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AlphaBEST Education, Inc.-Northern Shores Elementary

6701 Respass Beach Road, Suffolk VA 23435 · License #1108862 · Child Day Center

Two Year
Capacity 100 childrenAges 4 yr – 12 yrLast inspected May 20, 2026
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Director
Shantoya Drew
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Address
6701 Respass Beach Road, Suffolk VA 23435 · Directions
State licensing specialist
Anita Drewry · (757) 404-5261

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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 100 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
12
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
May 20, 2026 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-140-A · Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no physical examination in the record of child #2, who had been enrolled for eight months.

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May 20, 2026 — Complaint-Related Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-245-J-3 · Any child for whom emergency medications (such as albuterol, glucagon, and epinephrine auto injector) have been prescribed shall always be in the care of a staff member who is medication administration trained (MAT). There was not a staff member MAT certified and emergency medications were stored to be administered if needed.

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Sep 29, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Sep 29, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-150-B · The required immunizations documentation for enrolled children must include the date of the physical examination and dates immunizations were received and shall be signed by a physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.

    The record for child #1 contained immunizations and physical documentation which were not signed or stamped by the child's physician, his designee, or an official of a local health department.

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Feb 10, 2025 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 10, 2025 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 14, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Nov 14, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • 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. The record for Child #1 was missing start date and a second emergency contact. The record for Child #2, enrolled for two months was missing one parent home address, one parent place of employment, emergency contact addresses and a physical examination. The records for Child #3 and Child #4 was missing start date.

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Apr 29, 2024 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Apr 29, 2024 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-150-B · Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 5 child records has immunization and physical examination forms that are signed by a physician, designee or official of the health department.

    Evidence: The record for Child #1 (start date 9/5/2023) has a physical and immunization record that is not signed by the physician, designee or health department official.

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Nov 6, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 5 child records has documentation of required information.

    Evidence: The record for child #1 (start date 9/5/2023) did not have a second emergency contact (other than parent), physical examination and immunization record.

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Nov 6, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 22, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
May 22, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review, facility did not ensure 5 of 5 children's records has documentation of required information.

    Evidence: The following was found during record review: 1. The record for child #1 (start date 9/6/2022) did not have a second emergency contact that is not a parent. 2. The records for child #2 (start date 9/6/2022), child #3 (start date 9/6/2022), child #4 (start date 9/6/2022) and child #5 (start date 9/6/2022) did not have employment phone number for both parents. 3. The records for child #4 (start date 9/6/ 2022) and child #5 (start date 9/6/2022) did not have a physical examination.

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Feb 13, 2023 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Feb 13, 2023 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-160-A · Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 3 staff have documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening prior to beginning employment.

    Evidence: The record for staff #3 (start date 3/18/2022) did not have a TB test or screening.

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Jun 2, 2022 — Monitoring Inspection
1 violation cited · view state record
1 violation
  • Violation

    8VAC20-780-60-A · Based on review, facility did not ensure 1 of 2 children?s records has documentation of all required information.

    Evidence: The record for child #2 (start date January 3, 2022) did not have documentation of emergency contact addresses and a physician?s allergy action plan for a diagnosed food allergy noted on the child?s physical examination.

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Oct 5, 2021 — Self-Reported Serious Incident Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean
Oct 5, 2021 — Monitoring Inspection
No violations cited · view state record
Clean

Questions to ask on your tour

Generated from this facility's specific inspection record

  1. 1The Sep 29, 2025 inspection noted: “The record for child #1 contained immunizations and physical documentation which were not signed or stamped by the child's physician, his designee, or an offici…” — what has changed since then?
  2. 2The Apr 29, 2024 inspection noted: “Evidence: The record for Child #1 (start date 9/5/2023) has a physical and immunization record that is not signed by the physician, designee or health departmen…” — what has changed since then?
  3. 3The Nov 6, 2023 inspection noted: “Evidence: The record for child #1 (start date 9/5/2023) did not have a second emergency contact (other than parent), physical examination and immunization recor…” — what has changed since then?

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