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Montessori School of Purcellville

Inspection · 2022-05-23

Date
2022-05-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Whitney Mcgrath
(571) 835-4717
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
? 8VAC20-790 Subsidy Regulations

Inspector Notes

Today an unannounced Renewal Inspection took place between the hours of 11:20am and 1:50pm. There were 7 classrooms observed with a total of 76 children with 14 staff within the supervision guidelines. The children were observed working on puzzles, participating in circle time, practicing graduation songs, playing on the playground and other organized activities. A complete inspection of the physical plant, children and staff records, fire drill log, medication and emergency procedures were observed during this inspection. Violations were found during today?s inspection and can be viewed on the Violation Notice.

If you have any questions, please e-mail me at whitney.mcgrath@doe.virginia.gov. Thank you for your cooperation during the inspection.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.058
Based on interview, the child day program was not equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.
Evidence: When asked for the location of the carbon monoxide detector, an unopened wall plug-in carbon monoxide detector was located in an office drawer. The program stated that they believed their was an internal detector in the building, but it could not be located during the inspection.
Plan of Correction: Corrected during the inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-245-M
Based on record review and interview, documentation of training was not kept at the center.
Evidence: There was no documentation of training available at the center for Staff #3 or Staff #6. The program owner stated that the training was completed, however certificates were not available for review.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-P
Based on record review and interview, when an authorization for medication expired, the medication was not returned to the parent or disposed within 14 days.
Evidence:
1. Child #6's medication authorization for Benadryl was signed by the child's parent on 8/26/2021 and was observed on site during today's inspection.
2. Child #7's medication authorization for Benadryl was signed by the child's parent on 4/18/2022 and was observed on site during today's inspection.
3. Child #8's medication authorization for Benadryl was signed by the child's parent on 2/2/2022 and was observed on site during today's inspection.
4. A parent's authorization to administer medication is valid for 10 days.
Plan of Correction: I'll make sure the parents provide long-term authorizations completed by the doctor if the medication needs to stay on-site for more than 10 days.
Standard 8VAC20-780-570-E
Based on observation, bottles were not dated and labeled with each child's name.
Evidence: Four out of six bottles in the infant refrigerator did not contain a name or today's date.
Plan of Correction: This was corrected during the inspection. The teachers will have tape in the classroom to start doing it.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Based on record review, children's records did not contain all required information.
Evidence: The allergy action plan for Child #6 did not contain instructions provided by the child's physician.
Plan of Correction: We'll make copies of the FARE form and have the parents get them completed by the doctor.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services