Arka Montessori Academy

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: One teacher from the infant classroom left their classroom leaving a caregiver with 9 infants ages 12-17mo alone during nap time. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-05-06.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: A child was observed left alone unattended during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-05-06.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: Two children files were observed missing the health statements for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-05-27.
• Non-critical Director Annual Training 30 Hours Required
  Inspector's note: The director did not have the 30 hours of annual training available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2026-06-08.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Reduction of child/caregiver naptime ratio by 50% allowed, If 13 or more children in care, children are 18 mo. or older and other standards met
  Inspector's note: One classroom was observed out of ratio during naptime. This was corrected when an additional caregiver was brought into the classroom. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-04.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Admission Information
  Inspector's note: The admission information for two children were not available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-18.
• Critical Requirements for Feeding Infants - No Walking or Sleeping with Bottle or Cup
  Inspector's note: A child was observed sleeping with a bottle in the crib during nap time. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and removed the bottle during the inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-04.
• Critical Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
  Inspector's note: One caregiver did not have the proof of high school qualification available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-18.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Health Statement
  Inspector's note: One child in care did not have the health statement on file available for review. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-18.

• Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2912)
  Inspector's note: A new hire staff member did not have the required pre-employement affidavit on file for reviewed. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-09-05.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The 3-4yo classroom was observed being out of ratio when there were 20 children with specified age group 4yo with one caregiver during naptime. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-08-21.
• Critical Supervision ensures each child?s safety, well-being, including physical proximity and auditory or visual awareness of each child?s on going activity
  Inspector's note: Supervision was not maintained when a caregiver from the 3-4yo classroom walked to the infant classroom to replace the director leaving the children unattended during naptime. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-08-21.
• Critical Director Responsibilities - Substitutes Called When Needed
  Inspector's note: The operation did not have any substitute caregiver to ensure the ratio of the caregiver and children are being maintained. Additional caregiver was called during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Children's Records - Admission Information
  Inspector's note: Two children did not have the completed admission information for reviewed during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-07-19.

• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric First Aid with Rescue Breathing
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the staff member did not have the current first aid certification for review during an inspection while in charge alone in a classroom with the children in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-07-30.
• Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Personnel and Training Records
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the staff member who regularly presented and assisted/left in charge of the classroom with children did not have the completed personnel and training qualifications to be a caregiver at the operation. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-07-30.
• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - Pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, a staff member did not have the current CPR certification for review during an inspection while in charge alone in a classroom with the children in care. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-07-30.

• Non-critical Director's Absence - Caregiver in Charge Has Access to All Records
  Inspector's note: Caregiver in charge did not have access to the required records requested for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-06-10.

• Critical Personal use of electronic devices, such as cell phones, MP3 players, tablets, and video games
  Inspector's note: A caregiver in 20-24mo classroom was observed using their personal cellphone while supervising 9 children during naptime. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and removed the cellphone. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Non-critical Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  Inspector's note: A follow up insepction was completed, this standard was reviewed and recited. The training certificates from the staff training files were not valid as it was missing the date of the training given. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-03-04.
• Critical No Swaddling of Infant Unless Completed Sleep Exception Form on File
  Inspector's note: One 4 month old was observed sleeping swaddled. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and unswaddled the infant. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-26.

• Non-critical Director Responsibilities - Employees Comply with Standards
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, this standard was reviewed and was determined not compliant when the caregivers at the operation did not have a complete understanding of the Minimum Standards to ensure children are being cared for appropriately. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-03-06.
• Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Employees' Attendance
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, the attendance record for the director of the operation was not available for review during the investigation. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-03-06.
• Critical Make Provisions for Training
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, this standard was reviewed and is determined that the operation did not provide opportunities for staff to complete appropriate training based on the requirements from the Minimum Standards. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-03-06.
• Critical Director Responsibilities - Operate in Compliance
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, this standard was reviewed and there is sufficient evidence to show training hours provided by the director were not documented truthfully and the information provided during the training information given by the director did not meet the requirements of the Minimum Standards. Training certificates provided documented 10 clock hours of training completed in one day when this did not occur Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-06.
• Non-critical Block certification training include hours and topics
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, it is determined the operation is not compliant when the certification of training given by the director did not address the clock hours for each training topic given on a certain date. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-03-06.
• Non-critical Training Criteria - Evaluation Tool
  Inspector's note: Based on the information obtained from the investigation, The certifications of training given by the director were reviewed and determined not compliant when there was no training assessment documentation completed by the staff members for review during the investigation. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2024-03-06.

