251.08(3)(b) · Information In Vehicle - Emergency Information

During a field trip by bus to Lakeview Park in Middleton, Wisconsin, none of the children's field trip permission forms were brought in the vehicle as required. Staff admitted there were several previous field trips by bus this summer, none of which involved bringing children's permission forms along in the vehicle. Staff said they were unaware of this rule.

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251.11(3)(a) · Regular License - Application Materials Submission

At least 30 days before the expiration date of a probationary license, an applicant for license renewal shall submit to the department the following materials: 1. A completed license application. 2. Any changes to center policies.

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251.04(6)(b) · Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record

Based on a review of attendance records, Attendance was not current and accurate on 4/17/25 when a child was signed into the Barn at 8:15 am, and was signed into the Den until 8:30 am. On 3/12/25, the child was signed into the Barn at 8:00 am, and was signed into the Den until 8:15 am. On 3/18, 3/20 and 3/21/25, two children were signed into/out of the Barn/Den at overlapping times. On 3/27/25 a child was signed into the Den from 7:27 am to 4:35 pm, and was also signed into the Barn that day from 8:40 to 10:00 am. A child was signed into the Barn on 4/17/25, but was not signed out.

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

Based on a review of staff work hours records, a staff person who was signed into the Barn Room on 4/16/25 did not sign out, and a staff person who was signed into the Den Room on 4/17/25 did not sign out. A staff person who was signed into the Woods Room on 4/21/25 did not sign out, a staff person who was signed into the Den Room on 4/22/25 did not sign out, and a staff person who signed into the Woods Room on 4/23/25 and had already left for the day did not sign out.

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251.06(11)(bm)2. · Outdoor Play Equipment - Developmental Level, Size

Outdoor equipment was not scaled to the developmental level, size and ability of children when staff reported on 4/23/25 that they allow two-and-one-half-year-old children to use a climber in the older children's outdoor play space that is rated for children age three to twelve years.

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

During the 4/23/25 visit, a piece of wood lattice in the younger children's outdoor play space had broken off at child level, posing a possible laceration hazard. The premises in the gym were not in good repair on 4/29/25 when the blue gym floor mats are very worn and are beginning to come apart.

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251.04(2)(L)1.a. · Monitoring Results Posted

During the licensing visit, the most recent monitoring results with violations were not posted when they were kept behind other materials, out of sight.

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251.04(3)(h) · Report - Change In Room Usage

The licensee did not report to the department in writing, at least 20 working days prior to the change, that infants would be cared for in the gym for several hours each day. The gym is not approved for infant care.

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251.06(10)(a) · Toilets & Wash Basins - Numbers

The gym, which is being used to care for infants several hours each day, does not have a plumbed sink when there is only a portable sink in the room. The gym is not approved for infant care.

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251.06(3)(b)2. · Emergencies - Practice Written Plans

The fire evacuation drill was not practiced monthly when it was not conducted in January 2025.

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

Multiple medications for children at the center are missing administration instructions. Many of these medications have blanket authorizations that exceed the length of time specified on the medication labels.

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251.09(1)(f) · Infant & Toddler - Building Codes / Inspection Report

Infants and toddlers are restricted to first floors and ground floors having direct grade-level exits. According to staff, infants are brought into the gym every day from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, and are brought back to the gym again every day at 2:30 or 3:00 pm, where they stay until the end of the day. There is no direct exit to the outdoors from the gym.

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251.09(1)(i) · Infant & Toddler - Number Of Cribs & Playpens

The number of infants under one year of age exceeded the number of cribs and playpens during the visit when there were several infants under 12 months old in the gym, with no cribs and no playpens available for them.

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251.09(2)(g) · Infant & Toddler - Creeping / Crawling Children

Crawling infants are required to have a safe, clean area to creep and crawl. During the licensing visit, infants were being cared for in the gym. The gym floor where infants were crawling was dirty, and had a long strip of deteriorating tape on the floor. Small pieces of paper, dirt, and a small piece of wrapper, as well as other small unidentifiable items were on the floor near crawling children. These items are potential choking hazards, and staff were not aware of these items until the licensor pointed them out.

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251.05(2)(a)1. · Staff Record - Personal Information

Staff J is missing the following information, which could be included on the department's Staff Record form: education, position, previous work experience in child care - including the reason for leaving previous positions - and the name, address and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in case of emergency.

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

Staff J is missing a department-approved background check completed prior to beginning work, with the requirements specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13, stating that the person is eligible to work in a child care program. Staff J has been working with children at the center for over three weeks. Staff F has a previous department-approved background check, but the eligibility expired.

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251.05(3)(b) · Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training

Staff J, who has been working with children under age five for over three weeks, is missing documentation of having completed department-approved training in abusive head trauma prior to working with children.

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251.05(3)(c) · Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

Staff H, who has been working at the center longer than three months, is missing a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR/AED by an agency approved by the department.

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251.05(3)(cm) · Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training

Staff J is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws within one week of beginning work at the center. Staff A, B, C, D, E, G, H and I are missing documentation of having completed this required training biennially, and are missing documentation of having completed the training within the past two years.

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251.05(3)(gr)3.a. · Meal Prep Personnel - Training

Staff K is missing documentation of having completed four hours of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling and nutrition prior to beginning work.

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251.05(4)(a) · Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document

Staff J is missing documentation of having completed an orientation program during the first week of employment at the center.

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251.06(2)(b) · Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection

An electrical outlet at child level was uncovered in the Barn classroom and also in the Garden classroom.

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

The premises were not in good repair in the Zoo classroom when a wall jut was crumbling at the bottom, a round area on the wall has come off, and an area rug is ripped approximately 18" along the edge. The premises were not clean in the Zoo classroom when the nipple of a child's pacifier was lying directly on a dirty floor, and both garbage containers in the classroom had dirty exterior surfaces.

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251.06(9)(d)1.b. · Food Storage - Refrigeration Units

Each refrigeration unit was not maintained at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower when the refrigerator in the Woods classroom that contained children's formula and breast milk registered 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

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251.07(5)(a)3. · Meals & Snacks - Intervals

Children are going without nourishment longer than three hours when breakfast is served at 7:30 am and lunch is not served until 11:00 am.

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251.07(5)(a)6. · Menus - Changes

Not all menu changes are recorded when only changes in entrees are recorded; changes in fruits and vegetables are not recorded.

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251.09(3)(a)11. · Infant & Toddler - Care During Feeding

Infants in the Woods classroom who are too young to sit at tables and chairs are fed while sitting in table-seats without the required safety straps.

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251.09(4)(a)10. · Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves

Directions for applying lotions, powders or salves to a child during diapering were not posted in the diaper changing area. This was corrected during the visit.

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251.095(2m)(d) · School-Age Care - Group Leader Supervision For 45 Minutes

Staff H, who has been working as a school-age lead teacher, is missing documentation of qualifications for the position, and is only qualified as an assistant.

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