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Montessori School of Fairfax LLC

Inspection · 2025-09-10

Date
2025-09-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Stacy Doyle
(571) 835-0386
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
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 and completed on 9/10/2025. The on-site inspection began at 9:08am and ended at 12:02pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 69 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 7 staff records on-site on 9/10/2025. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, 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.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five business days from today, which will be the close of business on 9/18/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

9
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Repeat Violation
Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children and the documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment .

The screening or test for Staff #3 was completed 7 months and two weeks prior to employment.
Plan of Correction: Made an appointment to get screened on 9/27/2025
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-A
Repeat Violation
Staff shall complete annually a minimum of 16 hours of training appropriate to the age of children in care.

Staff #6 had completed 12 hours of training for the 9/2024-8/2025 school year.
Staff #7 had completed 9.5 hours of training for the 9/2024-8/2025 school year.
Plan of Correction: Provide more training opportunities to staff
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-I
Repeat Violation
The center shall develop written procedures for injury prevention.

Staff stated they had not developed written procedures for injury prevention.
Plan of Correction: Completed one
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
Repeat Violation
Staff shall request at least annually parentconfirmation that the required information in the
child's record is up to date. Up-to-date information is required to be requested from
the parent for each child's record at least annually.

The information in the record of child #6 had not been updated in over 1 year and 1 week
which is overdue by one week.
Plan of Correction: Requested . Most have send updated information. Parents sent updated
information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-50-A
Repeat Violation
Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially.

The supplemental page dated 3/05/2025 was posted with the violation notice and inspection summary. The information found on the Supplemental Information page is confidential and this document is not to be posted in the facility.
Plan of Correction: Removed
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-E
Repeat Violation
Shelter in place procedures shall be practiced a minimum of twice per year.

The center did not have record of doing two shelter in place drills for the 9/2024-8/2025
school year. The center practiced one shelter in place drill on 11/26/2024 only.
Plan of Correction: will schedule two drills
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-F
Repeat Violation
Lockdown procedures shall be practiced at least annually.

The center did not practice lock down procedures for the 9/2024-8/2025 school year.
Plan of Correction: will schedul one
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Repeat Violation
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information.

The record for Child #5, enrolled for one week, was missing the following required components: parent's work phone numbers and previous child day care and schools attended by the child.
The record for Child #7, enrolled for one week and 6 days, was missing the following required components: parent's work phone numbers
Plan of Correction: Updated the information
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A-8
Repeat Violation
A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include
instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child isallergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.

Child #3, Child #4 and Child #6 has a diagnosed food allergy and did not have a
written care plan in their file with instructions from a physician.
Plan of Correction: Parents have been notified to send updated allergy care plan