The Goddard School at Walton Park

Areas and equipment of the center, inside and outside, shall be maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

“During the inspection, the Twos classroom was observed to have flooring that had warped due to apparent water damage. Sections of the flooring in the Twos and Toddler 2 classrooms were being held in place with contact paper, and standing water was visibly present beneath the contact paper. Additionally, a classroom rug in the Twos classroom was observed to be damp and displayed visible water stains.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A. From a complaint.

22.1-289.035-B-3

“Repeat Violation The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. S3, who had been employed for 10 days, did not have a central registry search requested.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S8, employed for 39 days, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check from 2 states, no documentation of requesting a criminal history check from one state, and a sexual offender check from another state.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

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. C6 was enrolled for one day before the immunization record was received.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-130-A.

8VAC20-780-150-B

“Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The immunization records for C5 dated 01/15/2026 and 03/23/2026 were not signed.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Repeat Violation 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. The TB screening for S10 was more than 30 days prior to date of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

8VAC20-780-160-C

“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. S5 updated screening was completed more than 4 months late.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Repeat Violation Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. 1. S2 obtained 11 of the 16 required hours between 06/2024 and 06/2025. 2. S5 obtained 14 of the 16 required hours between 05/2024 and 05/2025.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-245-A.

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Providers must obtain a completed national criminal background check prior to the employee’s first day of employment. S6, who had been employed for 16 days, did not have a completed national criminal background check.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

22.1-289.035-B-3

“The center must request a search of the central registry prior to the employee’s first day of employment. S1, who had been employed for 15 days, did not have a central registry search requested.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-3.

22.1-289.035-B-4

“The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. S7, employed for more than 15 months, did not have documentation of requesting a central registry check or criminal history check from one state.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

8VAC20-780-150-B

“Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The immunization record dated 08/13/2025 for C4 was not signed. The immunization record for C6 was not dated.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with the children. The screening for S3 was completed 3 days after hire and the screening for S6 was completed 4 days after hire.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. S7 completed the course 53 days late. The record for S4 did not contain documentation of course completion due 12/2/2025. The record for S9 did not contain documentation of VDOE online orientation course since employment in 01/2023.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-A.

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Repeat Violation Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. S7 obtained 3 of the 16 required hours between 08/2024 ? 08/2025.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-245-A.

8VAC20-780-260-B

“The center shall provide for review the annual approval from the health department. The last inspection available for review was dated 08/28/2024.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-260-B.

8VAC20-780-440-E

“There shall be at least 12 inches of space between occupied cots, beds, or rest mats. Licensing inspector observed the 2-year-old room during nap time and multiple occupied cots were not 12 inches apart.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-440-E.

8VAC20-780-560-J

“Tables shall be sanitized before and after each use for feeding. Licensing inspector observed staff clean tables in Pre-school 2 room, but not sanitizing before the children ate their lunch.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-560-J.

8VAC20-780-60-A

“Each center shall maintain and keep at the center a separate record for each child enrolled that contains all of the required information. The record for C4, enrolled for over 3 months, and C 8, enrolled for 1 month was missing the name, address, and phone number for second designated person to call in an emergency if a parent cannot be reached.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-60-A.

8VAC20-780-70

“Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. S6, who has been actively working at the center for more than 2 months, did not have any completed reference verifications on file.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

8VAC20-780-70

“Each center shall keep staff records that contain all the required information. The record for S5 did not demonstrate the education, certification, and experience required by the job position.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

8VAC20-780-410-5

“The following action is forbidden: forcing rest. Staff interviews and center documentation supported the complaint that S1 held a child on a rest mat during naptime by putting her leg over the child.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-410-5. From a complaint.

8VAC20-780-160-C

“A tuberculosis (TB) screening is required every two years from the last screening. The screening for S7 was completed outside the required two-year period (10/2020 and 06/2024).”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

8VAC20-780-245-A

Rule 8VAC20-780-245-A.

