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AlphaBEST @ Hodges Manor Elementary
1201 Cherokee Road, Portsmouth VA 23701 · License #1108640 · Child Day Center
Contact
- Director
- Nathalie Remy
- Phone
- (757) 807-0312
- Website
- Add via profile claim
- Address
- 1201 Cherokee Road, Portsmouth VA 23701 · Directions
- State licensing specialist
- Nanette Roberts · (757) 404-2322
Hours
Not published by the state. Owners can add hours via profile claim.
Care & schedule
When they operate
Ages served
- Accepts Child Care Subsidy Program
- Licensed for 75 children
How this facility compares
Violations per inspection, 3-yrInspection history & violations
Source: Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on a review of 3 staff records, it was determined that the provider did not ensure that an employee is allowed to begin employment without a completed national criminal history record check (finger printing).
Evidence: 1. The record for staff #2 working during the inspection, did not contain documentation of a completed national criminal history record check (finger printing). 2. Staff #1 reviewed the record for the staff #2, and confirmed that all of the results of the finger print background check (finger printing) were not available for viewing during the inspection.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-530-C · Based on a review of two staff records and interviews, it was determined that the licensee did not ensure that there shall be at least two staff members trained in first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and rescue breathing as appropriate to the age of the children in care who is on the premises during the center's hours of operation and also one person on field trips and wherever children are in care.
Evidence: 1. Staff #1 and staff #2 were working at the facility during the inspection. 2. The records for staff #1 and staff #2 did not contain a current certification in CPR and First Aid. 3. Staff #2 confirmed that no staff working during the inspection had a current certification in CPR and First Aid.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Repeat Violation
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information including, the name address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. The record for Child #1, enrolled for five months, did not contain documentation of a second person, other than a parent, to contact in an emergency if a parent could not be reached.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-560-F · When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, the menu listing foods to be served shall be current. The menu posted was not current, it was dated June 2025.
- Violation
8VAC20-780-60-A · Repeat Violation
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the name, address and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if the parent cannot be reached. The records for Child #2 and Child #4 did not contain the address of an emergency contact.
- Violation
22.1-289.035-B-2 · The center must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment and every five years thereafter.
Staff #1 did not have an updated national criminal background check. The criminal history check was overdue by 4 weeks.
- Violation
8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on record review and interview, it was determined the facility did not ensure that an employee of a licensed child day program was denied continued employment if the program does not have a central registry finding within 30 days of employment or volunteer service.
Evidence: 1.The record for staff #3 (hire date of 10/24/2023) did not include documentation of the central registry finding. 2. Staff #1 confirmed the central registry finding was not in the record.
Questions to ask on your tour
Generated from this facility's specific inspection record
- 1The A recent inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. The record for staff #2 working during the inspection, did not contain documentation of a completed national criminal history record check (finger…” — what has changed since then?
- 2The A recent inspection noted: “Evidence: 1. Staff #1 and staff #2 were working at the facility during the inspection. 2. The records for staff #1 and staff #2 did not contain a current certif…” — what has changed since then?
- 3The Jan 29, 2026 inspection noted: “Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information including, the name ad…” — what has changed since then?
Data synced from Virginia Department of Education, Office of Child Care Licensing · Source records · Report an error