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West End Montessori School

Inspection · 2024-06-26

Date
2024-06-26
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Danielle Morrison
(804) 929-3771
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

A monitoring inspection was conducted on 06/26/2024 from approximately 9:45 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. There were 22 children present ranging from age 3 to 5 years old and 4 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, qualifications and training, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies, and nutrition. Five (5) records and five (5) staff records were reviewed. The information gathered during the inspection determined violations with applicable standards or law.
Please sign the violation notice and complete the ?plan of correction? and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventive measure(s).
If you have any questions related to this inspection, please contact Susan Ellington-Sconiers, Licensing Inspector, at 804-588-2368 or susan.ellington-sconiers@doe.virginia.gov.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-340-F
Based on a documentation review the facility failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

Evidence:
According to center documentation, child, C6, age 4, ?On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 a student, was found outside the classroom door unattended at 12:30. She was left unattended for approximately 10-15 minutes?. The center acknowledged the incident and completed at the time a review of the incident and supervision policy.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
Based on review of the center?s written record of children serious or minor injuries the center
failed to document required information.
Evidence:
The written records for serious or minor injuries for C8 (06/20/2024), C9 (06/06/2024), C10
(06/06/2024) and C11 (06/06/2024) did not document the time when parents were notified
of the injuries and how the parents were notified of the injury. The elements on the written record were not completed.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-80-B
Based on review of written records of child injuries, the center failed to inform the department's representative as soon as practicable, but not to exceed two business days, of any injury to a child that occurs while the child is under the supervision of the center and requires outside medical attention.

Evidence:
Injury report for C7 dated 04/30/2024 documented the child requiring outside medical treatment. The center failed to inform the department of the injury.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services