8VAC20-780-270-C

“Inside areas occupied by children shall be maintained no lower than 68 degrees F. The thermostat in the Bubbles and Jelly Fish classrooms registered the temperature in the classroom occupied by children at 66 degrees.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-C.

8VAC20-780-570-A

“Repeat Violation When a feeding table is being used for children under 12 months, the protective belt shall be fastened securely. One infant was observed at a feeding table in the Beach Babies Room without a protective belt being securely fastened.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-570-A.

8VAC20-780-90-A

“Repeat Violation The written agreement between the parent and the center shall include the statement that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate family has developed any reportable communicable disease. The signed agreements for C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, and C9 were missing this element.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-90-A.

22.1-289.035-B-4

“Repeat Violation The center is required to obtain background checks from any state in which the individual has resided in the preceding five years. The center did not request a search of the child abuse and neglect registry from one state for S5, who has been employed for more than 5 months and working with children.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

22.1-289.035-A

“The center is required to have employees undergo a background check every five years. The most recent national criminal background record check for S7 was overdue by a year and six months.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-A.

22.1-289.035-B-4

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

8VAC20-780-130-E

“The center shall obtain documentation of additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years. C6 and C8 under the age of 2 years did not have documentation of additional immunizations. C6 has been enrolled for 10 months and C8 for over six months.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-130-E.

8VAC20-780-150-B

“Immunization records are required to be signed and dated by a physician, his designee, or an official of the local health department. The immunization records for C3, C6, and C8 were not signed.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-150-B.

8VAC20-780-240-A

“Staff are to complete the VDOE sponsored online orientation course within 90 days of hire. S2 employed for over 3 months had no documentation of completion of the required training.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-A.

8VAC20-780-245-A

“Staff shall complete a minimum of 16 hours of training annually, appropriate to the age of children in care. S2 obtained 8 of the 16 required hours between 06/05/2023 - 06/05/2024. S3 obtained 7 of the 16 required hours between 06/06/2023 - 06/06/2024.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-245-A.

8VAC20-780-280-B

“Hazardous substances such as cleaning materials shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. Laundry detergent and hand sanitizer with the warning ?Keep out of Reach of Children? was observed in the center’s laundry/kitchen. This area does not have a locking door to prevent access by children.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-280-B.

8VAC20-780-550-G

“Emergency evacuation, shelter-in-place, and lockdown drills documentation shall contain all the required information. The emergency drill documentation dated January ? October 2024 did not document: the number of staff participating; problems encountered, if any; the weather conditions for emergency evacuation drills; and the identity of the person conduction the drills.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-G.

8VAC20-780-560-G

“When food is brought from home the food containers must be clearly dated. Multiple lunch containers were not dated in the Sandcastle, Learning Light House, Super Surfers, Wacky Waves, Silly Sand Crab, Tiny Bubbles, and Sale Boats classrooms.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-560-G.

8VAC20-780-570-A

“When a feeding table is being used for children under 12 months, the protective belt shall be fastened securely. Three children were observed at a feeding table in the Beach Babies Room without protective belts being securely fastened.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-570-A.

8VAC20-780-580-B

“A vehicle used for transporting children shall meet the safety standards set by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bus (plate VAT-4934) used by the provider to transport school age children failed have current registration stickers. The plates registration stickers expired in September 2023.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-580-B.

8VAC20-780-70

“Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. S6, who has been actively working at the center for two months, had one reference verification on file.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

8VAC20-780-90-A

“The center shall obtain a written agreement between the parent and center that the parent will inform the center within 24 hours or the next business day after his child or any member of the immediate household has developed any reportable communicable disease. The agreements for C1, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, and C10 did not contain this requirement.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-90-A.

8VAC20-770-60-C-2

“For staff hired before July 1, 2024, the center must obtain the results of a central registry search for an employee, within 30 days of service. S4 did not have central registry search results during the inspection and has been employed for over 3 months.”

