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Middleburg Montessori School

Inspection · 2024-06-25

Date
2024-06-25
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Angela Dudek
(804) 629-8167
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 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision.
8VAC20-780 Programs.
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies.
20 Access to minor?s records

Inspector Notes

An unannounced monitoring inspection was conducted on 06/25/2024 from 9:35am to 10:10am as the result of an injury reported on the playground. Interviews were conducted, documentation was reviewed, and the playground was observed. There was 1 violation cited as the result of the inspection. Areas of non-compliance are identified in the Violation Notice.

Please complete the columns for "Plan of Correction" and "Date to be Corrected" for each violation cited on the Violation Notice, and then return a signed and dated copy of each page to me via email by 5pm on 7/3/24. Please email me at angela.dudek@doe.virginia.gov with any questions.

Violations

1
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Based on observation and staff interview, the center failed to ensure that all areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition including but not limited to protrusions or components that could entangle clothing or snag skin.
Evidence:
1)On 6/11/24, Child #1 (age 4) was climbing a tree on the lower area of the front playground. Child #1 fell from a branch approximately 78 inches from the ground and the hood of the child?s sweater got caught on a protruding branch measuring approximately 6 inches long and 1 inch thick that was 64 inches from the ground. The child was suspended in the air, hanging from the sweater hood, for approximately 3 seconds until a staff member standing approximately 8 feet away was able to assist the child to safety. Child #1 sustained a scrape along with swelling and bruising on the front and sides of their neck.
2)There are 4 additional branches approximately 7 inches, 12 inches, 17 inches and 20 inches protruding from the same tree on the lower area of the front playground that are a risk for impalement or snagging a child?s skin as children climb this tree.
3)There is a small tree at the upper area of the front playground that has 3 branches protruding approximately 2 inches, 3 inches and 11 inches in length that are a risk for impalement or snagging a child?s skin as children climb this tree.
Plan of Correction: All of the cited branches will be removed.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services