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Guidepost Montessori at Chantilly

Inspection · 2025-09-23

Date
2025-09-23
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Maria Robles-Lopez
(703) 397-3827
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 Physical Plant.
8VAC20-780-Programs
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An announced, on-site initial inspection was initiated and completed on 9/23/25, as a part of the licensure process. The on-site inspection began at 9:30 AM and ended at 10:40 AM. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were no children present and 1 staff. The inspector reviewed 1 staff record on-site, and 5 records electronically prior to the inspection. 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 10/02/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
Staff #2, employed for more than 3 months in their position and working with the center, did not have a completed child abuse and neglect search for a residence outside of Virginia in the past 5 years.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. Documentation of the screening shall be submitted at the time of employment, and have been completed within the last 30 calendar days.
Staff #1's record contained documentation of a completed screening, that was more than 30 days old.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. Unsafe conditions shall include chipped or peeling paint.
The handrails for children's use on the playground are rusted, and have chipped and peeling paint.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services