Rule 8VAC20-770-60-C-2.

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. The TB screening for S5 was dated more than 30 days prior to date of employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

8VAC20-780-70

“Documentation of at least 2 references to character, reputation, and competency are to be checked prior to employment. S4, who has been actively working at the center for three months, had one reference verification on file. S6, who has been actively working at the center for one month, had one reference verification on file. S7, who has been actively working at the center for seventeen days and had no reference verifications on file.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

Based on center’s self-report, documentation review, and interviews the facility failed to ensure that children under 10 years of age always shall be within actual sight and sound supervision of staff.

Rule 8VAC20-780-340-F.

22.1-289.035-B-2

“Repeat violation Based on record review, the provider failed to ensure that all applicants for employment shall submit to fingerprinting and undergo a national criminal background check prior to employment. Evidence: The record for staff S2, employed 03/13/2023 did not have results of a national criminal background check prior to the first day of employment. The file did not contain results of a national criminal background check.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

Based on staff record review, the provider failed to obtain the results of a sex offender registry search and out of state child abuse and neglect search from any state in which the individual has lived in the preceding five years.

“Evidence: Staff records for S8 and S9 documented on the sworn statement having lived out-of-state in the last five years. The records for S8, employed 08/21/2023 and S9, employed 11/21/2023 did not contain a sex offender searches for two states in which the individuals lived in the preceding five years and the results of the out of state child abuse and neglect searches.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-4.

8VAC20-770-60-C-2

“Repeat violation Based on staff record review, the provider failed to have central registry findings within 30 days of employment. Evidence: The record for S9, employed 11/21/2023 did not contain findings of a central registry search within 30 days of employment. The record for S10, employed 11/07/2023 did not contain findings of a central registry search.”

Rule 8VAC20-770-60-C-2.

8VAC20-780-160-A

“Repeat violation Based on staff record review, one of ten staff did not submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening at the time of employment and prior to coming into contact with children: Evidence: The record for S9, employed 11/21/2023, did not contained results of a completed tuberculosis screening.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

8VAC20-780-70

“Repeat violation Based on record review, the provider did not keep the required documentation for a staff member. Evidence: The records S8 and S9, did not document the signature of the staff checking the references as to their character, reputation, and competency before employment.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

Based on review of 1 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to obtain a criminal history record check prior to the 1st day of employment.

“Evidence: 1.The record for Staff #9 (date of employment: 3/13/23) did not document a criminal history record. 2. During an interview, Staff #11acknowledged Staff #9?s record did not document a criminal history record. 3. No additional information was provided at the time of the inspection.”

Rule 22.1-289.035-B-2.

Based on review of 2 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to obtain a sworn statement prior to the 1st day of employment.

“Evidence: 1.The record for Staff #6 (date of employment 8/24/23) and Staff #8 (date of employment 8/21/23) did not document a sworn statement. 2.During an interview, Staff #11 acknowledged that the records did not document a sworn disclosure.”

Rule 8VAC20-770-60-B.

Based on review of 6 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to obtain central registry results by the end of the 30th day of employment.

“Evidence: 1.The record for Staff #1 (date of employment 6/5/23), Staff #2 (date of employment 6/15/23), Staff #4 (date of employment 6/7/23), Staff #7 (date of employment 5/30/23), Staff #9 (date of employment 3/13/23), and Staff #10 (date of employment 1/9/23) did not document central registry results. 2. During an interview, Staff #11 acknowledged the records did not document central registry findings 3. No additional information was provided at the time of the inspection.”

Rule 8VAC20-770-60-C-2.

Repeat Violation Based on review of 1 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to ensure staff completed a tuberculosis screening at the time of employment, prior to coming into contact with children and within the last 30 calendar days of the date of employment.

