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Children's House Montessori School - Alexandria

Inspection · 2025-10-08

Date
2025-10-08
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Sarah Marbert
(703) 479-4678
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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 10/08/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:08 AM and ended at 12:30 PM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 12 children present and 6 staff. The inspector reviewed 3 children?s records and 2 staff records on-site.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 business days from today, which will be the close of business on 10/23/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-A
The center shall provide to the licensing representative an annual fire inspection report from the appropriate fire official having jurisdiction.
The most recent fire inspection was not available for review.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-50-A
Staff and children's records shall be treated confidentially
Staff and children's information was not kept confidential. The Supplemental page from the previous inspection, which contained children and staff names, was posted.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-510-I
The center may administer prescription medication that would normally be administered by a parent or guardian to a child provided:b that were dispensed from a pharmacy and maintained in the original, labeled container.
Child #1's medication was not in a container with the prescription label attached.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
When food is brought from home, the following shall apply: the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.
Food containers were not labeled and dated.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services