The Goddard School

Owner of the operation does not have a current CPR training on file. The owner also provides transportation on field trips.

Staff did not use good judgment by not following operational procedures for release of a child. The child did not leave the building, but was released at pick up time to another family.

Five infant feeding instructions have not been updated.

The director is missing the following training in; (1)Emergency preparedness (4)Preventing and responding to emergencies due to food or an allergic reaction (5)Understanding building and physical premises safety, and (6)Handling, storing, and disposing of hazardous materials

It was determined that a child was redirected in an inappropriate manner, leading to an injury that required medical attention.

One staff file was observed missing that the staff have signed off on receiving the operational policies.

A caregiver without a complete background check had access to children. The caregiver was sent home during the inspection and the background check was reran.

One staff is missing current training in First aid.

One staff is missing current training in CPR.

Ten staff files were observed and missing the following: Ten staff files are missing how the staff qualify as a caregiver. Seven staff files are missing that the staff have signed off on receiving the operational policies, and Ten staff are missing orientation statement for Abuse and Neglect Training.

During the follow up, a caregiver was observed serving green beans on children's plates with a gloved hand instead of a serving utensil.

During the follow up inspection, it was determined staff are unaware of the procedures if second servings of food are needed by children.

A caregiver did not use good judgment when not conducting a name to face of the class when coming back inside from a fire drill. This resulted in a child being separated from their class.

Based on information gathered, it was determined that a child was left unsupervised on the playground for less than five minutes.

Infants are not given opportunities for outdoor activity on a regular basis. The operation does not have opportunities for outdoor activities on the written activity schedule.

Based on information gathered. The operation has not been providing enough food to allow children to have second servings.

Based on information gathered, the operation does not have adequate food on hand to provide meals to every child enrolled at two days out of the week. Based on information gathered the operation does not provide alternative meals for children when they do not bring food from home or do not want to eat the food being served. Based information gathered operation does not follow the meal patterns established by the USDA and CACFP.

Based on observations and information gathered, the cook does not ensure food is at the proper temperature before distributing the food. A caregiver was observed serving food with a gloved hand instead of a serving utensil and using the same gloved hand to operate a walkie-talkie.

Infants are not given opportunities for outdoor activity on a regular basis. The operation does not have opportunities for outdoor activities on the written activity schedule.

Based on information gathered, it was determined the operation encourages parents to provide meals and snacks for children enrolled, but has not included a statement in its enrollment agreement and has not added an addendum explaining that if a parent is choosing to provide meals and/or snacks from home, the operation is not responsible for its nutritional value or meeting daily food needs of the child.

Based on the information gathered, it was determined that the operation used food as a reward to achieve desired outcome.

An employee did not wash their hands after changing a toddlers diaper.

A caregiver supervising infants has not received required training to care for children under the age of 24 months.

Based on information obtained, a 3-month-old infant has been placed in a crib multiple times with a bib around its neck while sleeping.

Two caregivers did not know the ages of the children that they were superving and did not attempt to find the information.

An employee did not wash there hands after changing a toddlers diaper.

A caregiver did not wash their hands after changing a toddlers diaper.

One caregiver supervising infants has not received training to care for children under 24 months old.

A toy was in an infant's crib while the infant was sleeping.

The operation did not notify Child Care Regulation of an injury of a child in the care of the operation that required treatment by a medical professional within the required two day time fame. The operation was notified of the injury on 3/28/2022 and did not notify licensing until 3/31/2022.

Based on information obtained, it was determined that caregivers conduct administrative and janitorial duties while supervising children.

Children were observed eating food off of a bare table.

A caregiver did not wash an infants hands after changing their diaper.

Based on information obtained, the center has been out of ratio three days out of one week.

The operation did not notify Licensing or all parents about positive Covid cases of staff and children.

The director placed an employee with zero annual training in classrooms to supervise children.

One employee did not have required documents in their personnel records.

A caregiver with no pre-service training was observed supervising children.

The operation has two epinephrine injections and a bottle of benadryl that is on file and expired.

One child at the operation does not have the required immunization records on file.

One child at the operation with a known allergy does not have a food allergy plan.

The operation's director has been out on leave since the beginning of February 2021. The operation did not report this information to licensing.

The operation's Infant I and Infant II classrooms were observed to be out of ratio. This was quickly corrected at the time of the inspection.