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AlphaBEST @ Churchland Academy Elementary

4061 River Shore Road, Portsmouth VA 23703 · License #1108643 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 75 childrenAges 4 yr – 12 yrLast inspected Feb 26, 2026
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Director
Nathalie Remy
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Address
4061 River Shore Road, Portsmouth VA 23703 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Arlene Agustin · (804) 629-7519

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

4 years - 12 years 11 months
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 75 children
3
Violations, past 3 yrs
From inspections (not complaints)
0
High-risk violations
Serious / high-risk non-compliance
0
Substantiated complaints
Published by Virginia VDOE
11
Inspections, past 3 yrs
Monitoring & assessments

How this facility compares

Violations per inspection, 3-yr
This facility
0.3
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Feb 26, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 14, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 14, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 27, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-600-F · Staff who work directly with children shall annually attend at least 16 hours of training and staff development activities, to include the department's health and safety update course. The 2024 Virginia Preservice Training (3 hour) update was not completed by staff.

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May 27, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 17, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Dec 17, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 11, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 11, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-140-A · REPEAT VIOLATION

    Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Evidence: 1. Four of the five children?s records reviewed did not have documentation of a physical examination in their record. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, and Child #4 did not have a physical examination documentation in their records.

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Oct 5, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 5, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-140-A · Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician before the child's attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

    Evidence: 1. Child #3 (date of enrollment 9/05/2023) did not have a physical examination in their record. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Child #3 did not have a physical examination in their record.

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Oct 20, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 20, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · 8VAC20-780-60. A.3

    Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each center shall maintain and keep a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the work phone number of each parent who has custody. Evidence: 1. Child #1 (date of enrollment 9/02/22) did not have their mother?s work phone number in their record. 2. Child #2 (date of enrollment 9/02/22) did not have their parents? work phone number in their record. 3. Child #3 (date of enrollment 9/02/22) did not have their mother?s work phone number in their record. 4. Child #4 (date of enrollment 9/02/22) did not have their mother?s work phone number in their record. 5. Staff #1 confirmed that Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, and Child #4 did not have the work number of their custodial parent.

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Feb 23, 2022 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 23, 2022 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure children's records contained all of the required documentation.

    Evidence: 1. The record for child #3(enrolled 10/8/21) did not contain addresses for the two required emergency contacts. 2. 3 of 3 children's records did not contain documentation of previous day care or schools attended by the child. 3. Staff confirmed this information was not available during this inspection.

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Oct 8, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22VAC40-185-130-A · Based on record review and interview it was determined the center obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

    Evidence: 1. There was no documentation of immunization for child #2. 2. Staff confirmed that there was no immunization documentation available for child #2 during this inspection. 3. Child #2 were in attendance during this inspection.

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Oct 8, 2021 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22VAC40-665-580-B · Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each staff member who work directly with children completed the required Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care staff within the first 90 days of employment.

    Evidence: 1. There was no documentation of the Virginia Preservice Training in the record for Staff #1(hired 2019) or Staff #3(hired 2020). 2. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available during the inspection.

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Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Mar 11, 2024 inspection noted: “Based on record review and interview it was determined that the center did not ensure that each child shall have a physical examination by or under the directio…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Oct 5, 2023 inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. Child #3 (date of enrollment 9/05/2023) did not have a physical examination in their record. 2. Staff #1 confirmed that Child #3 did not have a phy…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Oct 20, 2022 inspection noted: “Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that each center shall maintain and keep a separate record for each child…” — what has changed since then?

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