Wyoming Valley Montessori School

3270.76/3270.77(a) Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster

“The staircase in the Large Outdoor Play Area had a rusted piece of metal. This posed a potential scratch hazard. Peeling paint was observed on the wall near the exit door that is used by the Toddler C Room to access the playground. The brown metal fence that was near the air conditioning units in the Large Outdoor Play Area was observed to have chipping paint.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 7, 2026

3270.66(a) Locked or inaccessible

“XtraCare vapor pads were observed in a purple drawer near the sink in the Toddler B Room. Also, in the same room, Natural Concepts hand sanitizer was observed at the sink. Both of these items were labeled "keep out of reach of children" but were accessible to the children being supervised in the Toddler B Room.”

Correction date in the state record: May 8, 2026

3270.151(a) 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter

“Staff #3 had health assessments on file dated 12/20/23 and 1/21/26. Staff #4 had health assessments on file dated 11/1/23 and 1/5/26. More than 24 months had lapsed between health assessments.”

Correction date in the state record: May 8, 2026

3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

“Staff person #6 has not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for date of hire): Pediatric First Aid and Pediatric CPR Training. The training card provided for Staff #6 was an adult-specific course that was not conducted by a PQAS-approved trainer.”

Correction date in the state record: Mar 14, 2026

3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

“Staff person #3 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 12/3/2020. During the inspection on 2/4/26, this staff was observed having routine interaction and direct contact with children.”

Correction date in the state record: Feb 6, 2026

3270.31(f)/3270.31(g) Health and Safety Training/Professional development certificate

“There was no proof on file showing that Staff #1 (see code sheet for date of hire) had completed all of the required Health and Safety trainings. Only the one-hour Health and Safety Update training, dated 11/13/23, was on file. The file for Staff #5 had a 6-hour Health and Safety Basics: Requirements for Certification training dated 9/11/2015, which was not completed within an acceptable timeframe. This staff also had a Health and Safety Update 2022 training dated 9/5/2024. However, Staff #5 was required to retake a more updated version of the entire health and safety training. Currently, these required trainings are the PA Required Health and Safety for Centers-Group Child Care Parts 1 and 2.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 7, 2025

3270.75(c) Has all items

“The first aid kit in the Toddler Daycare Room and the Great Room (room with stage) was observed to be missing soap.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.76/3270.77(a) Building Surfaces/No peeling paint or plaster

“Two brown stained ceiling tiles were observed near the microwave in the Toddler C Room. One brown stained ceiling tile was observed near the refrigerator and a ceiling tile with a hole was observed near a clock in the Toddler C Room. There was a hole in the ceiling tile above the toilet in the Toddler C Restroom. Outside of the Toddler B Room, there was one cracked and one stained ceiling tile observed near the diaper changing table. The Toddler B Room had a ceiling vent that was surrounded by a cracked and bowed ceiling tile. The Toddler B Restroom and Primary A Boys' Restroom had one stained ceiling tile each. Outside of the Toddler B restroom, there was one bowed and one stained ceiling tile. The ceiling tile, that was located near the smoke detector in the Toddler Daycare Room, had a hole. Two brown stained ceiling tiles were observed near the radio in the Primary A Room. Peeling paint was observed on a bench in the Outdoor Toddler Play Area. Peeling paint was observed on a floor pipe in the Toddler B staff restroom.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2025

3270.82(i) Lidded waste receptacles

“The trash can near the sink in the Toddler B restroom was observed to be missing a lid.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

“The fire detection system was not tested at least once every 30 days as indicated by the following fire detection system testing logs that were on file: 11/7/24 to 12/10/24, 12/10/24 to 1/29/25, and 3/28/25 to 4/28/25.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.94(a)(9) Written record

“The facility's fire drill log for 12/10/2024 did not include the specific time of day of the drill, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, and the names of the facility persons and the number of children who participated in the fire drill.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.124(f)/3270.181(c) Updated every 6 months/Emergency info/agreement updated 6 mos

“The emergency contact and financial agreement information on file for Child #1 were dated 6/13/24 and 1/8/25; for Child #2 were dated 5/31/24 and 3/31/25; for Child #4 were dated 6/11/24 and 1/6/25; and for Child #5 were dated 5/24/24 and 3/7/25. More than 6 months had passed since a parent last reviewed, updated, and signed the emergency contact and financial agreement forms.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children

