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The Goddard School

Inspection · 2025-04-24

Date
2025-04-24
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Cathy Aylor
(540) 222-6352
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 renewal inspection was initiated and completed on 4/24/25. The on-site inspection began at 8:20 am and ended at 11:15 am. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 61 children present and 9 staff. The inspector reviewed 5 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 5/2/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

3
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Each staff member and individual from an independent contractor shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening. The documentation shall have been completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

Staff A has been employed for 11 weeks and the tuberculosis test was dated 11 months prior to employment.
Plan of Correction: Staff A completed new TB test.
Standard 8VAC20-780-350-B-3
Repeat Violation:
For 2-year-old children, a ratio of 1 staff to 8 children must be maintained.

There were 9, two and three year old children in classroom 126 with 1 staff. The classroom was out of ratio for less than 5 minutes.
Plan of Correction: Child # 9 remained in classroom #126 for under 45 seconds while the director then transitioned him to combined room within those seconds.

Requested Appeal.
Standard 8VAC20-780-40-M
Repeat Violation:
The center shall maintain, in a way that is accessible to all staff who work with children, a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities, and dietary restrictions documented in the allergy plan required in 8VAC20-780-60 A 8. This list shall be dated and kept confidential in each room or area where children are present.

1. The allergies and photos of 3 children were posted on the outside of the cubbies in classroom112. The photos with the listed allergies were visible to anyone who entered the classroom and was not kept confidential.
2. Child A's allergy care plan states that the child is allergic to peanuts, tree nuts and sesame, however the 4/7/25 allergy list identified child A as having a peanut allergy only.
Plan of Correction: Updated list of all children allergies were completed.

Allergy alert tag was removed and placed behind flap inside cubby and not visible.

Child A's care plan was corrected.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services