Description: Little Scholars Preschool is a full-service childcare facility operating in beautiful
downtown Wausau, WI, for more than 20 years.
We're open M-F 6:30 am to 6 pm throughout the year.
We serve children ages 2-5 during the school year and 2-9 during school off days
and during the summer.
All enrolled children ages 2-5 participate in our preschool program year-round.
We are a 4K community outreach site for the Wausau School District. Our program is open to all through Wisconsin DPI's generous Open Enrollment program.
Our teachers are warm, loving and very well-trained.
A nutritious lunch and two snacks are prepared and served on site.
Full-time, part-time and flexible schedules are available, all at our very reasonable rates.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-08-12 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-06-02 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-06-02 | Child 1 whereabouts were unknown on 5-12-25 and that incident was not reported to licensing. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(i) — Report - Unknown Whereabouts Or Left Premise | ||
| 2025-06-02 | Per review of staff and child attendance records for 5-12-25, Staff A and Staff B did not document the hours worked that accurately reflected when staff-to-child ratios were maintained. Staff did not sign into ratio until 11:20AM but children were signed into care starting at 7:10AM | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-06-02 | Per review of video surveillance on 5-12-25, Staff A did not provide sight and supervision to Child 1 as he was left alone in the classroom for almost 3 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-06-02 | Per observation and interview with Staff B, she left a group of children unsupervised while a group of children were having karate lessons in the basement of the building. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) — Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2025-06-02 | Per interview and video surveillance, on 5-12-25, Staff A did not adhere to the center's child tracking procedure when the group transitioned outdoors resulting in Child 1 being left in the classroom. Staff were unaware the child was not accounted for until returned to the group by a different teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-01-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-01-29 | Per review of sign in sheets in Classroom 4, staff were not accurately documenting when they were working in ratio. There were staff signed in who were not present in the classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Per observation, Staff A left Classroom 4 and went into Classroom 5 leaving 24 children unsupervised. Staff in Classroom 5 were talking and not actively providing supervision to a group of 22 children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Per observation, Staff A was supervising 24 children between the ages of 2 years and 4 years in Classroom 4 when two staff were required to meet ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(c) — Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Per observation, classroom 4 exceeded the allowable number of children when 24 children were present in the classroom. The capacity of the classroom is 22. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(7)(a) — Indoor Space - Square Footage Per Child | ||
| 2024-09-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-09-04 | Per review of staff sign-in sheets for all three classrooms, staff are not consistently signing in and out of the classroom to show when they are working in ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
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