Program Name: The Goddard School    License/Registration ID: 874069


 Program Overview
Contact Name: Karalyn M. Jones Contact Title: Director
Program Type: Day Care Center Status: Open
School District: North Bellmore
Site Address: Map
1641 Bellmore Road, North Bellmore, NY 11710
First Licensed/Registration Date: Sep 7, 2021
Current Registration Period: Sep 7, 2025 - Sep 6, 2029 		Phone: (516) 464-1010
Fax:
Total Capacity: 169
-Infants: 16
-Toddlers: 48
-Preschool: 105
-School-Age: 0
Open Child Care Slots*:
This information was self reported to OCFS on 5/27/2025 3:05:45 PM
-Infants: 0
-Toddlers: 2
-Preschool: 4
-School-Age: 0

*Important Note: This self reported information on open child care slots can quickly change.


Please contact this program for the most current openings.


Care available during non-traditional hours: No
 Removed from referral list: No
This facility has Non-Patient Specific Auto Injectors.

For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560
For additional details and to view the checklist used during an inspection, please click on the Inspection ID links below. Inspection checklists are generated per inspection type and reason. Also note, that any regulatory requirement can be assessed and cited during an inspection and as a result, may not be reflected on the inspection checklist. These items would be reflected in the program's compliance history that is posted.
 Inspection History: (Inspections in the past 24 months)

Date Inspection Type Inspection ID Inspection Result  
Oct 7, 2025 Annual Unannounced 2025-I-LIRO-012232 Violations Found
Jul 29, 2025 Application - Renewal 2025-I-LIRO-035179 Violations Found
Jun 24, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-LIRO-048135 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 23, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-LIRO-035121 No violations cited for this Inspection
Apr 8, 2025 Self Reported Serious Incident 2025-I-LIRO-032375 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jan 2, 2025 Fire Safety - Other 2025-I-LIRO-017123 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Outside of Program Operating Hours
Nov 12, 2024 Monitoring 2024-I-LIRO-107234 No violations cited for this Inspection
Sep 17, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-LIRO-092364 No violations cited for this Inspection
Jul 11, 2024 Annual Unannounced 2024-I-LIRO-012692 No violations cited for this Inspection
May 22, 2024 Fire Safety - Other 2024-I-LIRO-048195 No violations cited for this Inspection Inspection Conducted Off-Site
Additional Inspection History
*Inspections may be conducted outside of program operating hours and/or off-site(where inspector was not on premises where care is provided) for the following reasons:
-Record/File Review
-Interviewing of Staff
-Or Other Investigative Reasons

 Compliance History
Date of Last Inspection: Oct 7, 2025 Currently uncorrected violations: None
Date Regulation Description Compliance Status as of last inspection
Oct 7, 2025 413.4(d)(2) Every licensee and registrant shall submit fingerprint images for each prospective director, employee, or volunteer, and any person age eighteen (18) or older prospectively living in a group family day care home or family day care home. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.4(f)(2) All corridors, aisles, and approaches to exits must be kept unobstructed at all times. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.5(aa) The following items must be used and stored in such a manner that they are not accessible to children: handbags, backpacks or briefcases belonging to adults; plastic bags; and toys and objects small enough for young children to swallow. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.8(n) The use of any type of personal electronic media device for social or entertainment purposes, including but not limited to, listening to music on headphones, playing screen games, surfing the internet, sending e-mails, or making personal calls while supervising children is prohibited. The use of mobile phones is permitted as necessary to promote the children's safety and ensuring the orderly operation of the program. Corrected
Oct 7, 2025 418-1.13(g)(3) To be qualified as a group teacher for an infant or toddler class, a person must possess either: Corrected
Jul 29, 2025 418-1.8(k)(3)(ii) for children between ages 18 months old and 36 months old: the maximum group size is twelve children. Corrected
*Violations are posted on this web site after the inspection results have been finalized in a report mailed to the provider. Violations are listed here as 'Corrected' after the Office has verified corrections with the provider, and a letter confirming the corrections has been mailed to the provider.
For additional information on this program and compliance history, contact
Office: Long Island Regional Office
Phone: (631) 240-2560
 Enforcement History
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services uses a range of tools to help bring child care programs into compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

The enforcement actions listed on this website only include denial, revocation or suspension of a child care program's license or registration. Fines are not shown on this website. OCFS stops referring families to the program if a program's license or registration is closed, revoked or suspended.

Other enforcement actions such as Corrective action plans and fines are not shown on this website.
Enforcement Actions since April, 2021: None