Keystone Montessori LLC
Keystone Montessori LLC is a certified child care center in Pittsburgh, PA, with capacity for 64 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 46 violations, 6 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for building & playground safety (18 of 46). 15 citations came in the last 12 months, including 1 on a core-safety topic. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #123 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh and has more citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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The file for staff #2 contained a current NSOR clearance dated 2/6/25 that was not renewed withing 60 months of the previous NSOR clearance dated 1/30/20. The file for staff #5 contained a current NSOR clearance dated 8/28/25 that was not renewed withing 60 months of the previous NSOR clearance dated 7/13/20.
There was a sing positioned upside down exposing the metal wires and a hook laying on the window frame with metal sharp wire in the entry way.
There was a black lunch bag that contained a bottle of Proviva Methylcobalamin label " keep out of reach of children, two unlabeled contains with pills and one plastic bag with anti-acid pills on top of a table in the entry way accessible to children. There were two hand sanitizers label " keep out of reach of children in a basket on top of the table in the OT room accessible to children. There was an aunt trap in the unlocked sliding door closet in the preschool room.
The garbage cans in the gym room and in the preschool room hand washing area contained contaminated by human secretions trash without plastic -liner.
There was a bag that contained a first aid kit on the floor by the door in the entryway accessible to children.
There was a broken cabinet handles creating a sharp edge on the YT room. There was a broken electrical outlet cover in the gym.
There was a cracked plastic bin in the back hallway. There was a cracked plastic lid and a broken plastic tray in the preschool room.
There was a non-operable thermometer in the YT room refrigerator.
Staff #3 did not wash the child's hands after diapering.
The facility lacked a current Annual Emergency Drill. The previous Emergency Drill log was dated 8/8/25.
According to the Fire Detection System Test Log, the tests were greater than 30 days apart from 3/4/26to 4/8/26 and 5/7/26 to 6/8/26.
The files for child #1 and #2 lacked the emergency contact form.
The emergency contact form for child #3 was not present in the OT room where the child was receiving care.
The file for staff #4 lacked verification of experience and documentation of the PA Required Health and Safety for Center-Group Child Care part 2.
The files for staff #1, #2 and #3 lacked 12 out of 12 required hours of annual childcare training, from 12/19/24 to 12/19/25.
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The file for staff # 1 contained a current State Police clearance dated 8/15/25 that was not renewed within 60 months of the previous State Police clearance dated 8/5/20. The file contained a current Child Abuse clearance dated 8/19/25 that was not renewed within 60 months of the previous clearance dated 8/5/25. The file contained a current NSOR clearance dated 8/18/25 that was not renewed within 60 months of the previous NSOR clearance dated 8/7/25.
There was an uncovered electrical outlet accessible to children 5 years of age or younger in room #2.
There was a broken counter door handle in room #3. The base board on the back wall of the playroom was coming of the wall.
There was a cracked clear tray in room # 1. There was a broken white hook with rough- sharp borders in room #1.
The file for staff #4 lacked the health report date.
On 9/25/25 day of the renewal inspection that fire alarm system was not heard in room # 3.
Staff person #3 has not completed mandated reporter training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet).
Staff person #2 has not completed mandated reporter training within the last 60 months. This is evidenced by the previously documented mandated reporter training on file being dated 8/10/20-8/26/25.
There was 1 uncovered outlet accessible to children 5 years of age or younger in classroom#1.
There was a desinfex multi- purpose wipes can label "Keep out of reach of children" accessible to children in room # 3.
There was a bifold closet door falling of the track in in room #1.
A written record was not maintained on file at the facility indicating the specific time of day of the drill, the hypothetical location of the fire, the evacuation time, and the names of the facility persons and the number of children who participate in the fire drill.
The operator was not maintaining a written log for testing the fire detection system every 30 days at the facility.
There was a bottle of hand sanitizer labeled, "keep out of reach of children," on the table by room #2 entrance door accessible to children.
The emergency numbers were not posted by the telephone in room #3.
