AlphaBEST at Ellis Elementary
A child day center in Manassas, Virginia 20109
10400 Kim Graham Lane, Manassas, Virginia 20109. (703) 453-7549.
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The short answer
- 4 deficiencies in the last three years
- Apr 272026 the latest visit on record
- 75 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
15 inspections on record, the latest on Apr 27, 2026.
4 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Apr 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Apr 27, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection2 deficiencies
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The required first aid kit shall contain the minimum components required by the standard.
“Evidence: The required first aid kit did not contain a first aid instructional manual and a second triangular bandage.”
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Staff records shall be kept for each staff person.
“Evidence: The record for Staff #1 was not on site at the time of the inspection.”
Nov 6, 2025: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Staff who work directly with children are required to attend at least 16 hours of training annually including the department’s health and safety update course.
“Evidence: The health and safety course for Staff #1 was overdue by 14 months.”
Feb 3, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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Staff records shall be kept for each staff member and include documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.
“The record for Staff #1 with a job title of Group Leader, did not contain documentation of education.”
Jan 27, 2023: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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8VAC20-790-600-F
“Based on review of documentation and staff interview, the center did not ensure that all staff completed the department’s health and safety updated training course. Evidence: Staff A did not have documentation of completing the updated health and safety training in their record.”
All 15 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 6, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 3, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 13, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 9, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Jan 27, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 20, 2027.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 75 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 299 child care providers in Prince William County, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 8; this one had 4.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Children of America- Manassas Bull Run | 48 |
| Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran Church | 1 |
| The Learning Experience | 61 |
| AlphaBest at Mullen Elementary | 11 |
| AlphaBEST at Ellis Elementary This child care provider | 4 |
| AlphaBEST at Sinclair Elementary | 3 |
| AlphaBest at Sudley Elementary | 1 |
| Yahaira Stewart | 1 |
| Elzena Ross | 23 |
| Diana Schockley | 15 |
| Building Blocks III Day School | 32 |
| Manassas Presbyterian Church | 0 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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