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A New Reality Childcare
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
W Melvina St,
Milwaukee, WI 53216
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Licensed LICENSED FAMILY
Active License
License Number
2006723
Licensed Since
2023
License Issued
Nov 16, 2023
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
A NEW REALITY CHILDCARE is a LICENSED FAMILY in Milwaukee WI, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-10:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-10:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-10:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-10:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-10:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-10:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-27 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-27 | The current noncompliance statement and correction plan, issued following the 4/30/25 monitoring visit, is not posted next to the child care license as required. The noncompliance statement is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(2)(i)1.a. — Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2026-05-27 | An enforcement action issued by the department, the Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25, is not posted next to the child care license as required. The Warning Letter is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(2)(i)1.b. — Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2026-05-27 | There is no health history information on file for Child #1 who has attended the center since 1/4/26 and Child #3 who has attended the center since 2/3/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)1m. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Child #3 (age 1) does not have a follow-up health examination on file at least once every 6 months after the initial. The most recent health examination report on file for Child #3 was completed on 1/8/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Child #2 (age 3) and Child #4 (age 3) do not have an initial health examination on file that was completed not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. There is no health report on file for Child #2 who has attended the center since 2/1/24 and Child #4 who has attended the center since 1/3/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.b. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. Arrival times reported to be for the two children present in the center are written on a dry erase board posted on the refrigerator. The children's names, DOB's & the date are not recorded on the dry erase board. The licensee's child under the age of 7 arrives during the visit and his arrival time is not recorded. Per a review of historical attendance records departure times were not recorded for one child on 4/27/26, 5/19/26 and 5/22/26, 5 children on 4/23/26 & 4 children on 4/24/26. Included in a Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Documentation of the actual days and hours worked by staff when the hours were used to meet the applicable staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. There are no staff hours recorded for 5/5/26-5/7/26, 5/12/26 & 5/13/26 when children are recorded as being in care. The staff hours recorded for 4/20/26-4/24/26 do not identify the name of the provider who worked. A departure time was not recorded for the unidentified provider on 4/23/26 & 4/24/26 & for the licensee 4/25/26. An arrival time has not been recorded for the licensee on 5/27/26 when the licensee is used to meet ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(c) — Staff File - Days, Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The licensee has failed to maintain a current certificate of completion for a department-approved course in infant and child CPR with AED. The licensee's most recent CPR certificate expired on 9/8/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(e)2. - Provider Training - Current Cpr Certificate | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The most recent Child Abuse & Neglect training on file for the licensee expired on 8/31/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(fm) - Biennial Training - Child Abuse & Neglect | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The daily attendance record is used to ensure the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to the provider at all times however the daily attendance record does not reflect the names of the children present in the center during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 250.055(1)(L) - Procedure - Number, Names, Whereabouts Known At All Times | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Two bottles of Don Julio tequila observed on top of a countertop microwave in the kitchen are accessible to children. Multiple bottles of medications and multiple personal care products are accessible to children on a shelving unit in a room in which the door to the room is open throughout the monitoring visit. All of the items are labelled "keep out of reach of children." | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(c) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Vertically stacked cots, broken window blinds and large, heavy vertically stacked boxes from a delivery are accessible to children in the child care play area. A child is observed playing with a metal We Energies marker flag that is observed on the floor. A large plastic trash bag and cords are accessible to children on the floor in the kitchen. Cracked plastic with jagged edges in an insert in the built in buffet in the child care room is accessible to children. Included in a Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-05-27 | A high chair is observed to be very soiled with food statins on the padded seat and pieces of old food stuck to various areas of the high chair. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(a) - Kitchen Equipment, Utensils, Eating Surfaces | ||
| 2026-05-27 | USDA minimum meal requirements were not met on 5/27/26 when fruit loops cereal was served as a breakfast component. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(h) - Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Accurate records of meals and snacks served to children are not available for review by parents and the licensing representative for the past three months. The licensee reports she has not maintained records of meals and snacks served to children in care. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(j) - Meals & Snacks - Records | ||
