. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is #6 of 6 centers in Argyle and better than 17% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
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The operation has not submitted the change of site director to CCR.
One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.
One child with a food allergy does not have a food allergy plan on file at the operation.
Based on information obtained during this investigation, the parents of the children involved in the incident did not receive an incident report or sign it.
A child was observed during the inspection playing a game called Bloxels on the operation's iPad, which involves blowing up blocks.
The operation has not been maintaining menus of snacks served at the operation.
The operation does not have a licensing board or binder on display for parents to review.
Two inspections have been conducted at the operation and children recordings have not been accessible.
The operation does not have a licensing board and the operations binder is incomplete.
A child in care was observed playing a shoot age on his personal ipad.
Based on multiple operations patterns of not complying with supervision standards and ensuring that staff are receiving proper training, the operation is being cited for permit holder responsibilities.
Three different children were observed to be unsupervised transitioning during the inspection. Multiple caregivers allowed to children to come in and out of the building with no supervision.
The operation did not provide the parents of the children involved in the incident with signed incident reports.
Two children were allowed to go into a restroom and engaged in inappropriate behavior due to a lack of supervision at the operation.
One child had a listed food allergy with no emergency plan.
One staff does not have a current background check on file and was caring for a group of children. The staff left the operation.
About this center
Common questions
Does AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest’s hours?
2:30 PM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes Argyle, is $47.00 a day for 3-year-olds and $44.00 a day for school-age children (2025 Texas Child Care Market Rate Survey).
Has AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest had any serious violations?
Inspectors recorded 3 high-risk citations since 2021. The most recent was on Oct 2, 2024: “Supervision ensures each child’s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child’s on going activity.” Each one is listed in full above.
How does AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest compare with other daycares in Argyle?
It is #6 of 6 centers in Argyle by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 17% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was AlphaBEST @ Lance Thompson - Northwest last inspected?
Nov 21, 2025. No violations were found during that visit.
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Citations are quoted from Texas HHS inspection records. Many are corrected the same day, and a citation is a finding about one rule, not a judgment about a center overall.
To see the official record, search operation 1693771 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.