Leisd Childcare Programs @ Herschel Zellars Center
300 Lobo Ln, Little Elm, TX 75068
Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School · Monday–Friday
4 critical, 4 serious findings across 28 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Oct 30, 2025.
24 inspections · 4 investigations in 36 months · source checked Sep 16, 2026
The everyday details
State facts · provider details pendingSubsidies accepted in state listing
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What care includes
- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedListed
- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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Infant: availability not confirmed
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Licensed capacity: 100 children. This is not the number of open places.
Programs & learning
Infant,Toddler,Pre-Kindergarten,School
School Age Care,Accredited,Snacks Provided
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State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
A typical day
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06:30 AM-05:30 PM
Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
Services & accommodations
- Meals providedNot listed
- Snacks providedListed
- Before-school careNot listed
- After-school careNot listed
- Transportation to/from schoolNot listed
- Drop-in careNot listed
- Part-time careNot listed
- Field tripsNot listed
- Skill classesNot listed
- Weekend careNot listed
- Night careNot listed
- AccreditedListed
- Accepts child care subsidiesListed
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Entrance, restroom, and classroom accessibility details not provided.
Individual accommodations, specialist access, and staff training not provided.
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Individual qualifications, CPR, and first-aid training not provided.
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Evidence, with the follow-through.
Provider descriptions, prices, and photos never change this record. Every finding below comes from published state evidence.
4 critical, 4 serious findings across 28 visits in the last 36 months. Most recent critical finding: Oct 30, 2025.
Last 36 months · window starts Sep 15, 2023
2 standard(s) appear on multiple visits: 746.1205(a)(4) (4 visits); 746.1311(a) (4 visits). This is a match of standard identifiers, not a judgment about identical circumstances.
State verification published Nov 18, 2025.
Conditions between visits, current staffing, and day-to-day quality. A correction plan is not verification.
36 visits in our data; 0 unmatched findings. Publication and processing can lag events.
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Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
According to the information collected throughout the investigation, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.
State verification published Nov 18, 2025.
Inspection record
Visits available in our Texas data, newest first. Visits with findings are shown in full; runs of clean visits are folded into one line. Findings are quoted from the inspector's report with the Texas risk level beside our severity.
Inspection history is one input into your decision, not a guarantee of safety or a rating of care quality. How to read this record.
- 2026
- May 13, 2026 to May 13, 20264 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- May 13, 2026 inspection
- 2025
- Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 18, 20258 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Nov 18, 2025 inspection
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- Nov 3, 2025 inspection
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- Nov 3, 2025 inspection
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
According to the information collected throughout the investigation, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.
Correction verified Nov 18, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
According to the information collected throughout the investigation, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.
Correction verified Nov 18, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
According to the information collected throughout the investigation, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.
Correction verified Nov 18, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Oct 30, 2025Self-reported incident1 finding · critical
- CriticalTexas: High
Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
According to the information collected throughout the investigation, a caregiver left a child unattended on the playground for about 3 minutes.
Correction verified Nov 18, 2025. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1205(a)(4).
- Aug 5, 2025 to Aug 5, 20254 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Aug 5, 2025 inspection
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- Aug 5, 2025 inspection
- 2024
- Aug 8, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The director was missing the required hours in the following topics: prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Understanding early childhood brain development, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Correction verified Aug 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(a).
- Aug 8, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The director was missing the required hours in the following topics: prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Understanding early childhood brain development, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Correction verified Aug 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(a).
- Aug 8, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The director was missing the required hours in the following topics: prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Understanding early childhood brain development, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Correction verified Aug 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(a).
- Aug 8, 2024Inspection1 finding · serious
- SeriousTexas: Medium
Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
The director was missing the required hours in the following topics: prevention, recognition, and reporting of child maltreatment, Recognizing and preventing shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, Understanding and using safe sleep practices and preventing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), Understanding early childhood brain development, Emergency preparedness, Preventing and controlling the spread of communicable diseases, including immunizations, Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction, Understanding building and physical premises safety, Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials.
Correction verified Aug 14, 2024. Technical assistance given. Standard 746.1311(a).
- 2023
- Oct 3, 2023 to Oct 3, 20234 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Oct 3, 2023 inspection
- Oct 3, 2023 inspection
- Oct 3, 2023 inspection
- Oct 3, 2023 inspection
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- 2022
- Nov 30, 2022 to Nov 30, 20224 inspectionsNo findingsShow
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- 2021
- Dec 17, 2021 to Dec 17, 20214 inspectionsNo findingsShow
- Dec 17, 2021 inspection
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- Dec 17, 2021 inspection
- Dec 17, 2021 inspection
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Facts from the license
- Permit
- Full Permit, issued Feb 4, 2015
- Capacity
- 100 children (licensed maximum, not openings)
- Ages
- Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School
- Hours
- 06:30 AM-05:30 PM · Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri
- Subsidies
- Accepted
- County
- Denton
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Same 36-month summary window. Different operating histories and coverage limit comparisons.
| Daycare | Ages | Licensed capacity | Hours | Findings, 36 mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leisd Childcare Programs @ Herschel Zellars Center this page | Infant–School | 100 | 6:30a–5:30p | 4 crit·4 ser |
| Alphabest @ Brent ? Little Elm | Pre-K–School | 100 | 3p–6:30p | 4 crit·4 ser |
| Alphabest @ Dr. Ashley B. Glover Elementary ? Little Elm | Pre-K–School | 120 | 3p–6:30p | 16 ser |
| Alphabest @ East Campus-Ntca | Pre-K–School | 75 | 3a–5:30p | No findings |
| Alphabest @ Lakewood Village-Little Elm | Pre-K–School | 50 | 3p–6:30p | No findings |
| Alphabest @ Little Elm Elementary ? Little Elm | School | 100 | 6:30a–6:30p | Clear |
| Alphabest @ Miller ? Frisco | Pre-K–School | 65 | 2:30p–6:30p | 84 ser·32 min |
- Leisd Childcare Programs @ Herschel Zellars Centerthis pageInfant–School · 100 licensed capacity4 crit·4 ser
- Pre-K–School · 100 licensed capacity4 crit·4 ser
- Pre-K–School · 120 licensed capacity16 ser
- Pre-K–School · 75 licensed capacityNo findings
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- School · 100 licensed capacityClear
- Pre-K–School · 65 licensed capacity84 ser·32 min
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Contact & location
300 Lobo Ln, Little Elm, TX 75068
State-sourced · checked Sep 16, 2026. Confirm current details with the provider.
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