Licensed Child Care Center
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Guidepost Montessori at Hampshire
Waldorf, MD
· Charles County
Hampshire Circle,
Waldorf, MD 20603
Quick Facts
Capacity
125 children
Age Range
6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years
Subsidized Program
Participates
Food Program
Does not participate
State Rating
1
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Licensed Licensed Child Care Center
Active License
License Number
256968
Issued By
Maryland State Department of Education
District Office
Region 10 - Southern Maryland Office
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About the Provider
Guidepost Montessori at Hampshire is a Licensed Child Care Center in Waldorf MD, with a maximum capacity of 125 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 weeks through 17 months, 18 months through 23 months, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years, 5 years to 15 years. It is open Monday - Friday, 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Date | Type | Regulations | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: There are five staff who do not have evidence of a completed center orientation in their files. Please ensure that these five staff have completed a center orientation and that evidence is in their staff files. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.09C | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one preschool teacher who only completed 3 hours of continued training for the 2023-2024 training cycle. Please have this teacher complete 9 more hours of continued training as soon as possible. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12A(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one aide who did not complete and submit the 3 hour Basic Health and Safety training within the required timeframe. Please have her complete and submit this training as soon as possible. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12B(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one aide who did not complete 6 hours of continued training for the 2024-2025 training cycle. Please have this aide complete and submit 6 hours of training as soon as possible. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.12C | Corrected |
| Findings: There is one aide who did not complete and submit the 3 hour aide orientation course within the required timeframe. Please have this aide complete and submit the 3 hour aide orientation course as soon as possible. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.08.02B | Corrected |
| Findings: There are three classrooms that do not have a lead teacher in the classroom today. These classrooms each have two aides. There is a staff person in the infant room who the center is using as a lead teacher, however, the OCC is missing documentation to qualify her as a lead teacher. The center is advised to obtain the documents and submit to the OCC. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.10.04A | Corrected |
| Findings: Under the children's handwashing sink in the Oak room were two bottles of Swiffer Wet Jet cleaning solution and a white spray bottle that was not labeled. The Licensing Specialist moved the items to a high cabinet out of reach of children. Please ensure that all hazardous items are stored where children can not access or that the cabinets have child safety devices. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There was a box of cereal and a bag of bagels in the kitchen that had been opened, but were not being stored in a sealed container. Please ensure that any food item that is opened is then stored in a sealed container. | |||
| 2025-09-11 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.12.04F(3) | Corrected |
| Findings: There are two classrooms, Redbud and Aspen, that have food being stored in lunchboxes. Some lunchboxes have ice packs and some do not. Some of the food observed in the lunchboxes were fresh fruit, fresh vegetables, pizza, and yogurt. Please ensure that all perishable food items brought from home are stored in the refrigerator. There is one refrigerator in the kitchen that does not have a thermometer. Please ensure all refrigerators and freezers have thermometers so the temperatures of food storage can be monitored. | |||
| 2025-07-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.03.06A(1) | Corrected |
| Findings: There is a new hire present who the OCC was not aware of until today. TP reported that all of her paperwork has been emailed to the LS as of this morning, pending the medical evaluation. TP was advised that staff can not be present at the center until they are cleared by the OCC. | |||
| 2025-07-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.01 | Corrected |
| Findings: Several witnesses report seeing Staff 2 pick up a 2 year old child by his shirt and lifting him off of the ground so that his face was level to her face and his feet were hanging off of the ground. It was reported that Staff 2 was also seen yelling in the child's face and that the child was visibly shocked and scared. Another staff person intervened and the incident was later reported to the administration. Staff 2 was terminated. | |||
| 2025-07-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.07.03A(2) | Corrected |
| Findings: Several witnesses report seeing Staff 2 pick up a 2 year old child by his shirt and lifting him off of the ground so that his face was level to her face and his feet were hanging off of the ground. It was reported that Staff 2 was also seen yelling in the child's face and that the child was visibly shocked and scared. Another staff person intervened and the incident was later reported to the administration. Staff 2 was terminated. | |||
| 2025-07-16 | Complaint | 13A.16.10.05B | Corrected |
| Findings: There were 3 infants napping on the floor with nursing pillows. The staff were advised that infants could not nap with pillows and should be in the crib with nothing but a tight fitting sheet. | |||
| 2024-09-25 | Full | 13A.16.03.04C | Corrected |
| Findings: A sample of records were reviewed. There are several children who are either missing an emergency form, the form is missing some information, or the form has not been updated annually. Please ensure that all children have an emergency form that is complete and updated. | |||
| 2023-09-15 | Mandatory Review | 13A.16.06.02 | Corrected |
| Findings: The following staff need a staff orientation on file: MD, SJ and TD. Please ensure the orientation is conducted with these staff members and then a signed copy is placed in their file. | |||
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