The Goddard School of Alexandria

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. Immunizations for Child #1 were obtained approximately one month after attending the center.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child #1's physical was not obtained for 6 months after first day of attending.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage disposal system. The center did not have documentation of or knowledge that an Environmental Health and Safety Inspection is to be done annually in addition to the food service inspection.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“REPEAT VIOLATION Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. Child #1's record did not have address for 2 emergency contacts; Child #3's record did not have address for 1 emergency contact.”

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. Immunizations for Child #1 were obtained approximately one month after attending the center.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child #1's physical was not obtained for 6 months after first day of attending.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage disposal system. The center did not have documentation of or knowledge that an Environmental Health and Safety Inspection is to be done annually in addition to the food service inspection.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“REPEAT VIOLATION Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. Child #1's record did not have address for 2 emergency contacts; Child #3's record did not have address for 1 emergency contact.”

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. Immunizations for Child #1 were obtained approximately one month after attending the center.”

8VAC20-780-140-A

“Each child shall have a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician within 30 days after the first day of attendance. Child #1's physical was not obtained for 6 months after first day of attending.”

8VAC20-780-260-B

“After the first license, annual approval from the health department shall be provided, or approvals of a plan of correction, for meeting requirements for water supply and sewage disposal system. The center did not have documentation of or knowledge that an Environmental Health and Safety Inspection is to be done annually in addition to the food service inspection.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“REPEAT VIOLATION Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled which shall contain name, address, and phone number of two designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached. Child #1's record did not have address for 2 emergency contacts; Child #3's record did not have address for 1 emergency contact.”

8VAC20-780-260-A

“Based on observation and interview, the center was not able to provide licensing representative an annual fire inspection report. Evidence: Fire inspection was not able to be presented to licensing agent.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, children's records did not contain all required information. Evidence: Child #3 and Child #8's records did not have address for 1:2 designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”

8VAC20-780-260-A

“Based on observation and interview, the center was not able to provide licensing representative an annual fire inspection report. Evidence: Fire inspection was not able to be presented to licensing agent.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, children's records did not contain all required information. Evidence: Child #3 and Child #8's records did not have address for 1:2 designated people to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on review of staff records, the child day center did not obtain out of state background checks for staff who have lived outside the date of Virginia within the past five years. Evidence: Staff #1, first day of employment 9/18/2023, has lived in Georgia and North Carolina within the past five years. The child day center did not follow up on the out of state central registry checks for Georgia and North Carolina after 45 days.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on review of children's records, the center did not maintain a complete record for each child enrolled int he center. Evidence The center did not have documentation of parental review of the records for child #1 and #2.”

8VAC20-780-440-B

“Based on observation, cots were not identified for individual use. Evidence Cots located in the Toddler classroom were not all identified for individual use.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“Based on observation, when food was brought from home, the date was not clearly identifiable. Evidence Lunch boxes brought from home were not all labeled with the current date.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence A bleach and water bottle and an ant farm, (keep out of reach of children) were accessible to children in an open closet in the Get Set classroom.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“REPEAT VIOLATION Based on review of staff records, the child day center did not obtain out of state background checks for staff who have lived outside the date of Virginia within the past five years. Evidence: Staff #1, first day of employment 9/18/2023, has lived in Georgia and North Carolina within the past five years. The child day center did not follow up on the out of state central registry checks for Georgia and North Carolina after 45 days.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on review of children's records, the center did not maintain a complete record for each child enrolled int he center. Evidence The center did not have documentation of parental review of the records for child #1 and #2.”

8VAC20-780-440-B

“Based on observation, cots were not identified for individual use. Evidence Cots located in the Toddler classroom were not all identified for individual use.”

8VAC20-780-560-G

“Based on observation, when food was brought from home, the date was not clearly identifiable. Evidence Lunch boxes brought from home were not all labeled with the current date.”

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Based on observation, hazardous substances such as cleaning materials were not kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Evidence A bleach and water bottle and an ant farm, (keep out of reach of children) were accessible to children in an open closet in the Get Set classroom.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain an out-of-state criminal background check for an employee who has resided outside the state of Virginia withing the preceding 5 years, prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #4's (DOH: 5/15/2023) record did not include a out-of-state criminal record check.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Based on record review, the center did not have documentation to verify that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Evidence: 1.Staff #1 and Staff #5's records did not contain documentation that two or more references were checked before employment. 2. Staff #4's record was missing one of two required references.”

