AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder
AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder is a licensed child care center in Ponder, TX, licensed for up to 100 children and serving preschoolers and school-age children. It has held its Texas license since 2026. Since October 2021, state inspectors have visited 5 times. Inspectors recorded 2 citations, 0 of them high-risk. 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Its last 3 inspections found no violations. Measured by risk-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #29 of 277 centers in Denton County and better than 91% of licensed centers statewide.
Inspection record
Every state visit
What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
4 staff did not have completed affidavits.
5 Staff did not have notarized affidavits.
About this center
Common questions
Does AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder take infants?
No. Its Texas license covers preschoolers and school-age children, not infants.
What are AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder’s hours?
3:45 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, according to its state licensing record. Confirm holiday and summer hours with the center.
Does AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder accept child care subsidies?
Yes, according to its state licensing record.
How much does AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder cost?
Texas does not publish individual centers’ prices, so ask AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder for its current tuition. For comparison, the median full-day price at licensed centers in the North Central Texas area, which includes Ponder, 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 @Ponder-Ponder had any serious violations?
No high-risk citations since 2021. It has 2 lower-risk citations, listed above.
How does AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder compare with other daycares in Denton County?
It is tied for #29 of 277 centers in Denton County by risk-weighted citations per inspection, and is better than 91% of licensed centers statewide (out of 9,147 Texas centers with enough inspection history).
When was AlphaBEST @Ponder-Ponder last inspected?
Aug 27, 2026. 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 1818867 on Search Texas Child Care. Data refreshed Sep 30, 2026.