The Goddard School
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL·Child Care FacilityLicensed
Contact information
Address55 Colonnade Dr, Ponte Vedra Beach FL, 32081
CityPONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32081
CountySAINT JOHNS
Phone9047094740
Operating details
HoursMon 7:00AM to 6:00PM; Tue 7:00AM to 6:00PM; Wed 7:00AM to 6:00PM; Thu 7:00AM to 6:00PM; Fri 7:00AM to 6:00PM
Capacity252
Compliance snapshot
Last inspection: 1/8/2025 · Counts cover the full published inspection history; search results show the past 2 years.
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Location
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55 Colonnade Dr, Ponte Vedra Beach FL, 32081, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32081
Questions to ask on a tour
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- Ask how they keep enrollment, immunization, and emergency-contact records current - their state findings include documentation lapses
- This is a large program - ask how children are grouped, how ratios are kept in each room, and how staff cover breaks
- Ask about teacher-to-child ratios and how supervision is maintained through the day
- Ask about their illness policy and which symptoms require a child to stay home
Violation summary
Last 2 years · Last inspection: 1/8/2025
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2025
- Medium riskStandard 251/8/2025
25. Meals and Snacks CCF Handbook, Section 3.9 (25-19)
Children were permitted to eat hot food before it was sufficiently cooled to be eaten and suffered first or second degree burns as a result. CCF Handbook Section 3.9.5, C Comments: on 1/7/2025 at approximately 3:00pm, a child was burned when the hot contents of the child's bottle spilled onto the child's chest penetrating the clothing the child was wearing. Child incurred a partial thickness burn of chest wall. First Aid was rendered, and parents were called immediately. Child was taken to Emergency Ward by parents. Staff responsible for feeding and caring for the child during the incident have been terminated from employment. Child is no longer enrolled. Child will be attending another facility. Microwaves have been removed from all classrooms. All current staff have been retrained on food safety with children. 3.9 Food Preparation/Food Service page 36 3.9.7 Bottle Warming For optimum digestion, breastmilk and infant formula should be served at body temperature. A. Bottle warming devices and crock pots, including cords, must be kept inaccessible to children at all times. B. Devices must be maintained on the lowest possible temperature setting and must be secured in such a way as to prevent them from tipping over, splashing, or spilling. C. Any bottle warming device that has a water reservoir must be emptied, washed, and refilled each day. D. Bottled breast milk, infant bottles, and formula must not be heated in the microwave. E. Heated bottles and foods must be tested before feeding to ensure heat is evenly distributed and to prevent injury to children. F. A bottle can only be warmed once. A warmed bottle cannot be returned to the refrigerator or re-warmed. G. All breastmilk and infant formula left in bottles after feedings must be discarded within one hour after serving an infant. Unused breastmilk may be returned to the parent in the bottle or container provided. 26. Meal and Snack Menus CCF Handbook, Section 3.9.3 & Section 7 Not Monitored Source: FL DCF CARES inspection 2025-01-08. View official inspection document (report a1e65575-f3c5-4210-ac42-e2a84a07ab95)
Not corrected
Safety & Compliance Analysis
This daycare has few recorded violations. Always visit in person to verify conditions.
(Past 6 Months)
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Estimated monthly cost
$1,009/month
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Typical prices in Florida run about $904/month for infant care at a center (federal median) — see daycare costs in Florida by age group.
About this daycare
- Location: PONTE VEDRA BEACH, SAINT JOHNS County
- Capacity: 252
- Type: Child Care Facility
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