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AlphaBEST Education, Inc. - Mack Benn Jr. Elementary

Inspection · 2024-05-08

Date
2024-05-08
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

A monitoring inspection was initiated and concluded on 5/8/2024. There were 25 children, ages 4 to 11 years old, with 4 staff supervising. 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 t the program, washing hands, having an afternoon snack doing staff-led stretching exercises, completing homework assignments and engaged in table top activities and as gross-motor activities. There is no medication being administered to children in care or stored on site for children.
A total of 5 child records and 3 (all) staff records were reviewed. The inspection started at 4:00 pm and concluded at 5:40 pm.
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

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
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.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 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.
Plan of Correction: Staff will speak to the parent of child #5 by the end of the week and request that the parent have the child's physician sign or stamp the immunization record and provide the signed copy for the program by the end of the month.
Staff will review the immunization records for children at the time of enrollment to ensure they are signed or stamped accordingly.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services