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Providence Montessori School House

3768 Germantown Pike, Collegeville, PA 19426 · Montgomery County
Keystone STAR 1

Providence Montessori School House is a certified child care center in Collegeville, PA, with capacity for 40 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it twice. The state cited 10 violations, none of them core-safety, most often for building & playground safety (6 of 10). 1 citation came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is #7 of 16 centers in Collegeville and has more citations per inspection than 58% of Pennsylvania certified centers.

Inspection record

More citations than 58% of 4,789 Pennsylvania certified centers, per inspection, weighted by topic. About typical
#7 of 16 centers in Collegeville
0 Core-safety citations
10 Other citations
2 Inspections
0 Complaint investigations that found violations
10 citations from 2 state visits since Aug 16, 2021 · 1 in the last 12 months · last inspected Feb 20, 2026

Every state visit

2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 INSPECTIONS (top) · REPORTS & INVESTIGATIONS (bottom) Feb 20, 2026 · Inspection · citation found Jul 10, 2025 · 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 6
Records & paperwork 2
Emergency preparedness 2

Citations, newest first

Citation Feb 20, 2026 Inspection Records & paperwork
Admission date/Application, admission, withdrawal dates 55 Pa. Code §3270.123(a)(6)/3270.182(2)
During Renewal Inspection on 02/20/2026, Certification Staff observed that the Fee Agreement Forms for Child #1, Child #2, Child #3, Child #4, and Child #5 did not include a date of admission.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Feb 20, 2026): “Operator will ensure that the Fee Agreement Forms for all children enrolled at the facility include a date of admission.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Emergency preparedness
Plan posted 55 Pa. Code §3270.27(d)
During initial inspection on 07/10/25, Certification staff observed that the facility's emergency plan was not posted in the facility in a conspicuous location accessible by parents.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that the facility's emergency plan is posted in a conspicuous location accessible by parents.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Locked or inaccessible 55 Pa. Code §3270.66(a)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed toxic cleaning materials on top of a cabinet in Primary Room #2, on a shelf in Primary Room #3, in 1st floor bathroom #1 and 2nd floor bathroom #1 that were not locked or made inaccessible to children.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Jul 10, 2025): “Operator will ensure that all toxic material remain locked or inaccessible.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Above ground window opening restricted to 6" 55 Pa. Code §3270.72(d)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that 2 windows in the Pre-Primary Room, 3 windows in Primary Room #1, 3 windows in Primary Room #2, and 3 windows in Primary Room #3 opened to their full capacity, which was greater than 6 inches.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that windows in each of the childcare spaces are modified or adapted to limit the opening to 6 or fewer inches.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Inaccessible to children 55 Pa. Code §3270.75(b)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that First Aid kits for the Pre-Primary Room, Primary Room #1, Primary Room #2, and Primary Room #3 were stored adjacent to each classroom door in an area accessible to children.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that each First Aid kit within the facility is stored in an area inaccessible to children.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
On excursions 55 Pa. Code §3270.75(d)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that the First Aid kit used to travel outside of the facility did not contain a bottle of water.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that the First Aid kit used for travel away from the facility has a bottle of water.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Handwashing signs 55 Pa. Code §3270.82(h)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that the required handwashing signage stating that staff and able children must perform handwashing after toileting and before eating was not posted in the required areas. Improper handwashing signage was observed in the toileting and handwashing areas of the facility.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that signage stating that staff and children are required to wash hands after toileting and before eating is posted at each toilet, training chair, changing area and sink in the facility.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Building & playground safety
Door opens in at landing 55 Pa. Code §3270.91(c)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that the stairwell adjacent to the hall library did not contain a secure barrier to prevent access to the stairwell.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that that a gate or secure barrier is put in place to prevent access to the stairwell by children.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Emergency preparedness
Emergency plan 55 Pa. Code §3270.27(a)(5)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff reviewed the facility's emergency plan and determined that it did not provide specific accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will update the facility's emergency plan to include specific accommodations for infants, toddlers, children with disabilities, and children with chronic medical conditions.”
Citation Jul 10, 2025 Inspection Records & paperwork
Availability of certificate of compliance and applicable regulations 55 Pa. Code §3270.25(a)
During initial inspection on 7/10/25, Certification staff observed that contact information for OCDEL (the appropriate regional child care office) was not posted in a conspicuous location used by parents. Certification staff also observed that information on how to access the regulation in Chapter 3270 was also not posted.
Center’s plan of correction (implemented, Aug 26, 2025): “Operator will ensure that the contact information for OCDEL and information regarding access to the appropriate regulations is posted in a conspicuous location accessible by parents.”

“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

Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Compliance at the time of Initial Sep 11, 2025
COMPASS status: Pending Appeal · the center has since been granted a regular certificate

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

Capacity 40 children
Certificate status Regular (COMPASS: awaiting renewal)
Certificate valid through Feb 20, 2027
Keystone STARS STAR 1
since Mar 10, 2026 · what STARS means
Operator Providence Montessori School House LLC
Phone —
State certificate # CER-00252262
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Common questions

Has Providence Montessori School House had any serious violations?

No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 10 other citations, listed above.

Have there been complaints about Providence Montessori School House?

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

What is Providence Montessori School House’s Keystone STARS rating?

STAR 1, effective Mar 10, 2026. 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 Providence Montessori School House compare with other daycares in Collegeville?

It is #7 of 16 centers in Collegeville by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has more citations per inspection than 58% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.

When was Providence Montessori School House last inspected?

Feb 20, 2026 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.

Who runs Providence Montessori School House?

The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is Providence Montessori School House LLC.

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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