Goodman Community Center

Violations by category

• Cleanliness & sanitation 1
• Illness & medication 2
• Supervision & ratios 6
• Staff background & training 8
• Records & paperwork 3
• Other 2

Year by year

Enforcement actions

• Sep 11, 2024 — Orders Letter

A warning letter is not an enforcement action under Wisconsin law and carries no appeal rights. Orders and forfeitures are enforcement actions and can be appealed.

Inspection visits

1. Jul 1, 2026 Licensing visit
   • Illness & medication Severity not stated

     The medical log book in the yellow classroom is missing documentation of having been been reviewed with staff during the past six months.

     DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

2. Jan 22, 2026 Licensing visit

   No violations cited on this visit.

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

3. Sep 18, 2025 Licensing visit · 87 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
   • Supervision & ratios Serious

     On 9/04/25, a four-and-one-half-year-old child was unsupervised by a childcare worker for between three and five minutes when the child's group transitioned from one classroom to another. The child was standing in the hallway outside the classroom near the Goodman Community Center's front desk staff person, who alerted a teacher to the child's presence. The center self-reported this incident.

     DCF 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

4. Aug 20, 2025 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
   • Staff background & training Serious

     Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

5. Jul 17, 2025 Licensing visit · 208 rules checked, 0 not met

   No violations cited on this visit.

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

6. Jan 31, 2025 Licensing visit · 256 rules checked, 7 not met 3 serious
   • Records & paperwork Serious

     Attendance was not current and accurate on 1/29/25 in the Gold House when two children who were signed in were not signed out, and on 1/30/25 in the Teal House when one child who was signed in was not signed out.

     DCF 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record

   • Staff background & training

     There were no staff files for two non-classroom staff who recently worked in a classroom at the center.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability

   • Staff background & training

     The staff person supervising children in the Gold House on 1/23/24 from 4:30 to 5:30 pm did not sign in or out. On 1/29/25 and 1/30/25, a staff person in the Teal House signed in more than six hours before working in the room on those dates, and on 1/31/25, a staff person who was still working in the Yellow House had already signed out more than four hours ahead of time. Staff who signed into the Teal and Orange House on 1/30/25 did not sign out. Blue House staff confirmed that staff who covered lunch breaks in that room on 1/28/25, 1/29/25 and 1/30/25 did not sign in or out.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked

   • Staff background & training Serious

     Staff C was hired as a lead teacher, and worked as a lead teacher for eight weeks without documentation of having completed the required training before assuming the position.

     DCF 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training

   • Supervision & ratios Serious

     Based on a review of attendance and staff sign-in records, minimum staff-to-child ratios were inappropriate in the Teal House on 1/28/25 for 11 minutes, and on 1/29/25 for 14 minutes, when two staff were required and only one was present. The minimum staff-to-child ratio was not met in the Gold House on 1/30/25 when a child was signed into the room four minutes before staff signed in.

     DCF 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum

   • Supervision & ratios

     Based on a review of attendance and staff sign-in records, mixed-age ratios were inappropriate in the Yellow House on 1/28/25 from 8:42 to 9:00 am, and from 4:15 to 4:25 pm, when two staff were required and only one was present. The mixed-age ratio was also inappropriate in the Yellow House on 2/03/25 from 8:45 to 8:50 am when 13 children were present with only one staff, when two staff were required, and on the same date in the Yellow House when no staff were signed in from 2:07 to 2:10 pm while 14 children were present.

     DCF 251.055(2)(c) — Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     The premises were not in good repair in the Yellow House when a child-sized table has a tabletop that is in disrepair, and when a large upholstered chair is ripped in several places.

     DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

7. Nov 18, 2024 Licensing visit · 6 rules checked, 6 not met 2 serious
   • Records & paperwork Serious

     Based on a review of attendance records, attendance was not current and accurate on 10/09/24 and 10/15/24 when a child who was signed into the Blue House was not signed out.

     DCF 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record

   • Staff background & training

     Based on a review of staff sign-in and sign-out records, one staff who signed into the 4K Blue House on 10/02/24 and one staff who signed into the 4K Blue House on 10/07/24 did not sign out.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked

   • Other

     Staff H, who has been working as a lead teacher, was missing the required experience before assuming this role.

     DCF 251.05(3)(f)2.c. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Experience

   • Staff background & training

     Documentation of staff having completed the required annual 15 hours of continuing education is missing for the following staff: H, I and DD.

     DCF 251.05(4)(c)1. — Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff

   • Supervision & ratios Serious

     Minimum staff-to-child ratios were inappropriate in the 4K Blue House on the following dates when one staff was present and two were required: 10/02/24 for ten minutes when 14 to 16 children were present; 10/11/24 for six minutes when 15 children were present; 11/7/24 for 35 minutes when 14 to 16 children were present; and 11/8/24 for 28 minutes when 14 to 16 children were present.

     DCF 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum

   • Supervision & ratios

     Mixed-age group ratios were inappropriate on the following dates when three-year-old children were combined with four-year-old children in the Blue House: 10/02/24 for 15 minutes; 10/11/24 for 15 minutes; 10/15/24 for 3 minutes; 10/16/24 for 19 minutes; and 10/17/24 for five minutes.

     DCF 251.055(2)(c) — Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

8. Nov 14, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
   • Records & paperwork Serious

     Attendance was not current and accurate in the Gold Room on 10/29/24 when a child was signed out of the center at 4:45 pm, but the center reported the same child was injured at the center the same day, at 4:52 pm.

     DCF 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

9. Oct 15, 2024 Licensing visit · 2 rules checked, 2 not met 2 serious
   • Supervision & ratios Serious

     On 9/27/30 a child was unsupervised in the blue room cubby area for one to two minutes while the group transitioned to another classroom. This incident was self-reported by the center.

     DCF 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children

   • Other Serious

     On 9/27/24, staff admitted the child tracking system for the blue room failed when a child was left in the blue room cubby area during a classroom transition.

     DCF 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

10. Sep 19, 2024 Licensing visit · 4 rules checked, 0 not met

    No violations cited on this visit.

    DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

11. Sep 9, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious

    The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.

    • Staff background & training Serious

      Fingerprints Not Completed For The Following Individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002

      DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check

    DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

12. Aug 20, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious

    The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.

    • Staff background & training Serious

      Fingerprints Not Completed For The Following Individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002

      DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check

    DCF visit report

13. Jun 26, 2024 Licensing visit · 227 rules checked, 1 not met

    The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.

    • Illness & medication

      A Child's Medication Was Missing A Written Authorization From The Parent That Includes The Child's Name, Birthdate, Medication Name, Administration Instructions, Medication Intervals And The Length Of Authorization.

      DCF 251.07(6)(f)1.a. — Medication Administration - Parent Authorization

    DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)