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Mountainside Montessori School

Inspection · 2024-09-18

Date
2024-09-18
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 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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
32.1 Report by person other than physician
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 9/18/24 and completed on 9/18/24. The on-site inspection began at 8:55am and ended at 11:15am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 46 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document, 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.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 9/26/24. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
(Repeat Violation) The Provider is required to keep hazardous substances in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

Evidence:
1)During inspection in the unlocked restroom directly off the front hallway and where children have access, 2 containers of toilet cleaner and 2 containers of disinfectant containing a label that stated ?Keep out of Reach of Children? and the word ?Warning? were stored in a basket on a shelf in an unlocked area.
2)In the restroom between the Green House and Yellow House classrooms, 1 container of toothpaste containing a label that stated ?Keep out of Reach of Children? and the word ?Warning? on the label was stored on a shelf in the bathroom.
3)In the Green House classroom, 2 containers of disinfectant containing a label that stated ?Keep out of Reach of Children? and the word ?Warning? on the label was stored in an unlocked cabinet in the classroom.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
The Provider is required to maintain a current and dated written list of children?s allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions that is accessible to all staff in each group or area where children are present.

Evidence: The list of allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions did not contain one of Child #1`s food sensitivities so the list was not current.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-E
The Provider is required to have written medication authorization from the child?s physician and parent for a long term medication.

Evidence:
For 2 medications for Child #2, parent authorization and physician authorization expired in July 2024 and had not been renewed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
(Repeat Violation) The Provider is required to ensure that food brought from home is clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.

Evidence: In the Green House classroom, Child #3 had brought food from home that was not dated.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-A
(Repeat Violation) A written record of daily attendance is required for each group of children documenting the arrival and departure of each child in care as it occurs.

Evidence: There were 16 children present in the Green House classroom, but the written record of daily attendance had not been completed for the group at the time of the inspection on 9/18/24, on 9/17/24, or on 9/16/24.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.