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The Goddard School - Leesburg

Inspection · 2025-08-27

Date
2025-08-27
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
8VAC20-820 THE LICENSING PROCESS
8VAC20-820 HEARINGS PROCEDURES
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 08/27/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 10:10 am and ended at 1:15 pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 60 children present and 18 staff. The inspector reviewed 7 children?s records and 6 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 09/03/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 8VAC20-780-140-A
Each child shall have a physical examination under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

The file for child #1, who had been attending for 79 days, did not have documentation of a physical examination.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-280-B
Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials, shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children.

In the toddler class, various cleaning materials were found to be unlocked on a shelf in the bathroom. Additional cleaning supplies were found to be unlocked in the First Steps classroom on a shelf above a table, and in the Pre-K classroom on a shelf in the bathroom.
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.

The records for child #2, #4, #6, and #7 did not have an annual record review to confirm each child's record was up-to-date, as required by standard 8VAC20-780-60 A-11.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard 8VAC20-780-560-G
When food is brought from home, the food container shall be sealed and clearly dated and labeled in a way that identifies the owner.

In the Preschool 2 classroom, one lunch box was found without a date on it, and another lunch box was found without a name or date on it.
Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
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