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Aquinas Montessori School

Inspection · 2022-03-08

Date
2022-03-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Shahana Green
(571) 423-6735
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.
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks (22VAC40-191)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
32.1 Report by person other than physician
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

This inspection was conducted by licensing staff using an alternate remote protocol, including telephone contacts, documents review, interview, and a virtual tour of the program.
A monitoring inspection was initiated on 3/8/2022 and concluded on 3/15/2022 The Head of School was contacted by telephone and a virtual inspection was conducted. There were 55 children present, ranging in ages from 3 to 6 years, with 10 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies and nutrition. A total of 3 child records and 3 staff records were reviewed.
Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law and violations were documented on the violation notice issued to the program. If you have any questions, please contact me at shahana.green@doe.virginia.gov.

Violations

1
Standard 22.1-289-036-B-4
Based on a review of staff records, the child day center did not obtain a copy of the criminal history record information check, sex offender registry check, and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry from any state in which an employee has resided in the preceding five years.
Evidence:
1. Staff #3 (doh: 8/29/2019) did not have documentation of an out-of-state criminal history record information check from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years.
2. Staff #3 did not have documentation of an out-of-state sex offender check from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years.
3. Staff #3 did not have documentation of an out-of-state child abuse and neglect registry or equivalent registry search from a state in which the employee lived in during the preceding five years.
Plan of Correction: We will conduct the required out-of-state background checks immediately.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services