Discovery Montessori Academy

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Safety - Play Materials and Equipment Safe
  Inspector's note: Bolts and screws were observed protruding out of five playground equipment pieces that were located on the toddler playground. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-12.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: The operation's toddler playground was found deficient due to the hazards found in play equipments and surfacing. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-12.

• Critical Documentation of Fire Inspection
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have the current fire inspection document Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-05.
• Critical Documentation of Annual Sanitation Inspection
  Inspector's note: The operation does not have a current health inspection document. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-06-05.

• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated and found to be non-compliance. The operation did not share to the parents of the victims the incident report within 48 hours of when the incident occurred. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-05-16.
• 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: This standard was evaluated and found to be non-compliance. Supervision was not sufficient as the staff was doing lesson plan in the other corner of the classroom and was not able to intervene to what the children were doing. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-05-15.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an Abuse and Neglect investigation. Caregiver is seen on video handling a child roughly during nap. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-09-26.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - No Harsh, Cruel or Unusual
  Inspector's note: A caregiver was observed in a video yanking and pulling a child by the arms and slamming the child on a cot. A caregiver was observed in a video placing their adult weight on top of a child. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-09-26.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: The infant room was out of ratio during naptime. There were 7 infants with one caregiver. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-03-19.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device - Remove the infant from the device and place the infant in a crib as soon as possible
  Inspector's note: This investigation was part of an Abuse Neglect investigation. During the inspection a 14-month-old infant was observed sleeping in a swing. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-03-08.

• Critical AP Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Ensure No Child Abused, Neglected, or Exploited
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated as part of an Abuse and Neglect investigation. A child was grabbed and pulled by a caregiver. The child received a broken arm due to this incident. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-03.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: A caregiver grabbed and pulled a chair by the arm. This resulted in a child receiving a broken arm. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-05-03.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Required Health Statement - Written, dated within past year, indicates child is physically able to participate in operation's child-care program
  Inspector's note: Two children's records did not have a health statement signed by a physician. Risk level: Low. Corrected by 2024-01-12.
• Non-critical Chairs - Safety Straps Used if Required by Manufacturer
  Inspector's note: There were missing safety straps from the bucket seats. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2023-12-29.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Responsibilities of Employees and Caregivers -Demonstrate Competency, Good Judgment, Self-control
  Inspector's note: The operation did not evacuate the entire center when they noticed an electrical fire. They evacuated the area that was affected. The fire was put out immediately with a fire extinguisher by a staff member. 911 was called and the fire was put out by the time the department arrived. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-03-22.

• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Fire Extinguisher
  Inspector's note: One of three vehicles used for transporting did not have a fire extinguisher. The vehicle did have a fire spray but an extinuisher is required. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-02-17.
• Critical Required Equipment in Vehicles - Emergency Medical Information
  Inspector's note: The transportation folders did not have the emergency authorization information. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2023-02-17.