The Goddard School (Chesapeake)
A child day center in Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
300 Cedar Lane, Chesapeake, Virginia 23322. (757) 547-2700.
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The short answer
- 1 deficiency in the last three years
- Jul 222026 the latest visit on record
- 138 children, its licensed capacity
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean4
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 inspections on record, the latest on Jul 22, 2026.
1 violation cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
1 deficiency in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2025. The last 3 years, to Nov 2, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2023 | Dec | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in its source’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the level its source gave it.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Jan 10, 2025: inspection1 deficiency
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All staff records shall contain documentation to demonstrate that the individual possesses the education required by the job position.
“Staff 1 and staff 2 have a documented job position of program leader. The records for staff 1 and staff 2 do not contain documentation that they possess the education required for the job position of program leader.”
Sep 11, 2023: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on a review of the emergency drill log and interview, the center did not ensure that a record of the dates of the practice drills are maintained for one year.
“Evidence: 1. There was no monthly practice evacuation drill documented for August 2023. 2. The center director confirmed that the practice evacuation drill for the month of August 2023 was not documented on the emergency drill log.”
Mar 17, 2022: inspection1 deficiency
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Based on record review and interview, it was determined that the center did not ensure that a copy of the results of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry is obtained from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years.
“Evidence: 1. Staff 1 has a hire date of 6/22/20. Staff 1 indicated on her sworn statement or affirmation that she has resided in the states of Maryland and Maine within the past five years. The results of a criminal history record information check and a search of the child abuse and neglect registry were not available for staff 1 from the state of Maine. 2. The center director confirmed that all of the required out-of-state background checks were not completed for staff 1.”
All 8 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Feb 17, 2026 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| May 23, 2025 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Jan 10, 2025 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Sep 11, 2023 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Inspection | No violations cited |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Inspection | 1 violation cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Sep 13, 2027.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years.
- Capacity: 138 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Has Virginia acted against it?
- 0 complaint inspections on record.
- No complaint allegations published with findings.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations and Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Who does the caring?
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Virginia’s search doesn’t show a quality rating.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 121 child care providers in the City of Chesapeake, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 13; this one had 1.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| KINDERCARE EDUCATION - GREAT BRIDGE | 17 |
| La Petite Academy #7135 | 15 |
| Just Beginning Day Care | 29 |
| Messiah United Methodist Church | Not given |
| Centerville Baptist Church | Not given |
| Great Bridge Presbyterian Church | Not given |
| THE YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS-BUTTS ROAD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL | 48 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care-Cedar Road Elementary | 59 |
| The YMCA of South Hampton Roads--Great Bridge Intermediate | 36 |
| YMCA School Age Child Care at Southeastern Elementary | 44 |
| Great Bridge Freewill Baptist Church | 5 |
| The Goddard School (Chesapeake) This child care provider | 1 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Virginia doesn’t grade how serious a violation is, so no severity is shown.
- Virginia publishes a complaint’s allegations and findings only when its inspection found a violation and the records are linked.
- Virginia doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
- A plan of correction sent late, or not at all, isn’t online: Virginia says to ask the inspector.
- Virginia’s pages show about the last five years of inspections; for older ones, Virginia says to contact the licensing inspector.
- Virginia says this information may not be accurate, up to date or complete, and shouldn’t be the only source in choosing care.
Sources
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each complaint’s page, with its allegations and findings.
Checked Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly. No open licence; Virginia allows non-commercial use, so Care Ledger shows it free.
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This copy of the record was made on Nov 2, 2026.
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