The Goddard School - Ashland
9431 Atlee Commerce Boulevard
Ashland, VA 23005
(804) 550-0092
Current Inspector: Susan Ellington-Sconiers (804) 588-2368
Inspection Date: March 7, 2023 and March 9, 2023
Complaint Related: No
- Areas Reviewed:
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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
- Technical Assistance:
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Assure that personnel records clearly document the staff position (i.e. program leader or aide).
Discussed the annual enrollment form and how the center is assuring up-to-date contact information.
Discussed the ?Mystery Snack? documented on the 1st day and the last day of the month and assuring the menu lists the food being consumed.
Monitoring of bus seatbelts for twists that prevent the belts from tightening properly.
- Comments:
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A renewal inspection was conducted on 03/07/2023 from approximately 9:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and 03/09/2023 from approximately 9:03 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. There were 163 children present ranging from 5 months old to 5 years old and 27 staff supervising. The inspector reviewed compliance in the areas of administration, qualifications and training, physical plant, staffing and supervision, programming, medication, special care and emergencies, and nutrition. Ten child (10) records and fourteen (14) staff records were reviewed.
The information gathered during the inspection determined a violation with applicable standards or law. A violation notice was issued. Please complete the ?plan of correction? and ?date to be corrected? for each violation cited on the violation notice and return it to me within 5 business days from today, 03/21/2023. Please specify how the deficient practice will be or has been corrected. Your plan of correction should contain: 1) steps to correct the noncompliance with the standard(s), 2) measures to prevent the noncompliance from occurring again; and 3) person(s) responsible for implementing each step and/or monitoring any preventive measure(s). If you have any questions related to this inspection, please contact Inspector Susan Ellington-Sconiers, at 804-588-2368 or susan.ellington-sconiers@doe.virginia.gov.
- Violations:
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Standard #: 8VAC20-780-160-C Description: Based on staff record review, the provider failed to ensure that 1 of 14 staff records contained information required by 8VAC20-780-160.C.
Evidence:
The record for S14 employed 09/21/2020 did not document a tuberculosis (TB) screening at least every two years from the initial screening. The screenings were conducted 03/19/2020 and 08/12/2022.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-60-A Description: Based on child record review, the provider failed to ensure that six of ten records
contained the required information for each child enrolled.
Evidence:
The records for: C2, enrolled 01/01/2020; C4, enrolled 06/21/2021; C5, enrolled 11/08/2021; C6, enrolled 09/27/2021; C9, enrolled 01/04/2021; and C10, enrolled 06/01/2021 did not contain documentation of parents being provided at least semiannually in writing information on their child?s development, behavior, adjustment, and needs as required by 8VAC20-780-420.3.
The record for C10 did not document the health information required by 8VAC-780-130-E. The documentation for immunizations was not within the required 6 months for a child under the age of two. The documentation was due 04/2022 and it was received 08/24/2022.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Standard #: 8VAC20-780-210-A-4-a Description: Based on record review and interview with program director, the provider failed to ensure that the program leader training that is received within one month of beginning work as a program leader included training specific to child development.
Evidence:
The records for S4, employed 11/16/2022 and S11, employed 05/18/2022 did not document training related to child development.Plan of Correction: Not available online. Contact Inspector for more information.
Disclaimer:
A compliance history is in no way a rating for a facility.
The online compliance history includes only information after July 1, 2003. In addition, the online compliance history includes information regarding adverse actions that may be the subject of a pending appeal. An adverse action is not final until a provider has exhausted or waived all due process rights. For compliance history prior to July 1, 2003, or information regarding the status of pending adverse actions, please contact the Licensing Inspector listed in the facility's information. The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) is not responsible for any errors in or omissions from the compliance history information.
