Licensed Child Care Center
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CCDCS/AlphaBEST@Barnhart
Waldorf, MD
· Charles County
4800 Lancaster Circle,
Waldorf, MD 20603
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 children
Age Range
4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
State Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (301) 632-5507
Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
135119
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Our mission is to provide safe, caring, child-centered programs that meet the needs of families and schools. Our academically enriched extended day programs are interactive and engaging for children, which promotes life long learning. AlphaBEST's team of trusted educational professionals values their role in creating a well balanced atmosphere for children to build pathways to success.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM August - July
- Tuesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM August - July
- Wednesday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM August - July
- Thursday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM August - July
- Friday 6:00 AM - 6:00 PM August - July
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were 6 files that did not have evidence that the parent was given the consumer pamphlet. Please provide a copy of the pamphlet to the parents and send copies of the signed pamphlet to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were 13 files that either did not contain a written agreement for the child or the tuition rate was missing. Please review all written contracts for completeness. For those that are missing information please fill that in and have the parent sign and for those without a written agreement please complete one with the parents. For the correction please send copies of the completed written agreements to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several that either did not have an emergency form, it was missing information or it had not been updated. All files should be reviewed to be sure all have a complete and updated emergency form. The Licensing Specialist will email a detailed list to the center. Please send copies of each form once it is completed. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(1-2) | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several that did not have the Health Inventory I. All files should be reviewed to be sure all items required are included. The Licensing Specialist will email the site director the list of the children's files reviewed that were missing the Health Inventory I. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several that were missing the Health Inventory II with lead screen or test. Please review all files to be sure they have a complete Health Inventory II with lead screen/test. The Licensing Specialist will email the site director the list of the children's files reviewed that were missing the Health Inventory II. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several that were missing a lead screen or test. Please review all files to be sure they are complete. The Licensing Specialist will email the site director the list of the children's files reviewed that were missing the lead screen/test. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.03.05D(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A 1203 was received by the area manager adding K.B. as a substitute at this site, however, the site does not have a file for this person. The staff person has been cleared by this office, however, the site is required to keep a personnel file at the center containing the release of information, site orientation, medical, and copy of the FBI/MD criminal background checks. The Office of Child Care also has N.C. and T.R. listed as substitutes but the above information was also not at the center. There is also J.B. that was added to the center for the summer program but a 1203 was not received to end his employment at this site. If he was only summer staff and no longer at this site please send in a 1203 to end date him from this site. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The site director has evidence of 1 hour of continued training for the training cycle o 8/24 -8/25, she will need to complete 11 hours of approved continued training immediately. Please send copies of the training certificates once completed to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The 2 aides, S.B. and T. B., have been employed for over 90 days but have not completed the initial basic health and safety training. The Licensing Specialist will email the site director the direct link for them to enroll. This must be done immediately. | |||
| 2025-10-07 | Full | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, T.B., has been employed for more than 6 months but she has not completed the aide orientation. She will need to complete it immediately. Also, aide, S.B., will need to have it completed by 12/2025. Once these are completed please send copies of the training certificates to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director completed 9 hours of continued training for her training cycle of 8/23/-8/24. She will need to complete another 3 hours of approved continued training immediately. Please send copies of the training certificates to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, B.S., completed 4.5 hours of continued training for her training cycle of 5/23-5/24. She will need to make up the additional 1.5 hours immediately. Please send a copy of the training certificates to the Licensing Specialist once completed. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, B.S., did not complete the 2023 basic health and safety update. She will need to complete it immediately and send a screen shot of the completion slide to the Licensing Specialist as certificates of completion are not being generated at this time. | |||
| 2024-10-09 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, S.S., has been employed by AlphaBest since August 2022, but there is no evidence that she completed the aide orientation . Please have her complete the orientation immediately and send a copy of the completed certificate to the Licensing Specialist. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.02C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several missing evidence that the parent/guardian was provided the consumer pamphlet. Please provide the consumer pamphlet to the parent/guardian and submit evidence of this to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.03D | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were several missing evidence of a written agreement. Please complete a written agreement with the parent/guardian and send a copy to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there was one file that did not have an emergency form, one that needed updated and several others that were either missing information or the parent/guardian signature. Please have the parent/guardian complete/fill in the emergency form. Please send a copy to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Open |
| Findings: A sample of children's files were reviewed and in this sample there were 2 files that did not have the Health Inventory Part II. Please have the parent/guardian have the child's doctor complete Part II and send a copy to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04E | Open |
| Findings: There are two children file's that did not contain evidence of a lead blood test. Please obtain a copy of the lead blood test results and place in the file. Please send a copy to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. Please review all files to ensure that all have the required documentation. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: There are 3 substitutes for which the center does not have a copy of the required forms on site. The Office of Child Care has received the required documents for this substitute and they are clear to work. The center is reminded that they must keep a file for each substitute on site that contains a copy of the release of information, medical, MD/FBI clearance, training certificates, orientation, and proof of age. The area manager will need to provide copies of these documents to the site director. Please send a letter of correction to the licensing specialist within 30 days of the date of this inspection. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The site director did not have a medical evaluation on file, she indicated she has an appointment this week. Please be sure the doctor completes the appropriate medical evaluation form and send a copy to the licensing specialist by November 3, 2023. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Aides, B.S. and A.Y, have been employed with the center for more than 90 days but there was no evidence that they completed the basic health and safety training; please have them complete an approved basic health and safety training course as soon as possible. Please send a copy of the completed certificate to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: Aide, A.Y., has been employed with AlphaBest for more than 6 months, but there was no evidence of the aide orientation being completed. Please have her complete the aide orientation as soon as possible and send a copy of the completed certificate to the licensing specialist once completed. | |||
