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The Goddard School - Ashburn

Inspection · 2025-05-06

Date
2025-05-06
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 renewal inspection was completed on 5/6/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:07 am and ended at 12:30 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 90 children present and 19 staff. The inspector reviewed 8 children?s records and 7 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 05/13/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.

Staff #3, employed for over 3 months, did not have documentation of requesting a sex offender registry check from one state. Staff #4, employed for over 3 months, did not have documentation of requesting a sex offender registry check and a central registry search from one state.
Plan of Correction: Staff #3 Rectified during visit, staff #4 sex offender check rectified during visit, Additional state background check was completed.
Standard 8VAC20-780-260-B
After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided.

The center was unable to provide documentation of the most recent inspection by the health department.
Plan of Correction: Contacted health department and requested appointment for sanitation inspection. They will contact us to schedule inspection.
Standard 8VAC20-780-60-A
Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain documentation of viewing proof of the child's identity and age.

Child #5 did not have documentation of viewing proof of the child's identity and age.
Plan of Correction: Birth Certificate was viewed, file was updated.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services