| 2026-05-27 | An expired inhaler for an enrolled child is present on the premises without a current authorization to administer the medication. No medication intended for use by a child in the care of the center may be kept at the center without a current authorization from the parent. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(f)5. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2026-05-27 | A soiled diaper and wipe has been disposed of on a changing table shelf rather than in a plastic-lined covered container as required. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(4)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Soiled Disposable Diapers | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The current noncompliance statement and correction plan, issued following the 4/30/25 monitoring visit, is not posted next to the child care license as required. The noncompliance statement is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(2)(i)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2026-05-27 | An enforcement action issued by the department, the Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25, is not posted next to the child care license as required. The Warning Letter is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(2)(i)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Child #2 (age 3) and Child #4 (age 3) do not have an initial health examination on file that was completed not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. There is no health report on file for Child #2 who has attended the center since 2/1/24 and Child #4 who has attended the center since 1/3/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.b. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2026-05-27 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. Arrival times reported to be for the two children present in the center are written on a dry erase board posted on the refrigerator. The children's names, DOB's & the date are not recorded on the dry erase board. The licensee's child under the age of 7 arrives during the visit and his arrival time is not recorded. Per a review of historical attendance records departure times were not recorded for one child on 4/27/26, 5/19/26 and 5/22/26, 5 children on 4/23/26 & 4 children on 4/24/26. Included in a Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Documentation of the actual days and hours worked by staff when the hours were used to meet the applicable staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. There are no staff hours recorded for 5/5/26-5/7/26, 5/12/26 & 5/13/26 when children are recorded as being in care. The staff hours recorded for 4/20/26-4/24/26 do not identify the name of the provider who worked. A departure time was not recorded for the unidentified provider on 4/23/26 & 4/24/26 & for the licensee 4/25/26. An arrival time has not been recorded for the licensee on 5/27/26 when the licensee is used to meet ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(c) - Staff File - Days, Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Two bottles of Don Julio tequila observed on top of a countertop microwave in the kitchen are accessible to children. Multiple bottles of medications and multiple personal care products are accessible to children on a shelving unit in a room in which the door to the room is open throughout the monitoring visit. All of the items are labelled "keep out of reach of children." | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(c) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-05-27 | Vertically stacked cots, broken window blinds and large, heavy vertically stacked boxes from a delivery are accessible to children in the child care play area. A child is observed playing with a metal We Energies marker flag that is observed on the floor. A large plastic trash bag and cords are accessible to children on the floor in the kitchen. Cracked plastic with jagged edges in an insert in the built in buffet in the child care room is accessible to children. Included in a Warning Letter issued on 5/19/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-05-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-06 | Violation | |
| Description: 250.11(5)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission Date | ||
| 2025-04-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-30 | A child file is not available for review for Child #4 who is enrolled in the child care center and in care during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a) - Child Record - Maintenance, Availability | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Enrollment information on file for Child #1, #2, and Child #5 is incomplete. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)1. - Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2025-04-30 | There is no health history information on file for Child #5, who has attended the center since 2/1/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)1m. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Child #3, who is reported to have left the center the morning of the visit after being picked up by her school bus, does not have an alternate/arrival release agreement on file. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)3. - Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Child #2 (age 2) does not have an initial health examination on file that was completed not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. There is no health report on file for Child #2 who has attended the center since 1/3/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.b. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for Child #1 who is observed in care. A departure time was not recorded for Child #3 after the child left the center to go to school on 4/30/25. There are no birthdates on the daily attendance record. The attendance record identified by the licensee as being for the current and previous week is not dated. Per a review of multiple weeks of attendance for the month of April 2025, departure times for multiple children were not recorded on multiple dates. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Documentation of the actual days and hours worked by staff when the hours were used to meet the applicable staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. There are no staff hours recorded for 4/16/25, 4/17/25 and 4/22/25-4/25/25, to demonstrate who met the staff-to-child ratio when children are recorded as being in care. A departure time was not recorded for an unidentified provider on 4/15/25 & for the licensee on 4/11/25 & 4/29/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(c) — Staff File - Days, Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The licensee, who has been licensed since 11/16/23, and Provider B, who has been employed since 1/8/24, do not have a physical examination report on file that was completed within 12 months before or 30 days after the person became licensed or began working with children. There are no physicals on file for either individual. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(d)1. — Staff File - Physical Examination - Form | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Provider B, who has been employed since 1/8/24, has not obtained a certificate of completion for a department-approved course in infant and child CPR with AED within 3 months after the date of hire. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(e)1. - Provider Training - Obtain Cpr Certificate | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The daily attendance record is used to ensure the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to the provider at all times however the daily attendance record does not reflect the names of the children present in the center during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 250.055(1)(L) - Procedure - Number, Names, Whereabouts Known At All Times | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Multiple bottles of medications and multiple personal care products are accessible to children on a shelving unit in a room in which the door to the room is open throughout the monitoring visit. All of the items are labelled "keep out of reach of children." | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(c) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The following hazards are observed during the monitoring visit: A cot stacked vertically on the wall which falls on a child after he accesses it while playing, plastic bags throughout the center, an unsecured outlet face plate with wires behind it on the floor in the main daycare area, a screw on the floor in the kitchen, a cord hanging from a wall mounted television, broken window blinds, children's chairs stacked with the legs facing up and a broken plastic built in buffet insert. