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Montessori Children's Center- Herndon

Inspection · 2025-03-10

Date
2025-03-10
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Keesha Minor
(571) 596-3660
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 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
8VAC20-790 Introduction
8VAC20-790 Administration
8VAC20-790 Staff Qualifications & Training
8VAC20-790 Physical Plant
8VAC20-790 Program
VAC20-790 Staffing & Supervision
8VAC20-790 Special Care Provisions & Emergencies
8VAC20-790 Special Services
During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated and completed on 3/10/2025. The on-site inspection began at 1:05pm and ended at 2pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 71 children present and 10 staff. The inspector reviewed 6 children?s records and 1 staff record. This inspection included: document review, 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 violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 4/8/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-B
Disposable diapers shall be disposed in a leakproof or plastic-lined storage system that is either foot-operated or used in such a way that neither the staff member's hand nor the soiled diaper touches an exterior surface of the storage system during disposal.

Room 3 had a trash can used for diaper disposal, that had a broken foot-operated system, and had to be opened and closed by hand.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-E
The center's procedures for administering medication shall: Include duration of the parent's authorization for medication, provided that it shall expire or be renewed after 10 work days. Long-term prescription drug use and over-the- counter medication may be allowed with written authorization from the child's physician and parent.

Child 7 did not have documentation of parents' written authorization for long term prescription medication use.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-G
The center shall implement a monthly practice evacuation drill.

The facility did not practice a monthly evacuation drill in January or February of 2025.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain the following information: the parents annual review of the child's emergency contact information.

Child 1, 2, and 6 did not have documentation of the parent's annual review of the emergency contact information. Child 1's last review was 1/31/2024, Child 2's last review was 11/29/22, and Child 6's last review was 6/6/2023.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.