The Goddard School
55 COLONNADE DR, PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL 32081Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.Not Available
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 4 out of 5 stars overall. Structural quality reflects a 17% violation rate across 6 visits in the last 3 years (most recently inspected February 2026) and a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Florida's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Florida caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:6, and preschool ratios at 1:20. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 10 hours of annual training. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Child Care Center
- Age groups served
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 252
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 Not Regulated Toddlers 1:6 Not Regulated Preschool 1:20 Not Regulated
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 1 inspection since 2025, the issues cited most often were Food Safety & Allergic Reactions (1). The single finding was not critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Jan 8, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Meals and Snacks CCF Handbook, Section 3.925-19
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 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-w…
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