Philly Montessori East Campus
Philly Montessori East Campus is a certified child care center in Philadelphia, PA, with capacity for 135 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 4 times. The state cited 4 violations, 1 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for emergency preparedness (2 of 4). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #142 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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During the renewal inspection on 07/09/26 while reviewing required paperwork on file, Cert Rep did not observe that the emergency plan provided accommodations for toddlers.
During the renewal inspection on 07/09/26, Cert Rep did not observe an annual minimum of 12 hours of child care training in the staff files of staff person #1.
During the renewal inspection on 07/01/25, Cert Rep observed staff person #1 leave children unsupervised in the outdoor playspace, while talking to another staff person with her back to the group of children.
During the renewal inspection on 02/05/25, Cert Rep observed that emergency plan on file did not include continuity of operations planning.
“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.
Enforcement actions
Negative sanctions Pennsylvania lists for this center, such as a downgrade to a provisional certificate, refusing to renew or revoking its certificate of compliance, with the status COMPASS shows. “Operation permitted” means the center may keep operating while it appeals; “operation not permitted” means it may not.
About this center
Common questions
Has Philly Montessori East Campus had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 1 violation 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 Jul 1, 2025 (supervision): “During the renewal inspection on 07/01/25, Cert Rep observed staff person #1 leave children unsupervised in the outdoor playspace, while talking to another staff person with her back to the group of children.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Philly Montessori East Campus?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Philly Montessori East Campus since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Philly Montessori East Campus’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 9, 2025. 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 Philly Montessori East Campus compare with other daycares in Philadelphia?
It is tied for #142 of 1,163 centers in Philadelphia by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was Philly Montessori East Campus last inspected?
Jul 9, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs Philly Montessori East Campus?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Philly Montessori LLC.
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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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