8VAC20-780-40-M

“Based on observation and interview, the center did not maintain a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions. Evidence: The allergy list did not include a child currently attending the program that has a dietary restriction. The child's record confirmed that they have an intolerance to dairy products and soy products.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain an out-of-state criminal background check for an employee who has resided outside the state of Virginia withing the preceding 5 years, prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #4's (DOH: 5/15/2023) record did not include a out-of-state criminal record check.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Based on record review, the center did not have documentation to verify that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. Evidence: 1.Staff #1 and Staff #5's records did not contain documentation that two or more references were checked before employment. 2. Staff #4's record was missing one of two required references.”

8VAC20-780-40-M

“Based on observation and interview, the center did not maintain a current written list of all children's allergies, sensitivities and dietary restrictions. Evidence: The allergy list did not include a child currently attending the program that has a dietary restriction. The child's record confirmed that they have an intolerance to dairy products and soy products.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on review of staff record, the center did not obtain a copy of the results of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. Evidence Staff #1, first day of employment October 2022, does not have documentation of a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from the state in which she has lived in in the preceding five years.”

8VAC20-780-340-F

“Based on interview and review of documentation, a child was not within actual sight and sound supervision of staff. Evidence: 1. On 3/30/2023, at approximately 10:30am, Staff #1 and Staff #2 were on the playground with the Toddler 2 classroom. 2. Upon returning to the main building as the children and staff were entering through the main building doors, Staff #1 and Staff #2 realized that they were missing a child. 3. Staff #1 immediately ran back to the playground and found Child #1 sitting by the storage shed. 4. Based on the distance from the playground to the main building, the child was not within actual sight and sound supervision for 1 to 2 minutes.”

8VAC20-780-40-E

“Based on a review of policies and procedures, interviews and a review of documentation, the center did not ensure that the center's activities and services were in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures related to supervision that are required by the standards. Evidence: 1. Staff #1 and Staff #2 transitioned a group of children from the playground to the main building on 3/30/2023. During the transition, a two-year old Child #1 was left behind on the playground. 2. Threshold counts and name-to-face checks were not completed when they were exiting the playground. 3) The center's Child Supervision Policy requires that children must be under adult supervision by sight and sound at all times. The center's policies require that "Name-to-fac checks or threshold counts must be conducted and documented every time the children move from one location to another, such as when the children move from the classroom to the gym, from the classroom to the playground and from the playground to the classroom".”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Evidence: 1. Child #2's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 9/23/2021. 2. Child #3's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 3/12/2021. 3. Child #4's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 10/28/2021.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the child day center did not obtain an out-of-state criminal history search for a staff member that has resided outside the state of Virginia in the preceding 5 years, required before their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #1's (DOH: 4/28/2022) records indicate that they have resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records did not include documentation that out-of-state criminal history results were obtained before their first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-510-P

“Based on a review of the medication being stored at the center, it was determined that the licensee did not ensure that when an authorization expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Evidence: 1. The medication authorization for child #6 expired on 4/25/2022, but the medication was still at the center. 2. The medication for child #6 had been present in the center for more than 14 days since the expiration of the written authorization.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Based on record review, required records were not kept for each staff person. Evidence: 1. Staff #3's record is missing documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. 2. Staff #2's record is missing one of two required references as to character and reputation as well as competency.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, children's records did not all contain required information. Evidence: Child #5's record is missing the house number and street name for one of two emergency contacts.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Based on record review, fingerprint results for a staff member were not obtained prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #5's record contains Fingerprint results that were dated 3/3/2022, the staff member's first day of employment was documented as 2/15/2022.”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Evidence: 1. Child #2's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 9/23/2021. 2. Child #3's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 3/12/2021. 3. Child #4's record contains immunization documentation that was last updated on 10/28/2021.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on record review, the child day center did not obtain an out-of-state criminal history search for a staff member that has resided outside the state of Virginia in the preceding 5 years, required before their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #1's (DOH: 4/28/2022) records indicate that they have resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records did not include documentation that out-of-state criminal history results were obtained before their first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-510-P

“Based on a review of the medication being stored at the center, it was determined that the licensee did not ensure that when an authorization expires, the parent shall be notified that the medication needs to be picked up within 14 days or the parent must renew the authorization. Evidence: 1. The medication authorization for child #6 expired on 4/25/2022, but the medication was still at the center. 2. The medication for child #6 had been present in the center for more than 14 days since the expiration of the written authorization.”