• Non-critical Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  Inspector's note: The training certificates from the staff training files were not available for reviewed. It was observed only training records were documented in the file. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-02-23.
• Critical Training Requirements for Employees, Caregivers, and Directors - 24 Annual training
  Inspector's note: The training hours for 6 staff members files were observed missing from the total of 24 hours required annually. Two staff members' files did not have the training documents to review. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-02-23.
• Critical Employee Handwashing After Diapering a Child
  Inspector's note: Caregiver in the Toddlers classroom was observed did not wash their hands after completed changing diaper for the children. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and washed their hand during the inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit
  Inspector's note: Three employee files were reviewed and observed missing the signed affidavit for employment. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-02-23.
• Critical Policies Comply with Rules
  Inspector's note: The operational policies were reviewed and missing the required information as speciifed in subchapter 746.501. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-02-23.
• Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
  Inspector's note: The children in the Toddlers classroom was observed did not wash their hands after having their diaper changed. This was corrected when the caregiver was made aware and washed the children hands Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Use Sanitary Holders
  Inspector's note: The children from the Toddlers classroom were observed sitting on the floor drinking milk from paper cups during lunch time. This was corrected when staff were made aware and removed the children from the floor. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: The CPR/FA for the director and two other caregiver was not available for reviewed. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-02-23.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Sign-in and Sign-out Tracking System
  Inspector's note: There were only 11 children out of 25 children signed in on the sign in/out sheet the caregivers provided for review of the pre k classroom on the playground. Note: This was discussed with the caregivers and all children were signed in. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Group Responsible For
  Inspector's note: One of the caregivers on the playground with a group a children ages 3-5 stated there were 22 children in care. There were 25 children in care at the time. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-03-10.

• Critical Maximum Group Size 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The Toddlers classroom was determined out of ratio when three caregivers with 20 children ages 18-23 months old with specified age group 23 months old were observed on the playground during the follow up inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-02-16.

• Critical Training Requirements for Employees and Caregivers - 24 Annual Training
  Inspector's note: One employee file did not have the annual training certificates available for reviewed during the inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-03-02.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Supervision of Children
  Inspector's note: Two children from the Primary classroom were observed entered the building to use the bathroom without being unsupervised during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-02-09.
• Non-critical Children's Products- Annual Certification
  Inspector's note: The CPSC form was observed has not been certified during the inspection. This was corrected when the form was certified by the director during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Responsibilities of Caregivers - Know Children's Names and Ages
  Inspector's note: A caregiver in the Primary 1 with 3-4 years old did not know the age of the children when being asked during the inspection. This was corrected when a clip board contains children name and age were provided to the caregiver during the inspection. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Additional Minimum Qualifications for Caregivers - HS Diploma, Equivalent, Certification of Completion
  Inspector's note: Five employees personnel files were reviewed and missing the proof of high school or equivalent documentation. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2023-03-23.
• Critical Children Handwashing After Toileting or Diapering
  Inspector's note: One children from the Primary Classroom was observed not washing their hands after finished using the toilet. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Safety Documentation for Emergency Drills, Fire Extinguishers, & Smoke Detectors
  Inspector's note: The Safety Emergency documentation was reviewed and missing the documentaion for the month of January 2023 for Fire Extinguisher, smoke detector and CO2 detector. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-03-09.
• Non-critical Documentation of Training Requirements - Original Training Certification Card or Letter in each Employee's personnel record
  Inspector's note: The training documentation for nine employees file was observed not in a original certification form. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2023-03-02.
• Non-critical Children's Records - Immunizations
  Inspector's note: The immunization records for three children were not available for review during the inspection. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-03-09.