AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Mack Benn Jr. Elementary
A child day center in Suffolk, Virginia 23434
1253 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk, Virginia 23434. (757) 636-1509.
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The short answer
- 8 deficiencies in the last three years
- Sep 152026 the latest visit on record
- 100 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 Sep 15, 2026.
8 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
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 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.
Sep 15, 2026: subsidy health and safety inspection4 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-2
“Centers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #3, who had been employed for six months, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”
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22.1-289.035-B-3
“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. Staff #2, who had been employed for two weeks, did not have documentation of a central registry search requested. Staff #3, who had been employed for six months, did not have documentation of a central registry search requested.”
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8VAC20-780-130-A
“The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center. Child #1, who was present on this date, did not have documentation of an immunization record on file.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. There was not a record for Child #1, who was present on this day. The record for Child #2 was missing first date of attendance, previous programs attended and a second emergency contact other than parent. Child #3 and #4 was missing first date of attendance and previous programs attended.”
Sep 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“The center shall maintain a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The records for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3 and Child #5 did not have first date of attendance.”
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8VAC20-780-70
“The center shall have a record for staff with all required documentation. The record for Staff #2, employed for one month, did not have documentation to demonstrate qualifications for the position.”
May 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
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22.1-289.035-B-4
The inspectors’ words, 109 words
“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.”
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8VAC20-780-150-B
“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.”
Mar 17, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
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Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee was unable to demonstrate that a central registry finding is obtained for every staff within 30 days of employment or volunteer service.
“Evidence: Two staff records were reviewed. The record for staff #2 did not contain results of a Search of the Central Registry. The area supervisor confirmed that this documentation was not available.”
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Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not ensure that each staff submits documentation of a negative Tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children.
“Evidence: Two staff records were reviewed. The records for staff #1 and Staff #2 did not contain documentation of a negative Tuberculosis screening. Staff #1 was hired 9/15/2020 and staff #2 was hired 6/10/2021. Staff #1’s record had documentation of a Tuberculosis (TB) test being administered, but did not contain the results of the test. The regional supervisor confirmed that the TB screening results were not in either staff’s record.”
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8VAC20-780-60-A
“Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not ensure that each enrolled child has a complete record containing all required documentation. Evidence: Two children’s records were reviewed. The record for child #2 did not contain addresses for the 2 emergency contacts listed on enrollment paperwork to be contacted in case of an emergency if he child’s parents cannot be reached. The regional supervisor confirmed that this information was not in the child’s record.”
All 18 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | 4 violations cited |
| Jan 20, 2026 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Sep 22, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 25, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Nov 8, 2024 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| May 8, 2024 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Subsidy health and safety inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 3, 2027.
- A current subsidy provider.
- Ages: 4 years - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 100 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 53 child care providers in the City of Suffolk, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 9; this one had 8.
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 |
|---|---|
| AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Mack Benn Jr. Elementary This child care provider | 8 |
| Main Street Day Care Center, Inc. | 22 |
| The YMCA of South Hampton Roads-School Age Child Care at Suffolk | 27 |
| The Children’s Center- Executive Court | 17 |
| Quality Time Child Care Center, Inc | 13 |
| Growing Up At Obici | 4 |
| Triple T Sports Center LLC | 9 |
| Apple Tree Kids-#1002 | 7 |
| The Children’s Center - Suffolk Head Start | 3 |
| Unique Little Hands Inc. | 27 |
| Mrs. Carlena Scott | 22 |
| Ms. Chrissy Cooper | 11 |
| Ms. Robbin Reid | 12 |
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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Replies
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