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Montessori Community School of Newtown

6 Penns Trl Ste 100, Newtown, PA 18940 · Bucks County
Keystone STAR 1

Montessori Community School of Newtown is a certified child care center in Newtown, PA, with capacity for 181 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 2 violations, none of them core-safety. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #2 of 16 centers in Newtown and has fewer citations per inspection than 95% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

Fewer citations than 95% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. Fewer citations than most
#2 of 16 centers in Newtown
0 Core-safety citations
2 Other citations
5 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
2 citations from 5 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · none in the last 12 months · last inspected Jul 8, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Jul 8, 2026 · Inspection · no citation Jun 17, 2025 · Inspection · no citation Jun 25, 2024 · Inspection · no citation Jun 26, 2023 · Inspection · no citation Jun 23, 2022 · Inspection · citation found
Violation found No violation Top row: inspections · bottom row: complaint investigations, self-reported incidents and other visits

What inspectors cited most

Building & playground safety 1
Training & qualifications 1

Citations, newest first

Citation Jun 23, 2022 Inspection Building & playground safety
Protective Outlet Covers 5 yrs. or less 55 Pa. Code §3270.65
upon entry to the room during the inspection children under age five had access to an exposed electrical outlet.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jul 14, 2022): “Cover was immediately placed in socket and children were no longer having access to the outlet.”
Citation Jun 23, 2022 Inspection Training & qualifications
Each staff person meets quals/Exp, educ., training prior to facility 55 Pa. Code §3270.33(a)/3270.192(2)(ii)
At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #1 did not include verification of their level of education to qualify them for the position they hold at the facility.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jul 14, 2022): “Staff member #1 immediately went home and produced the proof of their education.”

“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.

About this center

Capacity 181 children
Certificate status Regular
Certificate valid through Aug 13, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since Aug 13, 2019 · what STARS means
Operator Montessori Community School Of Newtown
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00258451
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Common questions

Has Montessori Community School of Newtown had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 2 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Montessori Community School of Newtown?

Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Montessori Community School of Newtown since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.

What is Montessori Community School of Newtown’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective Aug 13, 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 Montessori Community School of Newtown compare with other daycares in Newtown?

It is #2 of 16 centers in Newtown by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 95% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Montessori Community School of Newtown last inspected?

Jul 8, 2026 (renewal). No violations were cited during that visit.

Who runs Montessori Community School of Newtown?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Montessori Community School Of Newtown.

Certified centers nearby

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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