There was a broken blue mat with expose foam in room #4. There was a blue chair with a ripped cushion exposing foam in room # 3. There was a ripped trampoline in room # 3.
There was a Children's Zyrtec medication in room #2 that lacked the name of the child for whom the medication is intended.
The health report for staff # 4 lacked that date when the TB test was read.
The file for staff # 3 lacked documentation of the FBI clearance. The clearance dated 8/31/22 was review last year.
The file for staff # 1 lacked 11 out of 12 required hours of annual childcare training, from 12/19/22 to 12/19/23. The files for staff # 2 and 3 lacked 5.5 out of 12 required hours of annual childcare training, from 12/19/22 to 12/19/23.
The Fire Safety Trainings, in the file for Staff #1, were dated 3.5.22 and 3.10.23, which exceeded the annual requirement.
The Emergency Contact forms, in the files for Child #1 and Child #2, did not include the release person's phone number.
The file for Staff Person #5 lacked a current disclosure statement. The signed disclosure statement on file was a prior version and did not include all required information in accordance with the CPSL.
At approximately 10:45 am a 3 year old child was observed alone in the hallway restroom. The child was receiving care in classroom #2 and a Staff Person was not present in the restroom to allow for the Staff:Child ratio to be in compliance.
At approximately 10:30am a 3 year old child was observed alone in the hallway restroom. The child was receiving care in classroom #2 and a Staff Person was unable to properly see, hear, direct and assess the child from the classroom while they were in the restroom.
At approximately 10:30am a 3 year old child was observed alone in the hallway restroom. The child was receiving care in classroom #2 and a Staff Person was not physically present with the child in the restroom.
The last documented fire drill was conducted on 7.12.22. The facility had a Shelter In Place Emergency Drill on 9.9.22 and thought this was acceptable for both.
The written plan of daily activities was not posted in the group space in Classroom #3.
The agreement for Child #1 lacked the fee amount.
Staff persons #3, #4, #6, #8 and #9 have not completed the following required pre-service training within 90 days of their date of hire (see LIS code sheet): 31(f)(10). The first aid and CPR training on file were not completed in an approved curriculum with an approved PQAS instructor.
The files for Staff Person's #1, #3 and #7 lacked 12 hours of child care training in their respective hire years.
“Core safety” marks citations about supervision and staff ratios, discipline and caregiver conduct, background checks, child protection and safe sleep, the topics our score weights most. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity. “Follow-up” marks a violation re-cited at a follow-up visit, counted once. How scores work.
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Common questions
Has Keystone Montessori LLC had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 6 violations since 2021 on the topics Daycare Record treats as core safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep). The most recent, on Sep 10, 2026 (background checks): “The file for staff #2 contained a current NSOR clearance dated 2/6/25 that was not renewed withing 60 months of the previous NSOR clearance dated 1/30/20. The file for staff #5 contained a current NSOR clearance dated…” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Keystone Montessori LLC?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Keystone Montessori LLC since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Keystone Montessori LLC’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Dec 26, 2019. Keystone STARS is Pennsylvania’s quality rating program for child care, from STAR 1 to STAR 4. It measures program quality, not inspection results, so read both.
How does Keystone Montessori LLC compare with other daycares in Pittsburgh?
It is tied for #123 of 251 centers in Pittsburgh by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 80% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Keystone Montessori LLC last inspected?
Sep 10, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Keystone Montessori LLC?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Linda Franke.
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Citations are quoted from Pennsylvania Department of Human Services inspection records (Office of Child Development and Early Learning, Bureau of Certification Services), including each finding and the center’s plan of correction. Rule numbers refer mostly to 55 Pa. Code Chapter 3270, the rules for child care centers; a few cite Chapter 20, which covers every certified facility. Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; the “core safety” label and the score are Daycare Record’s.
To check the state’s own record, search the center’s name on COMPASS Child Care Provider Search and open its inspection history. Data refreshed Oct 16, 2026.
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