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AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Southwestern Elementary

Inspection · 2024-05-09

Date
2024-05-09
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Anita Drewry
(757) 404-5261
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
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

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 5/9/2024 from 3:15pm- 5:35pm. At the time of entrance, 37 children, ages 4 to 11 years old, were in care with 3 staff members present. The sample size consisted of 5 children?s records and 5 staff records. 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 to the program, washing hands, having an afternoon snack, completing homework assignments, socializing and playing games. Medication administration was not observed. However, 7 medications kept on site were reviewed with regard to storage, written authorizations and other required documentation. 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

1
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Based on a review of records and interview, the licensee did not always obtain copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and a sex offender registry check, prior to the first day of employment, from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
Evidence:
Five staff records were reviewed.
The record for staff #1, whose date of employment was documented as 2/27/2024, contained documentation that staff #1 lived in Texas, North Carolina and Florida within the last 5 years.
The Criminal History Results from Texas were dated 5/18/2024.
The Abuse and Neglect Registry Results have not been received as of 5/9/2024 and were not sent / requested until 4/15/2024.
The National Search of the Sex Offender website was run for Texas, North Carolina and Florida on 5/8/2024.
All of these items should have been obtained prior to an employee's first date of employment (sex offender search and Criminal History) or within 30 days of employment (Abuse and Neglect Search).
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services