“Evidence: 1.The record for Staff #10 (date of employment 1/9/23) documented TB results dated 4/22/23, which is after the employment date. 2.The record for Staff #4 (date of employment 6/7/23) documented TB results dated 5/20/22 and Staff #5 (date of employment 8/14/23) documented TB dated 6/13/13 which are not within the last 30 days of the dates of employment. 3. During an interview, Staff #11 acknowledged the TB results were out of compliance with the Standards.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

Based on review of 2 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to ensure The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course was completed within 90 calendar days of employment.

“Evidence: 1.The records for Staff #9 (date of employment 3/13/23) and Staff #10 (date of employment 1/9/23) did not document completion of The Virginia Department of Education-sponsored orientation course. 2. During an interview with Staff #11 it was acknowledged the records did not document the completed orientation course.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-240-A.

Repeat Violation Based on observation and interview, the center did not ensure all areas and equipment were maintained in a clean, safe and operable condition.

“Evidence: 1.The two bathrooms in room #7 (3 year old room) had multiple plastic bags hanging from a storage rack above the toilets within reach of children. Plastic bags present a suffocation hazard to the children in care. Three year old children were observed in room #7 at the time of the inspection. 2. Room #5 had a wall with peeling paint within reach of children.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

Based on observation, the center failed to ensure children’s hands were washed with soap and running water after toileting.

“Evidence: During the inspection two staff were observed diapering children. The hands of two children were not washed after diapering. The two children were observed immediately playing with toys and other children after diapering.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-500-A.

Based on review of 4 out of 10 staff records, the center failed to ensure staff records kept for each staff person included the required information.

Rule 8VAC20-780-70.

Based on a review of children’s records, the provider did not ensure each record contained additional immunizations once every six months for children under the age of two years.

“Evidence: 1. The record for child #2, (start date: 1/03/22) had one immunization record documented on 11/17/21. Upon enrollment child #2, was under two years of age and no additional immunizations were obtained. 2. The record for child #9, (start date:3/01/22) had two immunization records documented on 2/28/22 and 3/16/22. Child #9, is under two years of age and no additional immunizations were obtained.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-130-E.

Based on review of records and interview, the center did not ensure that each staff member shall submit documentation of a negative tuberculosis screening (TB) at the time of employment and prior to coming in contact with children.

“Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 (employed: 6/06/22) did not have documentation of the TB screening or test prior to hire. Staff #1 had a TB screening/test on 6/15/22. 2. A member of management confirmed that the screening was not complete prior to tome of employment and prior to coming in contact with children.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-A.

Based on a review of staff records, the center did not ensure that subsequent communicable tuberculosis (TB) screenings were conducted at least every two years from the date of the initial screening.

“Evidence: 1. The records for staff #2 (date of last TB 2/18/20), staff # 3 (date of last TB 2/18/20), staff #4 (date of last TB 4/05/19) had a TB screening dated 6/15/22. 2. The record for staff #9, (date of last TB 12/09/20) had a TB screening dated 1/13/22. TB screening / test shall be completed at least every two years from the date of the initial screening or testing.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-160-C.

Based on observation, the center did not ensure all areas and equipment were maintained in a clean, safe, and operable condition.

“Evidence: 1. In room #11, there were multiple plastic bags in an opened container under a crib. Plastic bags present a suffocation hazard to the children in care. 2. In room #11, there was a dry erase marker and eraser within reach of children.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-270-A.

Based on a review of the facility’s injury reports, all required information was not documented.

“Evidence: Injury reports for the month of September and October 2022 were reviewed; 10 injury reports did not have any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury and seven injury reports did not have the time of parent notification or the date of parent notification.”

Rule 8VAC20-780-550-P.

Based on a review of staff records and an interview, the center did not have documentation of central registry findings for two staff members.

“Evidence: 1. The record for staff #1 (date of hire 4/05/21) and staff #2 (date of hire 8/04/21) did not contain documentation of central registry findings. 2. Administrative staff confirmed that central registry findings were not obtained.”

Rule 22VAC40-191-60-C-2.