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Montessori Country School

Inspection · 2025-03-26

Date
2025-03-26
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.
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES.

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 and completed on 3/26/2025. The on-site inspection began at 11:25 AM and ended at 1:45 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 27 children present and 5 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 5 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

6
Standard 22.1-289-036-B-4
Out of state child abuse and neglect results shall be obtained for agents of the family day center for any individual that has resided outside of the state of Virginia in the last five year.

Agent #6 assumed responsibilities as an agent in October 2023. Results of a Central Registry search in the record for Agent #6 has not been obtained.
Plan of Correction: We have sent the request for the out of state background check but have not received results yet. I will provide the results as soon as they are received.
Standard 22.1-289.036-B-2
Agents of the child day center shall submit to fingerprinting prior to assuming job responsibilities.

Agent #3 assumed responsibilities as an agent in October 2023. Fingerprint results for agent #3 were dated 3/11/2025.
Plan of Correction: Results have been received.
Standard 22.1-289.058
Each building that was built before 2015 and that houses a licensed child day program shall have a carbon monoxide detector.

Center management confirmed that there was no carbon monoxide detector in the building.
Plan of Correction: I will go out to the store and get one today.
Standard 8VAC20-770-40-D-1-a
Agents of the child day center shall submit a sworn disclosure statement and obtain central registry results within 30 days after assuming job responsibilities.

Agent #3 assumed responsibilities as an agent in October 2023. The sworn disclosure statement for agent #3 is dated 11/16/2024. The results of a central registry search have not been obtained.
Plan of Correction: The sworn disclosure has been completed. We sent the request for the central registry but there was an error and we needed to resubmit. I will provide the results as soon as they are received.
Standard 8VAC20-770-60-C-2
The center shall obtain the central registry findings for each staff within the first 30 days of employment.

Staff #4 (date of hire: 5/24/2023) record does not contain the results of a central registry background check.
Plan of Correction: The request was sent today. I will provide the results as soon as they are received.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-H
Evidence of public liability insurance coverage shall be made available to the department's representative upon request.

Current evidence of insurance was not available for review during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: The insurance has been renewed. I will obtain a current copy as soon as possible.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services