“Three children were observed to be sleeping in the Nap Room and one child was sleeping in the Coat Room. Staff #13 was physically present in the Nap Room but only supervised the child in the Coat Room by viewing the child through a large opening in the wall between the two rooms. A second staff was required to be physically present within the Coat Room to provide proper supervision.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 3, 2025

3270.102(a)/3270.104(a) Clean and good repair/Clean, good repair, proper size

“One toilet in the Toddler A restroom was observed to have rough rust near its handle. The black foam covering the air conditioner pipes in the Outdoor Toddler Play Area were torn. The radiator in the Toddler B Nap Room was observed to be missing a part of its cover. One black office chair and four blue and green rest mats in the Toddler Daycare Room had torn plastic. The white shelf, located near a radio in the Primary A Room, had chipped wood.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 3, 2025

3270.34(a)(6) Staff evaluations

“Staff person #2, Staff person #4, Staff person #9 did not have any written staff evaluations on file and have been working at the facility for more than one year.”

Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2024

3270.66(a)/3270.66(d) Locked or inaccessible/Toxic plants not permitted

“Three peace lily plants were observed, about waist height, and one orange tiger lily plant was observed to be about head height, in Toddler B. One peace lily plant was observed to be about shoulder height, on a window shelf, in Room 1. About twenty lily of the valley plants were observed in the outdoor Toddler Play Area, in a garden bed, that was at ground level.”

Correction date in the state record: May 10, 2024

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“Staff person #8 and Staff person #9 were observed to be caring for children unsupervised. Staff person #8 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Health and Safety training. Staff person #9 has not completed the following pre-service training required prior to caring for children unsupervised: Health and Safety training, Pediatric First Aid/CPR, and Mandated Reporter training.”

Correction date in the state record: May 10, 2024

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“The emergency plan that was on file did not include a continuity of operations.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“The provider's written policy did not include the recognition of potential signs and symptoms of shaken baby syndrome and abusive head trauma, strategies for coping with a crying, fussing, or distraught child, or the prevention and identification of child maltreatment.”

Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2024

3270.27(c) Training regarding plan

“Staff person #3 (see code sheet for date of hire) did not have initial emergency plan training conducted within 90 days of employment. The only emergency plan trainings on file for Staff persons #2 and #8 were dated 8/31/23, and there were no emergency plan trainings on file for Staff person #4 and #9. Staff persons #2, #4, #8, and #9 have all been employed at the facility for at least 3 years.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

“Staff person #2, #3, #4, #5, #8, #9, and #10 had not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see code sheet for date of hire): Health and Safety training. Staff person #9 does not have proof on file that they have completed the following required pre-service training and has been employed for more than do days: Pediatric First Aid/CPR.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 1, 2024

3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

“The record for Staff person #4 contained current clearances, but there were no previous versions of the DHS FBI Clearance or NSOR certificates in the file. The CPSL requires that all clearance documentation be maintained during the course of employment at a facility. Staff person #7 (see code sheet for date of hire) did not have a Child Abuse Clearance on file. Staff person #9 (see code sheet for date of hire) did not have a Disclosure Statement on file.”

Correction date in the state record: May 10, 2024

3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

“Staff person #3 and Staff person #9 did not have any mandated reporter trainings on file and have been working at the facility for more than 90 days. Staff person #4 had not completed mandated reporter training prior to the previous training expiring. This is evidenced by the documented mandated reporter trainings on file being dated 6/5/15 and 10/19/23.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 1, 2024

3270.33(a)/3270.192(2)(ii) Each staff person meets quals/Exp, educ., training prior to facility

“Staff person #9 had no proof on file which indicated that Staff person #9 had met the minimum education requirements for them to qualify as a staff.”

