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The Goddard School

Inspection · 2025-09-09

Date
2025-09-09
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Diana DeSilva
(571) 596-3656
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.
8VAC20-770 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 initiated on 09/09/2025 and completed on 09/09/2025, as a part of the licensure period. The on-site inspection began at 11:20am and ended at 1:15pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 113 children present and 24 staff. The inspector reviewed ten children?s records and ten staff records on-site. This inspection included document review and a tour of the facility.

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.

Violations

2
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-C
A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening.

Staff #2's updated screening was due eight days ago. The updated screening has not yet been completed.
Plan of Correction: Staff member will obtain an updated TB screening.
Standard 8VAC20-780-70
Documentation of background checks as required by the regulation entitled Background
Checks for Licensed Child Day must be kept in each staff member's record.

Staff #1's sworn disclosure completed three years ago was misplaced and missing from the staff's record.
Plan of Correction: Will ensure to maintain sworn disclosure documentation in all staff records. Will find the missing document and place it in the file and the staff member completed another one during the inspection also.
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