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University Montessori School, Inc.

Inspection · 2025-04-07

Date
2025-04-07
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Michelle Argenbright
(540) 848-4123
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration.
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated on April 7, 2025 and completed on April 7, 2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:30 a.m. and ended at 12:00 p.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 30 children present and five staff. The inspector reviewed five children?s records on-site. No staff records needed to be updated at this time. This inspection included tour of facility, record review, observations, and interviews.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-150-B
Each report shall 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.
Child 1 and child 2's immunizations and physical examinations were not signed.
Plan of Correction: The parents of child 1 and child 2 will be contacted to provide signed immunizations and physicals. In the future the immunizations and physicals will be checked for signatures upon receipt.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.
The center's medication policy is in part: The UMS staff checks medication lock boxes on a monthly basis for expired medications and/or authorizations.
The center had an emergency medication that expired February 2025.
Plan of Correction: Staff responsible for checking the medication for expirations each month will be reminded of the center's policy.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-P
When an authorization for medication expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization.
An emergency medication for child 6 expired February 2025 and the parents were not notified to pick up the medication.
Plan of Correction: The parents will be advised to pick-up the medication today. In the future administration will check medication monthly to ensure no medication has expired.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
When food is brought from home the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
None of the food containers were dated and out of six checked four did not identify the owner.
Plan of Correction: All parents will be advised to label their child's food containers brought from home.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services