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Reston Montessori School

Inspection · 2025-04-30

Date
2025-04-30
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Whitney Mcgrath
(571) 835-4717
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

20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
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.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 4/30/2025. The on-site inspection began at 11:50 AM and ended at 1:30 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 126 children present and 24 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 6 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, a tour of the facility, interviews and observations.

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

2
Standard 22.1-289.035-A
SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCY
The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent central registry check for staff #3 was overdue by a 2 years and 3 months.
Plan of Correction: This was an oversight. We can get this done as soon as possible.
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
REPEAT VIOLATION
SYSTEMIC DEFICIENCY
The center shall ensure that employees that had lived out of the state of VA within the last 5 years have in their files the result of an out-of-state Central Registry search request and it was obtained prior to the first day of employment.

Staff #1 record does not contain documentation that an out-of-state central registry search request was initiated for a state that the employee has resided in within the last 5 years.
Plan of Correction: It was requested, but I can't locate the results. If we need to re-do the check, we'll get it done.