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AlphaBEST @ Churchland Elementary

5601 Michael Lane, Portsmouth VA 23703 · License #1108642 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 75 childrenAges 4 yr – 12 yrLast inspected Jan 21, 2026
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Director
Nathalie Remy
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Address
5601 Michael Lane, Portsmouth VA 23703 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Brandie Viscayda · (757) 636-3427

Hours

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Care & schedule

When they operate

Child Day Center

Ages served

4 years - 12 years
  • Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
  • Licensed for 75 children
6
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
0.5
Virginia average
0.5

Inspection history & violations

Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing
Jan 21, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-280-B · Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, insecticides, and pesticides shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

    The school age area of the program had a can of disinfectant spray on a cabinet, a canister of hand sanitizer wipes and a small bottle of hand sanitizer spray on a table. All items were unlocked, accessible to children and had the label ?keep out of reach of children.?

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Oct 17, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 17, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 13, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Mar 13, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 8, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-600-B · Within the first 90 days of employment or subsidy vendor approval all staff who work directly with children shall complete Virginia Preservice Training for Child Care Staff.

    1. Staff #2 who has been employed for a year did not have documentation of a completed 10 hour Virginia Preservice training in their record. 2. Staff #1 who has been employed for 8 months did not have documentation of a completed 3 hour Virginia Preservice training in their record.

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Oct 8, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289.035-B-2 · Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

    Staff #2, who had been employed for a year, did not have a completed national criminal background check available in their record.

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Mar 11, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on record review, it was determined that the center did not ensure that all staff who work directly with children shall have within 90 days of the date of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care.

    Evidence: Staff #1(date of hire 11/6/2023) did not have a certification of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or first aid in their record.

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Mar 11, 2024 — Renewal Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    22.1-289-036-B-4 · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that they obtain a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check, a sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

    Evidence: 1. Staff #1 (date of hire 11/06/2023), present at the center caring for children, signed on the Sworn Statement Disclosure on 11/01/2023, that they lived outside of the state of Virginia in the past five years. 2. Staff #2 (date of hire 02/12/2024), present at the center caring for children, signed on the Sworn Statement Disclosure on 02/08/2024, that they lived outside of the state of Virginia in the past five years. 3. There were no out of state background check results for Staff #1 and Staff #2 in their record.

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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

    8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure to that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

    Evidence: 1. Child #1 (date of enrollment 9/05/2023) did not have the immunization documentation required prior to attendance in their record. 2. Staff #2 confirmed that Child #1 did not have their immunization records in their case 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.5

    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 address of two designated people to call in an emergency of a parent cannot be reach. Evidence: 1. Child #3 did not have the addresses for their emergency contacts listed to their record. 2. Child #4 did not have the addresses for their emergency contacts listed to their record. 3. Staff #1 confirmed that Child #3 and Child #4 did not have the emergency contact addresses to their record.

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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

    8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review and interview it was determined the center did not ensure that each employee had a central registry finding within 30 days of employment.

    Evidence: 1. The record for staff #3 did not contain documentation of central registry findings. Staff #3 has been employed for more than 30 days. 2. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available 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 or Staff #2. 2. Staff confirmed that this documentation was not available during the inspection.

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Oct 1, 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. There was no documentation of immunization for child #3. 3. Staff confirmed that there was no immunization documentation available for child #2 and child #3 during this inspection. 4. Child #2 and child #3 were in attendance during this inspection.

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Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Jan 21, 2026 inspection noted: “The school age area of the program had a can of disinfectant spray on a cabinet, a canister of hand sanitizer wipes and a small bottle of hand sanitizer spray o…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Oct 8, 2024 inspection noted: “1. Staff #2 who has been employed for a year did not have documentation of a completed 10 hour Virginia Preservice training in their record. 2. Staff #1 who has…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Oct 8, 2024 inspection noted: “Staff #2, who had been employed for a year, did not have a completed national criminal background check available in their record.” — what has changed since then?

Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error