The Goddard School

8VAC20-780-500-B · When a child?s clothing or diaper becomes wet or soiled, the child is required to be cleaned and changed immediately.

On 9/10/25, Child A, 3-years-old, arrived at the center from a public-school bus at approximately 1:00pm. Staff #1 reported checking Child A?s diaper at that time and that the diaper was wet, but not enough to warrant changing it. Staff #1 reported checking Child A?s diaper again at approximately 4:00pm and said it was wet, but did not contain feces, so again did not change the child. When Child A?s parent arrived at the center to pick up the child shortly after 4:30pm, they reportedly noted Child A was walking unusually and later discovered that the child had a diaper rash.

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22.1-289.035-B-2 · Based on review of staff records, the center did not obtain the results of a national, fingerprint-based criminal history record check prior to employment for one staff. Evidence: The fingerprint results on record for Staff #1, with an employment date of 10/30/23, were dated 12/6/23.

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22.1-289.035-B-4 · Based on review of four staff records, the center did not obtain the results of a criminal history record check from each state that a staff member resided in within the past five years, prior to employment. Evidence: The record for Staff #2, with an employment date of 4/1/24, contained documentation that the staff member had resided in Kentucky within the past five years. There was no criminal history record check from Kentucky on record for Staff #2.

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63.2-1509-A · Based on interview and review of documentation, center staff who had reason to suspect that a child was abused, did not report the matter immediately to the local department. Evidence: On 2/22/24, at approximately 12:20pm, Child A, a three-year-old, had a potty accident. A staff member reported observing Staff #1 grab the face of Child A and use one hand to squeeze the child?s cheeks to force the child to look at them, and then yell in Child A?s face, with their noses touching. The staff member reported that it seemed like an extreme reaction and as if Staff #1 ?fully lost [their] temper.? The staff member did not report the incident to management until approximately 4:05pm on 2/23/24. The center did not report the incident to the local department until approximately 3:30pm on 2/26/24.

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8VAC20-780-130-A · Based on review of six child records, the center did not obtain documentation that each child had received the immunizations required by the State Board of Health before the child attended the center. Evidence: The record for Child D, with a first day of attendance of 10/2/23, did not contain documentation of immunizations.

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8VAC20-780-500-B · Based on interviews it was determined that not all procedures for diapering were followed to include that children shall be cleaned and changed immediately when their diapers or clothes become wet or soiled. Evidence: 1.) On 05/09/2023 Staff A was assisting Child A (Age 2 years) with toilet training while diapering. Staff A instructed child A to throw their diaper in the trash. The diaper was not disposed of and the wet diaper was still attached around the child's leg and a new diaper was placed on child A. Upon picking up child A from school it was discovered that child A had on two wet diapers. 2.) On 06/09/2023 around 4:00 pm child A was picked up from school with a soiled diaper. Upon review of child A's daily activity report it was discovered that the last diaper change recorded for child A was at 12:45 pm. It was reported by staff B that child A had a diaper change around 3:00 pm, however the diaper change was not documented.

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8VAC20-780-260-B · Based on review of documentation it was determined that the facility did not obtain documentation that a health inspection was conducted annually. Evidence: The most recent health inspection on file is dated 01/11/2022.

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8VAC20-780-400-B · Based on interviews and documentation review it was determined that behavioral guidance was not always appropriate and constructive in nature. Evidence: It was reported that on 4/26/2022 Staff A placed child A (Age 4) in a bathroom with the lights off because they did not finish their lunch. It was reported that the child was screaming and crying while in the bathroom and proceeded to urinate on themselves.

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8VAC20-780-340-A · Based on interviews and review of documentation it was determined that the center failed to ensure the care and protection of children at all times. Evidence: On 03/25/2022 child A (DOB 06/05/2018) did not remain under the care and protection of staff from approximately 10:39 a.m. - 10:49 a.m. Staff A and B were unaware that Child A was not in their care until the child was found by staff C who could hear the child crying and knocking on the classroom door.

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8VAC20-770-60-C-2 · Based on review of three staff records it was determined that not all records contained documentation of a central registry check within the first 30 days of employment. Evidence: Staff A (start date: 11/22/21) did not have documentation of a central registry check on file.

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