VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES

The Goddard School
10405 Dumfries Road
Manassas, VA 20110
(703) 420-7333

Current Inspector: Cathy Aylor (540) 222-6352

Inspection Date: April 4, 2023

Complaint Related: Yes

Areas Reviewed:

8VAC20-780 Administration. 8VAC20-780 Staff Qualifications and Training. 8VAC20-780 Staffing and Supervision. 8VAC20-780 Programs. 8VAC20-780 Special Services. 8VAC20-770 Background Checks (8VAC20-770) 22.1 Background Checks Code

Technical Assistance:

Provided consultation on standard: 1) 160: Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis (TB) test/screening prior to employment, and completed within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

Comments:

An unannounced complaint inspection was initiated on 4/4/23 to investigate an allegation received by the department related to Ratios and Parental Involvement. Based on evidence gathered through interviews and documentation review, the portion of the complaint regarding ratios was determined to be valid. The portion of the complaint regarding Parental involvement was determined to be not valid. There were violations issued as a result of this inspection. An exit interview was conducted on 5/12/2023. Please complete the columns for "Plan of Correction" and "Date to be Corrected" for each violation cited on the violation notice, and then return a signed and dated copy to the licensing office by 4:00pm on Friday, 5/19/2023. If you have further questions about this inspection please contact Donna Liberman at 540-359-5244 or Donna.Liberman@doe.virginia.gov.

Violations:

Standard #:	22.1-289.035-B-2
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on review of three staff records, the facility did not have documentation that an Office of Background Investigations (OBI) fingerprinting-based criminal history record check was completed prior to employment. Evidence: the record for staff #3 (date of hire: 1/23/23) had a fingerprint-based criminal history check dated: 1/25/23.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-60-B
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on review of three staff records, the facility did not have a Sworn Statement for all staff completed prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: the record for staff #1 (date of hire: 8/8/22) had a sworn statement dated: 10/17/22.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-770-60-C-2
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on review of three staff records, the facility did not have an original central registry report within 30 days of employment for all staff. Evidence: the record for staff #2 and staff #3 did not contain documentation of a central registry search report.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-70
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on review of three staff records, and an interview, it was determined that not all records contained all required information. Evidence: The records for staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 did not contain complete documentation of two reference checks as required. Verbal references taken over the phone did not have dates or signatures of the person making the call.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-240-I
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on review of three staff records, the facility did not have documentation that staff received orientation training as required. Evidence: the record for staff #1, staff #2, and staff #3 did not contain documentation of orientation training that included the name of the staff, training topics, training delivery method, entity or individual providing the training or the date of the training.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-350-B-2
Complaint related:	Yes
Description:	Based on observation, staff interview and a review of documentation, the facility failed to maintain the ratio of one staff for every five children, ages 16 months to 24 months. Evidence: On January 23, 2023 child #1, child #2 and child #3, all under the age of two, were transitioned to the "Penguin" (toddler) classroom. On March 19, 2023, child #4 and child #5, both under the age of two, transitioned into the Penguin classroom. On approximately 28 different days, between January 23, 2023 and April 6, 2023, there have been approximately 11-17 children present in the Penguin classroom with two staff supervising. The youngest child in attendance on those days was 23 months of age.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #:	8VAC20-780-560-F
Complaint related:	No
Description:	Based on observation, staff interview, and a review of the menu, it was determined that the facility did not follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the USDA when serving snacks. Evidence: Children were observed eating green pea snack crisps for snack, served with water to drink. USDA requires that food from two different food groups be served for snacks. The April menu reflected that many of the afternoon snacks listed have just one food component.
Plan of Correction:	Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.