Solebury Montessori School is a certified child care center in Solebury, PA, with capacity for 20 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 6 times. The state cited 6 violations, 2 of them core-safety (supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep), most often for records & paperwork (2 of 6). 2 citations came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #69 of 251 centers in Bucks County and has fewer citations per inspection than 86% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
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At the time of the renewal inspection, the provider did not have a current insurance policy on file. Liability insurance policy on file expired on 9/11/25
At the time of renewal inspection, a record of child #1 and #2 didn't contain signed parental consent for emergency medical care for the child and for administration of minor first-aid procedures by facility staff. Both consents are required prior to admission.
At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #1 did not include DHS required FBI clearance. FBI clearance on file was from 6/29/18 and was more than 60 months old.
At the time of renewal inspection on 4/29/24, emergency plan did not contain a statement regarding continuity of operations in the event of an emergency that includes backing up or retrieving health and other key records/files and managing financial issues such as paying employees and bills during the aftermath of the disaster.
STAFF 1 WAS OUTSIDE WITH 12 CHILDRENFOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE, AS STAFF 2 WAS INSIDE GETTING 8 CHILDREN READY TO COME OUTSIDE.
CHILD 1 WAS MISSING THEIR FLU AND HEB A IMMUNIZATIONS AND DID NOT HAVE AN EXEMPTION LETTER ON FILE. CHILD 2 WAS MISSING A CURRENT FLU IMMUNIZATION AND DID NOT HAVE AN EXEMPTION LETTER ON FILE. CHILD 3 DID NOT HAVE ANY SHOT NOR AN EXEMPTION LETTER ON FILE.
“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 Solebury Montessori School had any serious violations?
Pennsylvania cited 2 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 Apr 29, 2024 (background checks): “At the time of renewal inspection, file of staff person #1 did not include DHS required FBI clearance. FBI clearance on file was from 6/29/18 and was more than 60 months old.” Pennsylvania’s records don’t grade violations by severity; each citation is listed in full above.
Have there been complaints about Solebury Montessori School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at Solebury Montessori School since 2021. Its search shows these “verified complaints” but not what a complaint alleged, or whether every violation relates to it.
What is Solebury Montessori School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jul 30, 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 Solebury Montessori School compare with other daycares in Bucks County?
It is tied for #69 of 251 centers in Bucks County 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 Solebury Montessori School last inspected?
Oct 9, 2026 (allocated unannounced monitoring). No violations were cited during that visit.
Who runs Solebury Montessori School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is The Apple Tree Montessori INC.
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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