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-04-30 | There are two smoke detectors on the main floor of the child care however neither smoke detector is installed. One is on top of the refrigerator and one is on top of a curtain rod in the living room. NOTE: This was corrected during the monitoring visit when one of the smoke detectors was installed by the licensee. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(4)(a)1. — Smoke Detectors | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Records of meals and snacks served to children were last recorded on 4/7/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(j) - Meals & Snacks - Records | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The licensee failed to provide positive guidance and redirection for the children in care when attempting to manage the behavior of two year old children during which time she made statements including "Don't laugh at him. It's not funny. I'll tell your mom. You wanna take a time out? Stop it! Stop running or you're going in time out. You better not!" | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(2)(a) - Guiding Children's Behavior | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two medical log entries dated 12/20/23 state "one tiny cold pill" was administered to a child rather than recording the specific dose of the medication administered. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(b)3.c. — Medical Log Book - Medication Dispensed | ||
| 2025-04-30 | An albuterol inhaler and a prescription bottle of Ibuprofen observed on the premises for Child #4 does not have a current medication authorization from the parent on file. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(f)5. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two diaper changes were performed by the licensee. Children's hands were not washed after the diaper changes. Morning snack was also observed. Children's hands were not washed prior to snack being served. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(g)1. - Hand & Face Washing | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two diaper changes were observed during the visit. The licensee failed to wash her hands with soap and warm running water following each diaper change. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(g)6. - Handwashing For Persons Working With Children | ||
| 2025-04-30 | A completed Infant & Toddler Intake form is not on file for Child #5 who has attended the child care center since 2/1/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(1)(c)1. - Infant & Toddler - Information For Providing Individualized Care | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Child #2 (age 2) does not have an initial health examination on file that was completed not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. There is no health report on file for Child #2 who has attended the center since 1/3/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.b. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2025-04-30 | A center Pack N Play does not have a tight-fitting mattress. A gap of multiple inches is observed between the mattress and the side of the Pack N Play. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(1)(c)2. - Infant & Toddler - Crib & Playpen Mattresses | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Documentation of the actual days and hours worked by staff when the hours were used to meet the applicable staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. There are no staff hours recorded for 4/16/25, 4/17/25 and 4/22/25-4/25/25, to demonstrate who met the staff-to-child ratio when children are recorded as being in care. A departure time was not recorded for an unidentified provider on 4/15/25 & for the licensee on 4/11/25 & 4/29/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(c) - Staff File - Days, Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two diaper changes were observed. Following each diaper change the licensee failed to clean the diaper changing pad with soap and water and a disinfectant solution. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(4)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface - Disinfection | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The licensee, who has been licensed since 11/16/23, and Provider B, who has been employed since 1/8/24, do not have a physical examination report on file that was completed within 12 months before or 30 days after the person became licensed or began working with children. There are no physicals on file for either individual. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(d)1. - Staff File - Physical Examination - Form | ||
| 2025-04-30 | The following hazards are observed during the monitoring visit: A cot stacked vertically on the wall which falls on a child after he accesses it while playing, plastic bags throughout the center, an unsecured outlet face plate with wires behind it on the floor in the main daycare area, a screw on the floor in the kitchen, a cord hanging from a wall mounted television, broken window blinds, children's chairs stacked with the legs facing up and a broken plastic built in buffet insert. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-04-30 | There are two smoke detectors on the main floor of the child care however neither smoke detector is installed. One is on top of the refrigerator and one is on top of a curtain rod in the living room. NOTE: This was corrected during the monitoring visit when one of the smoke detectors was installed by the licensee. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(4)(a)1. - Smoke Detectors | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two medical log entries dated 12/20/23 state "one tiny cold pill" was administered to a child rather than recording the specific dose of the medication administered. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(6)(b)3.c. - Medical Log Book - Medication Dispensed | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Two diaper changes were observed. Following each diaper change the licensee failed to clean the diaper changing pad with soap and water and a disinfectant solution. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(4)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface - Disinfection | ||
| 2024-09-09 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-09-09 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(b) — Staff File - Background Check Results | ||
| 2024-08-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-08-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(b) — Staff File - Background Check Results | ||
| 2024-05-02 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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