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The Goddard School- Herndon

Inspection · 2025-03-05

Date
2025-03-05
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Lauren Captain
(571) 835-0599
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.
8VAC20-770 Background Checks
22.1 Early Childhood Care and Education

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 program was in compliance with the standards reviewed.

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was conducted on 3/5/25. The on-site inspection began at 10:30am and ended at 2:38pm. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 81 children present and 16 staff. The inspector reviewed 9 children?s records and 11 staff records while on-site. This inspection included document review, tour of the facility and interviews. 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 3/18/25. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

5
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Repeat violation.
An out-of-state criminal record check shall be obtained within the first 30-days of employment.

Staff #5 began working in June 2024, the out-of-state criminal record check was not requested and completed until October 2024.
Plan of Correction: All out of state checks are complete now.
Standard 8VAC20-780-130-A
The center shall obtain documentation that each child has received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child can attend the center.

There was no documentation of immunizations on-file for Child #14 by the time attendance began in February 2024. Documentation of immunization status was dated January 2025.
Plan of Correction: Immunizations are in each child's file.
Standard 8VAC20-780-500-A
Repeat violation.
Children's hands shall we washed with soap and running water after toileting/diapering.

Children's hands were not washed with soap and water after diapering in 2 classrooms today.
Plan of Correction: We will retrain all staff.
Standard 8VAC20-780-540-E
Non-medical emergency supplies shall include a working battery-operated radio.

There was not a working battery-operated radio in the school.
Plan of Correction: Radio was purchased
Standard 8VAC20-780-550-P
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include documentation of how the parent was notified and actions to prevent recurrence.

1 written injury report did not document how the parent was notified of the child's injury, and another report did not document future actions to prevent recurrence. A total of 5 written injury reports were reviewed.
Plan of Correction: We will only use the injury report that has all required info
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services