Correction date in the state record: May 10, 2024

3270.67(d)/3270.82(h) Contaminated trash in closed plastic-lined receptacle/Handwashing signs

“A handwashing sign was not observed by the sink in the Great Room or the Girls Restroom that is next to the Reception Area. The sink in Room 1, by the washing machine and bathroom, did not have a handwashing sign. Next to the Reception Area, there were two trash cans in the girl's restroom that were observed with no lid and contained used tissues. Also, the staff restroom near Room 1 was observed to have one trash can with no lid and contained used tissues.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.75(a) In child care spaces

“A first-aid kit was not observed in Room 2 or Room 3.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.76/3270.102(a) Building Surfaces/Clean and good repair

“Two ceiling tiles in Primary B and three ceiling tiles in Toddler B were observed to have water damage stains. The same three ceiling tiles in Toddler B were also cracked. A hole, about ankle height, was observed on the wall near the sorting shelf in Room 2. Push pins were observed on a bulletin board, that was about shoulder height, in the Great Room.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.107 Refrigerator

“A thermometer was not observed in the refrigerator for Toddler B.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.111(b) Posted in group space

“A written plan of daily activities and routines, including a time for free play, was not observed in the Great Room, Room 2, and Room 3.”

Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2024

3270.171(c) Safe routes posted

“During the inspection, there were no posted notifications which indicated a safe route for parents to pick-up and drop-off their children.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.192(3) Health assessment, TB test

“Staff person #7 (see code sheet for date of hire) does not have a health assessment or TB test on file. The files for Staff person #4 and Staff person #9 do not have any of the required initial or subsequent health assessments except for their current health assessment.”

Correction date in the state record: May 20, 2024

3270.94(a)(9) Written record

“The hypothetical location of the fire was missing from the following documented fire drill logs: 9/28/23, 10/11/23, 11/15/23, 12/21/23, 1/4/24, 2/8/24, 3/12/24, 4/4/24, and 4/14/24.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.95(a)/3270.95(b) Devices must be compliant/Director or designated staff person ensure compliance

“The fire detection system was not tested every 30 days as evidenced by the following fire detection logs that were on file: 10/12/23 to 11/14/23, 12/14/23 to 1/16/24, and 2/15/24 to 3/19/24.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.31(e) Age and Training

“Staff person #9 (see code sheet for date of hire) did not have 12 hours of childcare training completed and documented on file for the staff person's annual training year, from 10/19/2022 to 10/19/2023.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.171(a) Pick-up and drop-off points

“There was no documentation on file indicating that the local traffic safety authorities were notified of the location of the facility and the program's use of pedestrian and vehicular routes around the child care facility.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.124(b)(3) Parent home/work address, phone

“Child #3, child #4, and child #5 did not have documentation of an enrolling parent's work phone number.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.124(e) Written emergency plan posted

“A written plan identifying the means of transporting a child to emergency care and staffing provisions in the event of an emergency were not observed in the Great Room or Room 3.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.131(d)(7) Free from contagious/communicable disease

“The initial health assessment on file for child #1, which was dated 4/24/23, did not include a statement which indicated that the child is able to participate in child care and appears to be free from contagious or communicable disease.”

Correction date in the state record: May 21, 2024

3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

“On 10/12/23, Staff person #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 4/25/18.”

Correction date in the state record: Oct 23, 2023

3270.52 Mixed Age Level

“On 10/12/23, Certification representative observed staff person #2 with 7 young toddlers, alone, while additional staff person left the room to get another child.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 11, 2023

3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children

“On 10/12/23, staff person # 3 in the Toddler B classroom and staff person #4 in the Toddler A classroom could not identify or name all the children in their assigned groups.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 15, 2023

3270.113(a)/3270.113(a)(1) Supervised at all times /Staff assigned to specific children

“On 10/12/23, staff person # 3 in the Toddler B classroom and staff person #4 in the Toddler A classroom could not identify or name all the children in their assigned groups.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 7, 2023

3270.94(a)(4) Hypothetical locations

“On 10/12/23, the fire drill log did not list hypothetical locations of the fire that are rotated around the facility for each drill. The hypothetical locations were all listed as the same location.”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 3, 2023

3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

“On 10/12/23, staff person #1 has not completed health and safety training within 90 days of their date of hire. (see code sheet).”

Correction date in the state record: Nov 3, 2023

3270.52 Mixed Age Level

“On 10/12/23, Certification representative observed staff person #2 with 7 young toddlers, alone, while additional staff person left the room to get another child.”

