Description: SVMS is a non-profit, private Montessori School licensed by the state of North Carolina with campuses in Asheville and Black Mountain. SVMS focuses on the Montessori approach to child-centered learning by creating an environment where children feel secure, supported, and stimulated. We believe in the child: in each dream, in each mind and in each individual, through nurturing confidence, self-motivation and cooperation we promote community awareness and enthusiasm for life-long learning. We wish to help children become individuals who respect themselves, other beings and the world in which they live.
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| Date | Type | Violations | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-25 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 1311 | .0802(c) |
| Emergency medical care information was not on file in the center on the child's first day of attendance and/or was not updated as changes occurred or at least annually for each child. Child enrolled 8/15/2023 emergency information was not reviewed annually. The last documented review on file was dated 2/8/2025. | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 1032 | 10A NCAC 09 .0701(a) |
| Child care providers and uncompensated providers who are not substitute providers or volunteers, including the director did not have a medical report on file prior to employment that was signed by a health care professional and/ or the medical report was older than 12 months. Staff hired 8/18/2025, had a signed medical report on file that did not indicate that the staff member was emotionally and physically fit to care for children. | |||
| 2026-03-25 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. One (1) medication did not have a parent signature authorizing the facility to administer the medication. | |||
| 2025-10-27 | Unannounced Inspection | No | |
| 2025-04-03 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2025-04-03 | Violation | 1898 | .1102(a) |
| Staff did not complete the health and safety training within one year of employment. While reviewing staff files, I observed that staff member hired 2/5/2024 health and safety training topics were not completed within the first year of employment. | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Violation | 1422 | .2506(c) |
| Potentially hazardous items such as archery equipment, hand and power tools, nails, chemicals, or propane stoves, were not stored in locked areas or with other safeguards, or removed from the premises. In the gym, one (1) adult screwdriver and power tool was observed unlocked on the stage. | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space #3, one (1) Benadryl expired 1/2025. | |||
| 2025-04-03 | Violation | 842 | 10A NCAC 09 .0803(1)(a & b) |
| A drug or medication was administered without written authorization and/or instructions from a child's parent or authorized health professional. In space #3, one (1) Epi Pen did not have a permission to administer medication form completed and on file. | |||
| 2024-04-26 | Unannounced Inspection | Yes | |
| 2024-04-26 | Violation | 1867 | .0605(k)(1-4) |
| The depth of the loose surfacing was not based on critical height of the equipment. Outdoors, the surfacing was low in the fall zones around the climbing structures. The owner stated that they are aware that the surfacing is low, and mulch has been ordered. | |||
| 2024-04-26 | Violation | 1835 | .0801(b) |
| The medical action plan was not updated on an annual basis or when changes to the plan were made by the child's parent or health care professional. In space # 5, One (1) child enrolled on 8/16/2022 medical action plan for an inhaler expired on 2/2/2024. | |||
| 2024-04-26 | Violation | 1811 | .0604(u);.0302(d)(8) |
| Shelter-in-place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three months and/or drill record was incomplete. Shelter in place or lockdown drills were not practiced every three (3) months. A four (4) month span was documented between the 9/22/2023 and 1/22/2024 emergency drills. | |||
| 2024-04-26 | Violation | 849 | .0803(12) |
| Leftover medicines were not returned to the parent after the course of treatment was completed, after authorization was withdrawn or after authorization had expired and/or medication was not discarded within 72 hours of completion of treatment or withdrawal of authorization. In space # 1, one (1) Ventolin inhaler permission to administer medication form expired on 3/1/2024. In space # 5, one (1) Ventolin inhaler permission to administer medication form expired on 2/2/2024, and one (1) Think Baby sunscreen expired 11/2022. In the hallway bathroom, one (1) tube of Buttpaste expired 2/2024 and the permission to administer medication form expired on 3/20/2024. | |||
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