8VAC20-780-70

“Based on record review, required records were not kept for each staff person. Evidence: 1. Staff #3's record is missing documentation that two or more references as to character and reputation as well as competency were checked before employment. 2. Staff #2's record is missing one of two required references as to character and reputation as well as competency.”

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Based on record review, children's records did not all contain required information. Evidence: Child #5's record is missing the house number and street name for one of two emergency contacts.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Based on record review, fingerprint results for a staff member were not obtained prior to their first day of employment. Evidence: Staff #5's record contains Fingerprint results that were dated 3/3/2022, the staff member's first day of employment was documented as 2/15/2022.”

22.1-289.058

“Based on observation and interview, the center was not equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector during the inspection. Evidence: The center was not equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain Fingerprint search results prior to employment for two staff members. Evidence: Staff #3's record contains Fingerprint search results that were obtained on 3/3/2022, the staff member was hired on 2/15/2022. Staff #4's record contains Fingerprint results that were obtained on 3/31/2022, the staff member was hired on 3/7/2022.”

8VAC20-780-160-A-2

“Based on record review, tuberculosis screening documentation reviewed was not completed within 30 calendar days of the date of employments for one staff member. Evidence: Staff #4's record contains TB screening documentation that was completed on 10/30/2021.”

8VAC20-780-160-A-1

“Based on record review, documentation of tuberculosis (TB) screening was not submitted at the time of employment. Evidence: 1. The records for Staff #1 and Staff #2 (DOH:5/9/2022) contain TB screening documentation that was completed on 5/16/2022. 2. Staff #3's record (DOH: 2/15/2022) contains TB screening documentation that was completed on 3/25/2022.”

22.1-289.058

“Based on observation and interview, the center was not equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector during the inspection. Evidence: The center was not equipped with at least one carbon monoxide detector.”

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain Fingerprint search results prior to employment for two staff members. Evidence: Staff #3's record contains Fingerprint search results that were obtained on 3/3/2022, the staff member was hired on 2/15/2022. Staff #4's record contains Fingerprint results that were obtained on 3/31/2022, the staff member was hired on 3/7/2022.”

8VAC20-780-160-A-2

“Based on record review, tuberculosis screening documentation reviewed was not completed within 30 calendar days of the date of employments for one staff member. Evidence: Staff #4's record contains TB screening documentation that was completed on 10/30/2021.”

8VAC20-780-160-A-1

“Based on record review, documentation of tuberculosis (TB) screening was not submitted at the time of employment. Evidence: 1. The records for Staff #1 and Staff #2 (DOH:5/9/2022) contain TB screening documentation that was completed on 5/16/2022. 2. Staff #3's record (DOH: 2/15/2022) contains TB screening documentation that was completed on 3/25/2022.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on staff record review, out-of-state background check results were not obtained for staff members that have resided outside the state of Virginia within the last 5 years. Evidence: Staff #1 (DOH: 08/16/2021) has resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records contained documentation of out-of-state child abuse and neglect results and sex offender search results that were completed in 2018 by a prior employer. Staff #2 (DOH: 08/18/2021) has resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records did not have documentation that an out-of-state sex offender search was completed prior to the staff person's first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-260-A

“Based on review of records and interview, the facility's annual fire inspection report has expired. Evidence: The date of the most recent fire inspection conducted by the fire official was 12/02/2020.”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Evidence: Child #1's record contains an immunization record that was last updated on 3/17/2021.”

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Based on staff record review, out-of-state background check results were not obtained for staff members that have resided outside the state of Virginia within the last 5 years. Evidence: Staff #1 (DOH: 08/16/2021) has resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records contained documentation of out-of-state child abuse and neglect results and sex offender search results that were completed in 2018 by a prior employer. Staff #2 (DOH: 08/18/2021) has resided outside the state of Virginia within the past 5 years, their records did not have documentation that an out-of-state sex offender search was completed prior to the staff person's first day of employment.”

8VAC20-780-260-A

“Based on review of records and interview, the facility's annual fire inspection report has expired. Evidence: The date of the most recent fire inspection conducted by the fire official was 12/02/2020.”

8VAC20-780-130-E

“Based on record review, the center did not obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. Evidence: Child #1's record contains an immunization record that was last updated on 3/17/2021.”