Pinnacle Montessori Old Dorchester

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Proper Depth Maintained
  Inspector's note: Not enough loose fill material was present. The dirt ground could be seen around the slide area. Loose fill material was not at appropriate depth. There was grass and weeds growing in the loose fill on the playground. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2026-07-03.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
  Inspector's note: During an inspection, a caregiver was observed to be present prior to a background check being entered through the online provider portal. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-04-23.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Before Initial Permit Issued and Every 12 Months
  Inspector's note: The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in March 2025. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2026-05-29.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• 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 during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Video footage was obtained in which a caregiver was seen leaving a child in a room unsupervised for more than two minutes. Video footage also showed that another child entered a room unsupervised for less than one minute before being discovered by a caregiver. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-16.
• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the child's parent within 48 hours of the incident occurring. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-12-16.
• Critical Report Situation Placing Children at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's management did not report to CCR that a child was left unsupervised in a room. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-16.
• Critical Parental Communication - Situation that Placed a Child at Risk
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation's staff did not inform the parent that the child had been left in a room unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-12-16.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• 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: During the inspection the three year old and two year old classes were obesred playing outside on the playground. During this time two children were observed coming out of an empty classroom and onto the playground to join their class unsupervised. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-24.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Children Not Required to Sleep - May Not Force Child to Sleep
  Inspector's note: Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a caregiver attempted to force a child to sleep by placing a blanket over a child's head. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-10-09.
• Critical Prohibited Punishments - Grabbing and Pulling
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A caregiver grabbed the arms of a child and pulled the child down onto a nap cot during naptime, grabbed a child's hand after the child banged on a table, and grabbed the arm of a child Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-10-09.
• Critical Employee Handwashing Before Feeding a Child
  Inspector's note: Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed caregivers serving breakfast, lunch, and snack to children without washing their hands. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-09.
• Critical Food Service and Preparation Requirement - Safe and Sanitary
  Inspector's note: Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that food was not kept safe and sanitary during lunch time when children were allowed to take and eat food off of other children's plates and drink out of the water bottles of other children. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-09.
• Critical Children Handwashing Before Eating
  Inspector's note: Video footage reviewed during the investigation showed that a group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate breakfast without washing their hands. The same group of children came inside after participating in outdoor activities and ate lunch without washing their hands. The same group of children did not wash their hands prior to eating an afternoon snack. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-10-09.

• Critical AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you hire someone
  Inspector's note: During the inspection a person was present and caring for children in the infant classroom with an inactive background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the caregiver was sent home for the day. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical Initial background checks submitted - At the time you submit your application
  Inspector's note: During the inspection a person was present and caring for children without an active background check. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-07-22.

• Critical Child/ Caregiver Ratio - 13 or More Children
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The infant and toddler classrooms were out of ratio. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-08-19.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Licensing Incident/Illness Report Form - Injuries Requiring Medical Treatment or Hospitalization
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share a copy of an incident report with the parent within two days of the incident occurring. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2025-06-27.
• Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The caregiver in charge of a group of children in which one child required CPR, was not CPR certified. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Non-critical Required Records Maintained and Made Available - Tracking System
  Inspector's note: During the inspection child daily tracking logs were not available for review. This was corrected during the inspection when the director created child tracking logs and distributed them to each classroom. Risk level: Medium. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric CPR
  Inspector's note: The center director's CPR training certificate expired in March 2025 Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-05-22.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Critical AP Must Place Infants in Face up Sleeping Position or Must Have Completed and Signed Sleep Exception Form for the Infant
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. During the investigation staff stated that infants are placed on their stomachs to sleep. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2025-04-25.

• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  Inspector's note: The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-03-14.

• Critical AP Initial background checks submitted - At the time you become aware of anyone requiring a background check under 745.605
  Inspector's note: The designated person in charge of the operation during the time of inspection was present without an active background check. This was corrected during the inspection when the staff member left the facility. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.

• Critical AP Parental Notification of Deficiency as described in 746.309 within 5 Days
  Inspector's note: The Notification of Safe Sleep Deficiency form 2970 was due to be sent out to all parents by 11/26/24. However this notification was not sent out to parents until 12/05/24. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-12-10.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  Inspector's note: The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-28.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. There is a gap between the fence and the building which was large enough for a child to slip through and leave the playground. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-12-24.

• Critical Infant May Not Sleep in a Restrictive Device
  Inspector's note: In the Infant 2 classroom an 11 month old infant was sleeping in an infant swing during the inspection. This was corrected during the inspection when the director removed the infant from the swing and placed the infant in a crib to sleep. Risk level: High. Corrected during the inspection.
• Critical Annual Fire Inspection - Conducted by Fire Marshal
  Inspector's note: The operation's last fire inspection was conducted in September 2023. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2025-02-05.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Incident/Illness Report Form Shared with Parent
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. The operation did not share an incident report with the child's parent. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-11-29.
• 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 during the investigation and was found to be deficient. Caregivers did not properly supervise a child in care when the child was allowed to slip through a gap between the fence and the wall on the playground, and leave the playground for less than one minute. Risk level: High. Corrected by 2024-11-27.
• Critical Maintenance of Building, Grounds and Equipment
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. There is a gap between the fence and the building which was large enough for a child to slip through and leave the playground. Risk level: Medium High. Corrected by 2024-12-03.

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.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

• Non-critical Care Requirements for Toddlers - Routines Maintained
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. A diaper changing routine was not maintained resulting in a child wearing the same diaper from morning drop off to late afternoon pick up. The child's diaper was wet as the child was picked up during the end of nap time. Risk level: Medium. Corrected by 2024-06-08.
• Non-critical Required Records Storage
  Inspector's note: This standard was evaluated during the investigation and was found to be deficient. During the investigation the operation was unable to provide child attendance records from the week before. The records were disposed of prior to the beginning of the investigation. Risk level: Medium Low. Corrected by 2024-06-15.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.

No infractions recorded at this inspection.