| 2023-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.10.01A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: The licensing specialist did not observe an escape plan in the cafeteria. Please post an escape plan in the cafeteria and send notification this has been completed to the licensing specialist no later than November 3, 2023. | |||
| 2023-04-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: Staffing patterns are posted, however, they are not accurate. The staffing patterns need to be updated and reflect the accurate staff on site. Please send updated staffing patterns to the licensing specialist within 30 days of this inspection. | |||
| 2023-04-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.06.10B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The site director indicated that they are using S.P. as a school age teacher, however, the licensing specialist does not have documentation that she has all the required coursework to be qualified as a school age teacher. The center will need to send documentation of the coursework to the licensing specialist to evaluate if S.P. meets all the requirements of this regulation. | |||
| 2023-04-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: When the Licensing Specialist (LS) arrived to the center the director was present along with two aides. There were a total of 15 children present. The director indicated they are using the one aide as a teacher, because according to them, she has completed the required coursework and is qualified. This LS does not have documentation that this is accurate. The site director is on the staffing pattern to meet staff child ratio, however, she reports she starts 30 min after the center opens and in the afternoon she does not arrive until 4:30 but children arrive at 3:30. There is one other qualified teacher but she reportedly only works 3 days a week. If the information is correct that the aide has the required coursework to be a teacher this would take care of the problem in the morning as they report they never have more than 30 children. In the afternoon the site director reports there are times when more than 30 children are present so there would need to be at least 2 qualified teachers and two aides depending on the total number of children. | |||
| 2023-04-19 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.03D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: According to the hours that the site director provided for each staff, there is a period of time from 6:00am to 6:30am and again 3:30pm to 4:30pm where there are only two aides present. However, one of the aides reports she has taken the coursework to be teacher qualified. The director reports the attendance in the morning is lower and they never go over 30 children, however, in the afternoon they average about 40 children. The director indicated that there is a teacher that works 3 days a week but those days vary. The center will need to be sure there is a qualified teacher for every 15 children and in a group of more than 15 children (with max size of 30) there needs to be at least one teacher and one aide. The center will need to correct the staffing issues and send an updated staffing pattern to reflect the correction. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.03.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: The center did not have staffing patterns completed, please complete and send a copy to the licensing specialist before opening on August 30, 2021. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.03.05C | Corrected |
| Findings: During the inspection all staff files were reviewed. There were several staff that need to update their medical evaluation: A.M., C.J., P.W., and T.S. ; all staff need to complete the COVID 19 Pandemic training; and the following staff need to take the Basic health and safety training: A.M., P.W., and T.S. Please send copies of training certificates once completed. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.06.04A(4) | Corrected |
| Findings: The following staff need to have their medical updated: A. M., C.J. and T. S. Please send a copy to the licensing specialist within 30 days of the date of this inspection. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The program operates within a school but due to the pandemic the program has not been in operation since March 2020. Even though the program was not in operation the staff is still responsible to maintain their continued training. The director needs to make up 12 hours for her 9/19 -9/20 training cycle and will need to complete 12 hours by September 2021. Please send copies of certificates to the specialist once completed. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: The staff files were reviewed and the following staff did not have evidence that they took the Basic health and safety course: A.M. and T.S. Please have these staff complete ASAP and be sure that any new staff take within 90 days of hire. Please send copies of the certificates to the licensing specialist once completed. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The program operates within a school but due to the pandemic the program has not been in operation since March 2020. Even though the program was not in operation the staff is still responsible to maintain their continued training. See additional comments sheet for details. Please send copies of certificates to the specialist once training has been completed. | |||
| 2021-08-24 | Full | 13A.16.06.10C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: COVID 19 Training offered on the MSDE website will need to be completed by every staff member, including substitutes. Once completed please send copies to the licensing specialist. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.05C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: The director's continued training cycle is September to September and she is required to obtain at least 12 hours of continued training each training cycle. For the 2018-2019 she has 6 hours of continued training for that cycle, therefore, she will need to complete another 6 hours of continued training as soon as possible. She will need to complete another 12 hours of approved continued training by September 2020. Please send copies of training certificates to the licensing specialist upon completion. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04D(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of 15 files were reviewed and of this sample there were 4 that were missing the Health Inventory Part II. Please review all files for missing or incomplete forms and provide the forms to the parents for them to have the child's physician complete. Keep the completed forms in the child's file and send a letter of corrections to the licensing specialist within 30 days of the date of this inspection. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: One teacher has not completed the entire 12 hours of continued training that is required. See remarks for details. Please send copies of training certificates to the Licensing Specialist upon completion. Each teacher is reminded that they must complete at least 12 hours of continued training each training cycle. The training cycle corresponds with the hire date. | |||
| 2019-10-03 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of 15 files were reviewed and of this sample there were 4 that were missing the daily authorized pick up person and 5 that were missing the doctor information. Please review all files for missing information and have the parents complete. Please send a letter of corrections to the licensing specialist within 30 days of the date of this inspection. | |||
| 2018-09-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.10C(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There were two teachers that have not completed their required continuing training hours. See the remarks section for details. | |||
| 2018-09-19 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one aide that has not completed the required continued training hours for her training cycle and one that needs to complete 6 hours of training by the end of September. See the remarks section for details. | |||
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