A New Reality Childcare - Milwaukee WI LICENSED FAMILY

4400 W Melvina St , Milwaukee WI 53216
(262) 269-9734

About the Provider

Description: 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. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.

Program and Licensing Details

  • License Number: 2006723
  • Capacity: 8
  • Age Range: 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
  • YoungStar Rating: 2
  • Enrolled in Subsidized Child Care Program: No
  • Type of Care: Full Time. None reported.
  • Current License Issue Date: 2023-11-16
  • District Office: Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) – Child Care Regulation and Licensing
  • District Office Phone: 608-266-9314 (Note: This is not the facility phone number.)

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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

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