The Goddard School Of Woodstock

591-1-1-.03(9) · Rule 591-1-1-.03(9) requires that staff shall not engage in, or allow children or other adults to engage in, activities that could be detrimental to a child’s health or well-being, such as but not limited to, horse play, rough play, wrestling, and picking up a child in a manner that could cause injury.

During an incident investigation conducted on January 23, 2025, it was determined based on staff statements and interviews that on January 7, 2025, staff were aware a two-year-old child climbed up on a wardrobe in the classroom to grab a toy but failed to intervene. The child tipped over the wardrobe sustaining an injury to the bridge of the nose. Professional medical attention was required.

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591-1-1-.12(4) · Rule 591-1-1-.12(4) requires that equipment and furniture shall be secured if it is of a weight or mass that could cause injury from tipping, falling, or being pulled or pushed over. Potentially unstable equipment and furniture that might injure a child if not secured include, but are not limited to, televisions, chests of drawers, bookcases, shelving, cabinets, and fish tanks. Examples of items not required to be secured include, but are not limited to, child-sized tables and chairs, rocking chairs, and cribs.

During an incident investigation conducted on January 23, 2025, it was determined based on staff statements and interviews, that on January 7, 2025, a wardrobe piece of furniture was not secured to prevent it from falling, tipping, or being pushed over. A two-year-old child climbed onto the unsecured wardrobe to grab a toy when it tipped over. The child sustained an injury to the bridge of their nose. Professional medical attention was required.

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591-1-1-.03(9) · Rule 591-1-1-.03(9) requires that staff shall not engage in, or allow children or other adults to engage in, activities that could be detrimental to a child’s health or well-being, such as but not limited to, horse play, rough play, wrestling, and picking up a child in a manner that could cause injury.

During an Incident Investigation and Follow-Up visit conducted on December 13, 2023, and closed on April 29 2024, it was determined based on staff statements that center staff engaged in rough play with a five-year-old child when the child sustained an injury to the leg. The children were running back and forth to the staff member when the injury occurred. The injury required professional medical attention.

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591-1-1-.03(9) · Rule 591-1-1-.03(9) requires center staff to refrain from engaging in, or allowing children or other adults to engage in, activities that could be detrimental to a child’s health or well-being, such as but not limited to, horse play, rough play, wrestling, and pricking up a child in a manner that could cause injury.

During an investigation, it was determined that on December 5, 2023, a staff person engaged in rough play with the after school children when a five-year-old child sustained a serious leg injury. A staff person was seated in a chair with their back to the wall. The children took turns running to the staff person who gave them a poke and tickle and sent them back to do it again. As the children ran back and forth, a child fell on the five-year-old child’s leg. The child received professional medical treatment.

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