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The Goddard School - Ashland

Inspection · 2025-03-19

Date
2025-03-19
Complaint Related
No
Licensing Inspector
Susan Ellington-Sconiers
(804) 588-2368
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 (8VAC20-770)
20 Access to minor?s records
22.1 Background Checks Code, Carbon Monoxide
63.2 Child Abuse & Neglect

Inspector Notes

An unannounced, on-site renewal inspection was initiated on 03/19/2025 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:36 p.m. and completed on 03/20/2025 from 10:18 to 11:55 a.m. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas listed above. There were 156 children present and 20 staff. The inspector reviewed 10 children?s records and 12 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 04/15/2025. A POC submitted after this date will not appear on the public website.

Violations

4
Standard 22.1-289.035-B-4
Repeat violation
The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S2, employed for more than 2 months, did not have documentation of the sexual offender registry check. S9, employed for over 5 months, did not have documentation of a central registry check from two states and a criminal record check for one state.
Plan of Correction: All hiring and onboarding procedures have been updated to include a checklist of required checks. Admin staff has received retraining on state requirements for checks.
Standard 8VAC20-780-160-A
Documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) screening must be submitted at the time of employment, before coming into contact with children, and shall have been completed within the last 30 days of the date of employment. S1 TB was dated more than 30 days prior to date of employment.
Plan of Correction: Hiring procedures have been revised to include verification of TB screening with the last 30 days prior to date of employment.
Standard 8VAC20-780-240-B
Staff shall complete orientation and training prior to the staff member working alone with children and no later than seven days of the date of assuming job responsibilities. S1 completed the orientation 8 days late.
Plan of Correction: Systems have been updated to ensure all staff complete training prior to seven days after start.
Standard 8VAC20-780-270-A
The center shall ensure that areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, are maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition. There were rest mats used by children in multiple rooms that the protective plastic covering was cracked.
Plan of Correction: All mats have been checked and new mats have be ordered to replace used mats.
View original record on Virginia Department of Social Services