AlphaBest at Ashland Elementary
A child day center in Manassas, Virginia 20112
15300 Bowmans Folly Drive, Manassas, Virginia 20112. (703) 453-7138.
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The short answer
- 5 deficiencies in the last three years
- Oct 262026 the latest visit on record
- 105 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?
18 inspections on record, the latest on Oct 26, 2026.
5 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
5 deficiencies in 4 months of the last 36. Last cited Oct 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Oct 26, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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For each group of children, the center shall maintain a written record of daily attendance that documents the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.
“There were six children present, the written record reflected there were three.”
Mar 30, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection1 deficiency
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Staff records shall be kept for each staff person and include job title and documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.
“Evidence: The records for Staff #4 and Staff #5, did not contain their current job title. Staff #4 and Staff #5 were identified as Group Leaders and their records did not contain documentation of education required by the job position. Staff #4 was promoted to Group Lead two months ago and Staff #5 was promoted to Group Lead five months ago.”
Mar 7, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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The center shall obtain documentation of the results of a central registry search within 30 days of employment for all staff.
“Evidence: The record for Staff #2 did not contain documentation of a central registry background check at the time of inspection. The staff member has been employed for 18 months.”
Mar 14, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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Based on review of six medications, the center did not ensure that they administer only those drugs that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container.
“Evidence: The medication for Child #6 was in a labeled plastic bag and was not in the original, labeled container from a pharmacy.”
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Based on record review, the center did not have documentation of a written allergy care plan for each child with a food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
“Evidence: The record for Child #6, with a documented food allergy requiring emergency medication did not contain documentation of a written allergy care plan from a physician.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 25, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 23, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Apr 30, 2027.
- Program Located in a Public School.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 5 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 105 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 5.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| Ms. Shelly Ficerai | 6 |
| Ms. Ghazala Shah | 6 |
| Learning Paths Academy at Ashland (#29) | 9 |
| Ms. Neelofar Khan | Not given |
| AlphaBEST at Marshall Elementary | 5 |
| AlphaBest at Ashland Elementary This child care provider | 5 |
| AlphaBEST at Coles Elementary | 9 |
| Ms. Cheman Waise | 4 |
| Kiddie Academy of Woodbridge - North | 24 |
| Gulalai Qudratzai | 11 |
| Dale City Christian Church | 15 |
| Muriel Humphrey Child Care Center | 16 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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