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The Goddard School - Ashburn

Inspection · 2024-10-17

Date
2024-10-17
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Miranda Wright
(571) 596-3661
SHSIA monitoring inspection of an approved subsidy vendor to determine compliance with current subsidy requirements regarding the health and safety of children and to promote quality standards for the children in their care.
No

Areas Reviewed

8VAC20-780 Administration
8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training
8VAC20-780 Physical Plant
8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision
8VAC20-780 Programs
8VAC20-780 Special Care Provisions and Emergencies
8VAC20-780 Special Services
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSE
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

During the inspection, the inspector reviewed the areas listed above to include standards found out of compliance during the previous inspection. Unless otherwise noted as a violation within this inspection report, the provider was in compliance with the standards reviewed. If there were any serious injuries or fatalities related to a violation, the details will be included in the description of the violation.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site monitoring inspection was completed on 10/17/2024, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:05 am and ended at 12:10 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 89 children present and 19 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 5 staff records on-site.

This inspection included document review, tour of the facility, interviews, and observations. Information gathered during the inspection determined non-compliance with applicable standards or law, and violations are documented on the violation notice issued to the program.

Please complete the plan of correction (POC) and date to be corrected sections for each violation cited on the violation notice. Specify how the violation will be or has been corrected. Submit your POC within five (5) business days from today, which will be the close of business on 10/24/2024. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-2
Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee's first day of employment.

Staff #3 received their national criminal background check letter 2 days after their start date.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

There was no physical examination in the record of child #4, who had been enrolled for four months.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-420-E-3
Staff shall request at least annually parent confirmation that the required information in the child's record is up to date.

Child #2, #3, #7, and #8 did not have documentation showing that parents had reviewed their files to confirm they were up-to-date.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-440-J
There shall be at least twelve inches of space between the sides and ends of occupied cribs.

The infant room had 3 occupied cribs with only 3 inches of space between them.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment.

Staff #1, who has been actively working at the center for 4 months, only had one completed reference on file.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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