The Gladwyne Montessori School
The Gladwyne Montessori School is a certified child care center in Gladwyne, PA, with capacity for 117 children. It holds a Keystone STAR 1 rating. Since August 2021, Pennsylvania certification staff have inspected it 5 times. The state cited 5 violations, none of them core-safety. None of them came in the last 12 months. Measured by topic-weighted citations per inspection, it is tied for #50 of 403 centers in Montgomery County and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers.
Inspection record
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What inspectors cited most
Citations, newest first
On the day observing the files Staff#1, Staff#2, Staff#3, Staff#4, Staff#5, Staff#6, Staff#7, Staff#8, Staff#9, Staff#10, Staff#11 did not complete the correct mandated reporter training.
On the day of visit observed the file for staff#3 which did not have the current emergency plan training in the file.
On the day of visit observe the files for staff#1 is missing 7 hours of annual childcare training and Staff#2 is missing 12 hours of annual childcare training.
On the day of visit the Infant room did not have a first aid kit and tweezers and scissors was missing out of the first aid kits in most of the facility.
The facility was missing handwashing signs in different bathrooms in the facility.
“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 The Gladwyne Montessori School had any serious violations?
No citations on supervision, staff ratios, discipline, background checks, child protection or safe sleep since 2021. It has 5 other citations, listed above.
Have there been complaints about The Gladwyne Montessori School?
Pennsylvania lists no complaint investigation that found a violation at The Gladwyne 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 The Gladwyne Montessori School’s Keystone STARS rating?
STAR 1, effective Jun 6, 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 The Gladwyne Montessori School compare with other daycares in Montgomery County?
It is tied for #50 of 403 centers in Montgomery County by topic-weighted citations per inspection, and has fewer citations per inspection than 89% of Pennsylvania certified centers with enough inspection history to compare.
When was The Gladwyne Montessori School last inspected?
Oct 10, 2025 (renewal). The state cited at least one violation during that visit.
Who runs The Gladwyne Montessori School?
The legal entity on its Pennsylvania certificate is The Gladwyne Montessori School.
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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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