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Guidepost Montessori at Broadlands

Inspection · 2026-03-17

Date
2026-03-17
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 Staff Qualifications and Training
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision
8VAC20-780 Programs
8VAC20-780 Special Services
8VAC20-821 Licensure Requirements
8VAC20-821 Background Checks
8VAC20-821 Standards of Conduct
8VAC20-821 Violation Review
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 focused inspection was initiated and completed on 03/17/2026, as part of the licensure period.

The on-site inspection began at 2:00 pm and ended at 2:35 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 50 children present and 11 staff.
The inspector reviewed 2 staff records on-site.

This inspection included document review and tour of the facility.

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 03/24/2026. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
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 #1, employed for seven weeks, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check, sex offender registry check or criminal history check from one state.
Plan of Correction: Will personally reach out and obtain all relevant state checks.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment.

Staff #1 TB was dated one year prior to date of employment and has been employed for seven weeks. Staff #2 TB was dated eleven months prior to date of employment and has been employed for seven weeks.
Plan of Correction: Will request and obtain updated Tb screenings from staff members.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-B
Staff shall complete orientation training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities.

Staff #1, who has been employed for seven weeks, did not have documentation in their record of having completed orientation training as required.
Staff #2, who has been employed for seven weeks, completed their orientation training two weeks after their hire date.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure all training and documentation is completed and filed properly for all staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-E
Within 30 days of the first day of employment, staff must complete orientation training in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), as appropriate to the age of the children in care.

There is no documentation in the record for Staff #2 that they completed orientation training in first aid and CPR. They had been working in the center for seven weeks.
Plan of Correction: Will obtain and file documentation confirming staff has completed all required training.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Centers must keep a record for each staff person that contains all of the required information.

The record for Staff #1 was missing the following information: job title, and date of employment or volunteering; name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency.
The record for Staff #2 was missing the following information: Name, address, verification of age requirement, job title; name, address, and telephone number of a person to be notified in an emergency; documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education, certification, and experience required by the job position:
Plan of Correction: Will ensure all relevant staff file information is printed and stored in file.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services