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Montessori School of McLean

Inspection · 2022-01-31

Date
2022-01-31
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
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, interviews, and a virtual tour of the program. A monitoring inspection was initiated on 1/31/2022 and concluded on 2/8/2022. The Administrative Assistant was contacted by telephone and a virtual inspection was conducted. There were 115 children present, ranging in ages from 2.5 years to 6 years, with 18 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 5 child records and 4 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 8VAC20-780-70
Based on a review of staff records, 1 out of 4 staff did not have documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment or volunteering.

Evidence:
1. Staff #1 (doh: 10/1/2020) had two reference checks on file that were completed after employment. (reference #1: 2/3/2021) (reference #2: 2/7/2022)
Plan of Correction: Moving forward, references for new hires will be completed prior to employment.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services