Description: Welcome to Columbia Academy! Thank you for your interest in Columbia Academy Preschools and Elementary and Middle School. Since 1992 we have been teaching children to learn in a safe, welcoming environment. Columbia Academy Preschool is a private school for children 6 weeks through Pre-Kindergarten. We currently have three Preschools located throughout Howard County with a fourth school opening in the fall of 2008 in Maple Lawn. The Academy is licensed by the Maryland State Department of Education and the State Office of Child Care Licensing and Regulation.
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-12 | Mandatory Review | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2020-12-11 | Full | 13A.16.02.03C(3)(a) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS noted missing notarized release of information for staff Kimberly Gray - send original to OCC | |||
| 2020-12-11 | Full | 13A.16.03.06A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS noted 4 staff members no longer associated with the program - Hanna Decre, Ebony Johnson, Patricia Johnson and Christine Yao - corrected. | |||
| 2019-11-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Office of Child Care received three videos in which an individual is seen interacting inappropriate with children, including discipline, diapering and the way the individual places children in chairs and moves a child from one area of the room to the carpet. Facility has terminated the individual. | |||
| 2019-11-13 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Office of Child Care received three videos, in which an individual is seen disciplining a child that is not appropriate to the age and maturity of the child. Facility has terminated the individual. | |||
| 2019-08-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: Complainant observed teachers passing children from the two year old room to the toddler rom through the wall on top of the counter. Director stated that both teachers confirmed that they did passed a child through the wall instead of taking him around through the door. Director stated that she spoke with both teachers for not doing this again and got written up for this incident. This regulation was discussed with director. | |||
| 2019-08-15 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03C(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: Director stated that teacher denied yanking children but she stated that the day parent filed a complaint, teacher in 2's classroom were transitioning from one classroom to another and she noticed a child standing on top of the bench in hallway. She yelled at him to get down or he will fall. Director stated that she did not touch him at all but she yelled at the child across the hallway when she saw him on top of the bench. | |||
| 2019-08-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: Observed peeling vinyl flooring in infant A and infant D classrooms can be tripping hazard. Observed broken handle for water fountain outside classroom Toddler A and B. Observed loose baseboard and missing broken handle for water fountain in classroom 4B. | |||
| 2019-01-08 | Complaint | 13A.16.08.01A(2)(b) | Corrected |
| Findings: An operator shall ensure that each child receives adequate supervision and care at all times which is appropriate to the individual age, needs and capabilities of the child. | |||
| 2018-10-29 | Full | ||
| Findings: No Noncompliances Found | |||
| 2018-10-29 | Full | 13A.16.05.01A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed peeling and chipping paint in classrooms 2B and Toddler B. Observed peeling vinyl floor that can be potentially harmful for crawling infants and toddlers in classroom Infant D. | |||
| 2018-10-29 | Full | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed a broken child safety device on the cabinet under the sink where cleaning supplies are stored in classroom Toddler B. Laundry room in infant classroom A needs to be inaccessible to children at all time. | |||
| 2018-10-29 | Full | 13A.16.12.04A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: LS observed infant food placed next to diapering station in classroom Infant B. | |||
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