Guidepost Montessori At Hollywood Beach

10. General Facility Requirements Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance and DCF Handbook (10-14)

3.1(A), Handbook: All child care facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards and from evidence of, or presence of, vermin infestation. An area(s) of the facility was observed to not be in good repair. Comments: Repair both bathroom doors (hallway) and frames observed with large cracks, uneven and not closing. Due: 7/13/2026 Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2026-06-08. View official inspection document (report e7849285-9830-47f4-86b2-336de74128a1)

07. (07-04)

Sec. 7-33(e), Ordinance: There shall be at least one child care staff member providing direct supervision at all times when one or more children are present. At no time shall any children be left alone for any reason without direct supervision by a child care staff member. Direct supervision means watching and directing the childrens activities within close proximity in the same room or within a designated outdoor play area, and responding to each childs needs. Child care personnel and volunteers at a facility must be assigned to provide care to a specific group of children and be present with that group at all times during the day, including during meals, napping, and transportation of children 2.4.1(B), Handbook: Children must never be left inside or outside the facility, in a vehicle, or at a field trip location by themselves. Lack of direct supervision occurred when [Two children were left in the classroom by themselves]. Comments: The school director self reported that two children were left unsupervised in their classroom for about 5 minutes while the teachers and the rest of the group went to the PE court. The teachers did a headcount while in the PE court and realized that the two children were not there. FINDINGS: Per the director (D.L), the parents were notified about the incident on the date of occurrence. The children were fine and had a normal rest of the day. Per the teacher's written statements received by the director, they had sent the children to use the restroom and were lining up to go outside. They thought the children were in the line but didn't notice they never came out. One of the teachers went on break and the other teacher led the children to the playground. VIDEO FOOTAGE: Video footage was reviewed and the following was observed; -The group was sitting in a circle on a carpet with 2 teachers. One child (C.W.)asked to go to the restroom and two more children (M.M. and I.L.)followed along. M.M. was seen joining the room again but C.W. and I.L. stayed behind in the restroom. The group lined up and headed out to the playground at around 10:34 and by 10:35AM the group had left the room, Per the video time stamp. The children came out of the restroom a few seconds later to find themselves alone. The children were found at approx. 10:56AM. This complaint is substantiated and a class 1 non-compliance and Notice of Violation is being issued. 08. Ratios of Personnel to Children Group: Sec. 7-33, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 09. Child Discipline Group: Sec. 7-34, Ordinance, DCF Handbook, and Sec. 402.305, Florida Statutes Not Monitored FACILITY/STORAGE 10. General Facility Requirements Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 11. Toxins/Hazardous Materials Group: Sec. 7-42, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 12. Facility Storage Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance Not Monitored 13. Inside Temperature/Ventilation Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 14. Drinking Fountains/Water Coolers Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 15. Phone/Emergency Numbers Posted Group: Sec. 7-35, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored INDOOR/OUTDOOR SPACE 16. Useable Indoor Play Space Group: Secs. 7-37 and 7-48, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored 17. Equipment and Furnishings Group: Sec. 7-36, Ordinance and DCF Handbook Not Monitored Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-10-23. View official inspection document (report c1d2b144-4d98-4a54-8e79-e2bd457f2db4)