The Goddard School - Woodlake

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.

Staff #6 had a TB test that was that was completed and submitted to the center one day after the start of employment.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · REPEAT VIOLATION

The center shall ensure their activities and services are maintained in compliance with their own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. The center's supervision policy requires that children must be supervised by sight and sound at all times. At no time is a teacher to leave a child unsupervised. Name to face counts must be verified each time children cross a threshold. On 10/07/2025, Staff #1 gathered seven children to transition indoors from the playground. Two children were permitted to retrieve their water bottles. The door closed before Child #1 was able to enter the classroom. Child #1 stood outside of the classroom door for approximately 50 seconds before Staff #1 opened the door to retrieve the child.

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8VAC20-780-70 · A record shall be kept for each staff member that contains the required information.

The record of staff #11, employed as a program leader over three months ago, was missing documentation to demonstrate that the individual possessed the education required by the job position.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · The center shall ensure their activities and services are maintained in compliance with their own policies and procedures that are required by these standards.

The center's supervision policy requires that children must be supervised by sight and sound at all times. At no time is a teacher to leave a child unsupervised. Child #1 was unsupervised in the hallway on 5/8/2025 for approximately 1-2 minutes.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · REPEAT VIOLATION

The operational responsibilities of the licensee shall include ensuring that the center's activities and services are maintained in compliance with these standards and the center's own policies and procedures that are required by these standards. Child #12 and child #15 each had one medication on site that has been expired for 24 days. The center's policy to prevent use of outdated medication states that they will check expiration dates on all medication. Administration stated that the medication expiration review had not been conducted.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · REPEAT VIOLATION

Physical examinations completed by a physician shall be obtained prior to the first day of attendance or within 30 days after the first day of attendance. There was no documentation of a physical examination in the record of child #2 , who had been enrolled for one month and 11 days.

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8VAC20-780-140-A · Based on a review of 10 child records and interview, the center did not ensure that one child had a physical examination by or under the direction of a physician: 1. Before the child's attendance; or 2. Within 30 days after the first day of attendance.

Evidence: 1. The record of child #1 (date of enrollment: 4/8/2024) did not contain a physical record. 2. Administration acknowledged that they had not obtained the physical record.

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8VAC20-780-40-E · Based on review of documentation and interview, the center did not ensure that the center?s activities and services were maintained in compliance with the center's own policies and procedures that are required by the standards.

Evidence: 1. On 12/21/2023, staff #1 placed tape over child #1?s legs to get him to stay on his nap mat. Child #1 laid on his cot with tape placed over his legs for approximately two minutes before staff #3 arrived and instructed her to remove it. Staff reported that staff #1 appeared frustrated with child #1 when she applied the tape and stated she was ?fed up? with his behavior. 2. The center?s handbook contains a discipline policy that states, ?physical restraint will not be used except as necessary to ensure a child?s safety or that of others, and then only for as long as is necessary for control of the situation? At no time will a child be subjected to physical corporal punishment, humiliated, frightened, or verbally abused by the staff.? 3. Administration acknowledged that staff #1 did not follow the center?s discipline policy when she attempted to restrain the child with tape.

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8VAC20-790-600-D-1 · Based on a review of 10 staff records and interview, the vendor did not ensure that two staff had current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) appropriate to the ages of children in care within 90 days of employment as required.

Evidence: 1. The record of staff #1 (date of employment: 8/21/2023) did not contain documentation of a current CPR certification. The record of staff #3 (date of employment: 8/17/2023) did not contain documentation of a current CPR certification. 2. The vendor acknowledged that the staff were not CPR certified.

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8VAC20-780-570-A · Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure that when a child is placed in an infant seat or high chair, the protective belt is fastened securely.

Evidence: 1. Three children were observed in infant seats that did not have the protective belts fastened. 2. Administration acknowledged that the protective belts were not fastened.

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