Correction date in the state record: Dec 7, 2023

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no plan to address continuity of operations as required by 45 CFR 98.41(a)(1)(vii).”

Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2023

3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

“Staff person #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Pediatric First Aid/CPR from a PQAS approved trainer and a PQAS approved curriculum. Staff person #5 and #6 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): Health and Safety topics.”

Correction date in the state record: May 22, 2023

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/18, Staff #1, #2, #3, and #4 had not completed the 1 hour "Pennsylvania Health and Safety Update 2022" that was required by 12/30/22.”

Correction date in the state record: May 22, 2023

3270.25(a) Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no documentation provided to demonstrate that the operator had provided the parent of each child enrolled with information on how to access the regulations in this chapter electronically and with instructions for contacting the appropriate regional child care office.”

Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2023

3270.131(a)/3270.182(1) Health information/Initial and subsequent health reports

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no health assessment on file for child #1 who has been enrolled for more than 60 days (see code sheet for start date).”

Correction date in the state record: May 12, 2023

3270.27(a)(6) Emergency plan

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no documentation of an emergency drill conducted in the past year.”

Correction date in the state record: May 23, 2023

3270.131(e) ACIP recommended immunization record

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/18/23, there was no immunization record on file for child #1 who has been enrolled for greater than 60 days (see code sheet for start date). Child #1 must be removed from care until immunization record is on file.”

Correction date in the state record: May 12, 2023

3270.35(b) Group sup qualifications

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, Staff #6, identified as a Group Supervisor, did not have documentation on file to qualify for the Group Supervisor position. There was no qualification documentation on file at all.”

Correction date in the state record: May 24, 2023

3270.34(a)(6) Staff evaluations

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no documentation of a written evaluation of Staff #4 in the previous year.”

Correction date in the state record: May 19, 2023

3270.14/3270.21 Pertinent Laws & Regulations/General Health and Safety

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, there was no Shaken Baby/Abusive Head Trauma/Child Maltreatment policy as required by 45 CFR 98.41(a)(1)(vi).”

Correction date in the state record: May 24, 2023

3270.32(a)/3270.192(4) Comply with CPSL/CPSL information

“As of the renewal inspection on 5/11/23, Staff #6 did not have NSOR and must be removed from care (see code sheet for hire date).”

Correction date in the state record: May 31, 2023

3270.27(f) Emergency plan

“The operator does not have documentation on file to verify that the facility emergency plan is on file with Luzerne County EMA”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 24, 2022

3270.102(a) Clean and good repair

“There are exposed bolts on the far corner of the fence located in the outdoor play space near the sidewalk”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 1, 2022

3270.31(f) Health and Safety Training

“Staff persons #1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 have pediatric first aid/CPR training in an approved curriculum taken prior to 4/29/22; however, the instructor has not provided documentation to verify that they are from a PQAS-certified organization in that training topic.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 14, 2022

3270.32(a) Comply with CPSL

“Staff person #1 has an FBI clearance on file from the Department of Education. The FBI clearance must be requested through the Department of Human Services.”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 12, 2022

3270.31(e)(4)(ii) Fire safety - 1 yr.

“Staff persons #1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 do not have documentation on file to verify that they have received annual fire safety training by a fire protection professional”

Correction date in the state record: Jul 15, 2022

3270.27(c) Training regarding plan

“Staff persons #1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 do not have documentation on file to verify that they have received annual emergency plan training”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 24, 2022

3270.14 Pertinent Laws & Regulations

“The facility does not have a policy statement on file in regards to Shaken Baby Syndrome, Traumatic Head Injury and the maltreatment of children. This requirement went into effect on 4/29/22.”

Correction date in the state record: Aug 3, 2022

3270.27(a)(5)/3270.27(a)(6) Emergency plan/Emergency plan

“The facility emergency plan does not include a plan for accommodations to help assist infants, toddlers and children with disabilities or medical conditions in case of an emergency. The operator reports that an annual emergency lockdown drill has not been held.”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 24, 2022

3270.124(a) Each child emergency contact person

“Child files #1 and #2 do not have emergency contact forms on file”

Correction date in the state record: Jun 24, 2022