The Goddard School
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About the Provider
Hours of Operation
- Monday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Tuesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Wednesday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Thursday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Friday7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| 2026-06-24 | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Allocated Unannounced Monitoring | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2026-05-19 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b) Description: No physical punishment Noncompliance Area: On 5/19/26 certification representative verified that staff person # 1 stopped a child from running by reaching an arm out and pushing child's face. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will retrain staff person # 1 on proper classroom management. |
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| 2025-08-20 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-11-01 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2024-08-23 | Self-Reported Non Compliance | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: On 8/23/24 at unannounced inspection certification representative confirmed a self-reported non-compliance event that occurred on 8/14/24. Staff person # 1 left child # 1 unattended in a car seat for approximately one minute. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will 1. Maintaining ratios within the classroom and/or between two spaces 2. Name-to-face counts 3. Care groups & cards 4. Supervision means you can see, hear, direct, and assess students. 5. Signing children in and out of classrooms on the necessary attendance sheets and iPad app. 6. Being vocal about transitions occurring in a common space (on the playground, in a bathroom, etc.) 7. Certification Representative will complete 1 unannounced visit per month to check supervision and ratio. |
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| 2024-03-22 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a)(1) - Staff assigned to specific children | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a)(1) Description: Staff assigned to specific children Noncompliance Area: On 3/13/24 staff #1 was in the bathroom with some children while one of her children was in the hallway and eloped with another classroom that was walking by and went with them to the bathroom. Child left her group with staff #1 and went with the other classroom to the gym out of staff #1 supervision group. Correction Required: Each staff person shall be assigned the responsibility for supervision of specific children. The staff person shall know the names and whereabouts of the children in his assigned group. The staff person shall be physically present with the children in his group on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the facility premises. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will monitor staff #1's supervision and ratio while outside of the classroom. |
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| 2024-01-11 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(b) - No physical punishment | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(b) Description: No physical punishment Noncompliance Area: On 12/16/23 at complaint investigation certification representative that staff verified staff person # 1 put a baby wipe in the child's mouth to keep the child from crying during a diaper change. Correction Required: A facility person may not use any form of physical punishment, including spanking a child. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Staff person # 1 has been terminated. |
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| 2023-10-13 | Renewal | Renewal | Compliant - Finalized |
| 2023-07-31 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.21/3270.133 - General Health and Safety/Child Medication and Special Diets | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.21/3270.133 Description: General Health and Safety/Child Medication and Special Diets Noncompliance Area: A child known to have a dairy allergy was served a dairy cupcake at the facility. Correction Required: Conditions at the facility may not pose a threat to the health or safety of the children. The operator shall make reasonable accommodation in accordance with applicable federal and state laws to facilitate administration of medication or a special diet that is prescribed by a physician, physician's assistant or CRNP as treatment related to the child's special needs. Facility persons are not required to administer medication or special diets which are requested or required by a parent, a physician, a physician's assistant or a CRNP but are not treatment related to the child's special needs. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) All staff were immediately retained in the policy regarding food allergies. |
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| 2022-10-17 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: At approximately 4:30 PM on 9/29/22 an incident occurred in which Child #1 was left inside the school unsupervised, while the class was playing on the playground. According to our security cameras, Staff person #1 can be seen taking two students, including child #1 towards the preschool classroom playground door to use the bathroom at 16:30. Staff person #1 can be seen on the video at 16:32 walking away from the door without child #1. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. Children must be supervised at all times. The legal entity must submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. The legal entity will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises will be supervised by a staff person at all times. Including outdoor play space used by the facility. Children will be supervised at all times. Director will submit documentation in a format approved by DHS proving that the facility procedure for counting children is followed at all times e.g., a checklist. Director will confirm continuing compliance by sending copies of the documentation to the certification representative of the Regional Office of Child Development and Early Learning on a weekly basis for a period of three months after DHS approves the documentation format. |
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| 2022-10-17 | Complaints- Legal Location | 3270.113(a) - Supervised at all times | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.113(a) Description: Supervised at all times Noncompliance Area: At approximately 4:30 PM on 9/29/22 an incident occurred in which Child #1 was left inside the school unsupervised, while the class was playing on the playground. According to our security cameras, Staff person #1 can be seen taking two students, including child #1 towards the preschool classroom playground door to use the bathroom at 16:30. Staff person #1 can be seen on the video at 16:32 walking away from the door without child #1. Correction Required: Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises shall be supervised by a staff person at all times. Outdoor play space used by the facility is considered part of the facility premises. The legal entity must arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision of children. The legal entity must receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Children on the facility premises and on facility excursions off the premises will be supervised by a staff person at all times. Owner will arrange for all facility staff to receive a minimum of two hours of training regarding supervision, specifically transitions, of children. Owner will receive DHS approval of the training content prior to scheduling the training as per referral. |
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| 2022-09-01 | Renewal | 3270.124(c) - Each child care space | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.124(c) Description: Each child care space Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection the emergency contact information for child #1 was not in the space they were receiving care. Correction Required: When children are in the facility, emergency contact information shall be present in a child care space for children receiving care in the space. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) At the time of the inspection, the emergency contact information for child #1 was brought to the space they were receiving care. |
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| 2022-09-01 | Renewal | 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) - 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.151(a)/3270.192(3) Description: 12 months prior to service and every 24 months thereafter/Health assessment, TB test Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection the health assessment in the record of staff person #1 was dated 2/24/20 Correction Required: A facility person providing direct care who comes into contact with the children or who works with food preparation shall have a health assessment conducted within 12 months prior to providing initial service in a child care setting and every 24 months thereafter. A health assessment is valid for 24 months following the date of signature, if the person does not contract a communicable disease or develop a medical problem.A facility person's record shall include a written report of initial and subsequent health assessments, including the results of initial and subsequent tuberculin skin tests, x-rays or other medical documentation necessary to confirm freedom from communicable tuberculosis. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will update the health assessment in the record of staff person #1 with a current valid health assessment. |
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| 2022-09-01 | Renewal | 3270.31(f)(10)/3270.192(2)(iii) - Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR/Exp, educ., training at facility | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.31(f)(10)/3270.192(2)(iii) Description: Health and Safety Training - Pediatric First Aid and CPR/Exp, educ., training at facility Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection the record of staff person #2, who began employment 2/22/22, had no proof of the completion of pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Correction Required: Staff persons shall complete professional development in pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 days of hire.A facility person's record shall include verification of child care experience, education and training following the outset of service at the facility. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider will update the record of staff person #2 with proof of the completion of pediatric first aid and pediatric cardiopulmonary resuscitation. |
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| 2022-09-01 | Renewal | 3270.75(c) - Has all items | Compliant - Finalized |
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Regulation: 3270.75(c) Description: Has all items Noncompliance Area: At the time of the inspection there was no tape in the first aid kit the preschool room as well as toddler 2 room. Correction Required: A first-aid kit must contain the following: soap, an assortment of adhesive bandages, sterile gauze pads, tweezers, tape, scissors and disposable, nonporous gloves. |
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Provider Response: (Contact the State Licensing Office for more information.) Provider did place tape in the first aid kit the preschool room as well as toddler 2 room at the time of the inspection. |
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