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AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Mack Benn Jr. Elementary

A child day center in Suffolk, Virginia 23434

1253 Nansemond Parkway, Suffolk, Virginia 23434. (757) 636-1509.

Virginia’s own record, on legacy.dss.virginia.gov

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The short answer

The last 24 months 8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Sep 2026. Every month

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.

Source:

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.

8 deficiencies by month over the last 3 years. Each cell is one month.
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2023 Dec
2024 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2025 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov

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No visit on record Visited, nothing cited A stronger orange is more serious, on its source’s own levels, read onto four bands: from the least serious it publishes to the most
Source:

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.

Source:

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
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

Sep 22, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

May 8, 2024: inspection2 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

Mar 17, 2022: inspection3 deficiencies
  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-770-60-C-2.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A-1.

  • 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.”

    Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

All 18 visits on record
Visits on record
DateVisitWhat the record says
Sep 15, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspection4 violations cited
Jan 20, 2026Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Sep 22, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Sep 22, 2025Inspection2 violations cited
Feb 25, 2025Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Feb 25, 2025InspectionNo violations cited
Nov 8, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Nov 8, 2024InspectionNo violations cited
May 8, 2024Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
May 8, 2024Inspection2 violations cited
Oct 20, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Oct 20, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Feb 28, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Feb 28, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Feb 16, 2023Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Feb 16, 2023InspectionNo violations cited
Mar 17, 2022Subsidy health and safety inspectionNo violations cited
Mar 17, 2022Inspection3 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.
Source:

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.

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.
Source:

Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.

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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Source:

This copy of the record was made on Nov 5, 2026.

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Replies

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How to read a record

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An example nursing home

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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