The Goddard School
A child day center in Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456
2189 McComas Way, Virginia Beach, Virginia 23456. (757) 564-2500.
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The short answer
- 7 deficiencies in the last three years
- Feb 102026 the latest visit on record
- 187 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?
3 inspections on record, the latest on Feb 10, 2026.
7 violations cited in the last three years.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
When those deficiencies happened
7 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Feb 2026. The last 3 years, to Nov 5, 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 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
Feb 10, 2026: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition. In the infant room there was a basket of loose plastic gloves on the windowsill in reach of children and in the 2.5 year-old room there were loose wires hanging from the wall in reach of children.”
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8VAC20-780-450-A
“Cots used by children other than infants during the designated rest period shall have linens consisting of a top cover and a bottom cover. A child was observed sleeping on a cot that did not have a bottom cover.”
Dec 3, 2025: inspection2 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition. 1. In the preschool classroom holiday lights were hung around the windows and in an area dropped down to the floor posing a strangulation hazard. 2. There was peeling paint on some of the classroom doors.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. 1. In the infant 2 room there was a bottle of bleach water and a can of disinfectant spray that were not locked. 2. Several classrooms had liquid air fresheners that were not locked but rather plugged into the wall.”
Aug 25, 2025: inspection3 deficiencies
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8VAC20-780-270-A
“Areas and equipment of the center shall be maintained in a safe condition. Some of the window frames and wall in the classrooms had areas of peeling paint.”
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8VAC20-780-280-B
“Hazardous substances shall be kept in a locked place using a safe locking method that prevents access by children. In the lounge which was unlocked and on a low shelf there were 2 bottles of baby oil with labels that read “keep out or reach of children.””
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8VAC20-780-570-I
“A one-day’s emergency supply of disposable bottles, nipples, and commercial formulas appropriate for the children in care shall be maintained at the center. The center did not have water to make the powdered infant formula or enough bottles and nipples appropriate for the infants they have requested to care for. There were 2 bottles/nipples and 12 children requested.”
All 3 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Inspection | 2 violations cited |
| Aug 25, 2025 | Inspection | 3 violations cited |
Is it licensed?
- Child Day Center: Two Year license, expires Mar 1, 2028.
- Ages: 1 month - 12 years 11 months.
- Capacity: 187 children.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each facility’s page. Checked Nov 5, 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 5, 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 194 child care providers in the City of Virginia Beach, the middle value for violations cited in the last three years was 10; this one had 7.
Virginia Department of Education, Search for Child Day Care: each inspection’s page, with its violations. Checked Nov 5, 2026. Updated weekly.
| Place | Violations cited in the last three years |
|---|---|
| The Goddard School This child care provider | 7 |
| Mrs. Mildred Grant | 9 |
| YMCA OF SOUTH HAMPTON ROADS - SALEM FAMILY CENTER | 53 |
| Karen Dalesandro | 0 |
| Salem United Methodist Church | 1 |
| Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church of Princess Anne | Not given |
| St. John the Apostle Catholic Church | Not given |
| Bullfrogs and Butterflies, Inc. | 5 |
| Courthouse Christian Preschool | 23 |
| LeafSpring School at Virginia Beach | 15 |
| Childtime Learning Center 1021 | 15 |
| Princess Anne Recreation Center Early Childhood Program | 6 |
| Primrose School of Virginia Beach South | 27 |
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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 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 5, 2026.
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