VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
1253 Nansemond Parkway
Suffolk, VA 23434
(757) 636-1509

Current Inspector: Melinda Popkin (757) 802-5281

Inspection Date: May 8, 2024

Complaint Related: No

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Physical Plant. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Programs. 8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE. 8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS. 8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks 20 Access to minor's records 22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education 63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Technical Assistance:

The licensee must o the licensing inspector must send evidence to the licensing inspector that the background checks have been requested no later than 10 days of this notification. The applicant must also then forward the results to the licensing inspector upon receipt. Effective January 1, 2025, the VDOE will begin determining compliance with ? 22.1-289.057 of the Code of Virginia, which is legislation passed by the General Assembly in 2020. The law requires all licensed child day programs, religious exempt child day centers that serve preschool age children, and certified preschools to test potable drinking water. The law requires that programs submit their plans and test results to the Virginia Department of Health Office of Drinking Water (VDH ODW) and the Superintendent. If the results of the testing indicate elevated lead levels, the program shall remediate, retest, and resubmit results to VDH ODW and the Superintendent. There is an additional alternative bottled water option that comes with additional requirements. The statutory requirement can be found online at https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title22.1/chapter14.1/section22.1-289.057/. Resources are now available for providers on the "What's New" webpage on the ChildCareVA website at https://www.childcare.virginia.gov/providers/what-s-new.

Comments:

A monitoring inspection was initiated and concluded on 5/8/2024. There were 25 children, ages 4 to 11 years old, with 4 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. Children were observed arriving t the program, washing hands, having an afternoon snack doing staff-led stretching exercises, completing homework assignments and engaged in table top activities and as gross-motor activities. There is no medication being administered to children in care or stored on site for children. A total of 5 child records and 3 (all) staff records were reviewed. The inspection started at 4:00 pm and concluded at 5:40 pm. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-4
Description:	Based on a review of records the licensee did not always ensure that results of a criminal history record information check and a sex offender registry check are obtained from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence: Three staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #3, whose date of hire was documented as 9/10/2023, contained documentation that staff #3 resided in the state of California within the previous 5 years. The record did not contain results of a criminal history record information check or a sex offender registry check for California. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available for review.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-150-B
Description:	Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not ensure that each child's record contains documentation of immunizations and result s of a physical exam signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department. Evidence: Five children's records were reviewed. The record for child #5 contained an immunization record which was not signed o stamped by the child's physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.
Plan of Correction:	Staff will speak to the parent of child #5 by the end of the week and request that the parent have the child's physician sign or stamp the immunization record and provide the signed copy for the program by the end of the month. Staff will review the immunization records for children at the time of enrollment to ensure they are signed or stamped accordingly.