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Montessori School of Alexandria

Inspection · 2025-02-19

Date
2025-02-19
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.
20 Access to minor?s records
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training.
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant.
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect
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

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

AMENDED

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was initiated on 2/19/2025 and completed on 2/19/2025. The on-site inspection began at 10:45 am and ended at 12:35 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 62 children present, 7 staff, and 2 administrative staff. The inspector reviewed 5 children?s records, and 5 staff records on-site. This inspection included document review, a 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 2/27/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.

Staff #3's updated TB screening but did not have verifying identification.
Plan of Correction: Completely filled out with entire name
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-4
The staff-to-children ratios are required whenever children are in care.

During the inspection, In one of the 3-6 year old classrooms. There were 2 staff members and 23 children exceeding the required 1:10 ratio.
Plan of Correction: Staff for the proper ratios with 1-10 ratio
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-E
The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities, services, and facilities are maintained in compliance with these standards, the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these
standards, and the terms of the current license issued by the department.

The center has a license that has an age range of 3 years to 12 years and 11 months. During the inspection, the center had 2 children present under the age of 3 years old. Both children have been enrolled in the center for over a month.
Plan of Correction: Applied for a change in our license to be 2 21/2 -6
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
A written care plan is required for each child with a diagnosed food allergy, to include instructions from a physician regarding the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.

Child #4 has a documented food allergy noted on their physical examination form by a physician, however, there is no written care plan to include the food to which the child is allergic and the steps to be taken in the event of a suspected or confirmed allergic reaction.
Plan of Correction: Email child's allergy care plan by 2/25/2025.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services