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A Purposeful Life Childcare Ctr Llc
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
7205 W Burleigh St,
Milwaukee, WI 53210
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
4 wks - 13 yrs
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided. Drop In Care provided. Rotating Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (414) 444-3890
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2001009
License Holder
Sparkle Negron
Licensed Since
2019
License Issued
Mar 29, 2019
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 PURPOSEFUL LIFE CHILDCARE CTR LLC is a LICENSED GROUP in Milwaukee WI, with a maximum capacity of 30 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 4 wks - 13 yrs. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-09:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Open Jan - Dec. 3 stars.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-09:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-09:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-09:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-09:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-09:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-27 | Staff A does not have educational qualifications for a lead teacher role. She was the sole provider with the school-age children during licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.d. - Staff Record - Educational Qualifications | ||
| 2026-07-27 | Staff C and D did not have 15 hours of continuing education documented on file for review. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)7. - Staff Record - Continuing Education | ||
| 2026-07-27 | Staff A, does not have documentation of a high school diploma, or its equivalent, on file. She was the sole provider in the school-age room during licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)2.b. - Child Care Teacher - High School Or Equivalent | ||
| 2026-07-27 | An electrical outlet in the school age room was disconnected from the wall. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) - Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2026-07-27 | There were cleaning supplies, marked keep out of reach of children in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the preschool room. An unlocked drawer in the preschool contained plastic bags that present a choking hazard. Glass cleaner, marked keep out of reach of children was observed on the cabinet shelf accessible to children in the school age room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-07-27 | A container of plastic disposable eating utensils was not covered in the kitchen. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(a)5. - Kitchen - Single-Service Utensils | ||
| 2026-07-27 | Several open bags of frozen food were not tightly closed in the kitchen freezer. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1. - Food Storage - Safety | ||
| 2026-07-27 | The refrigerator thermometer in the infant room registered at 50 degrees. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. - Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2026-07-27 | Several containers of leftover food items were observed in the kitchen refrigerator that were not labeled/dated as to when prepared. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(f)3. - Food - Leftover Prepared Food | ||
| 2026-07-27 | The cots in the school age room were not covered to maintain cleanliness. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(e) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Bedding Maintenance, Storage, Cleanliness | ||
| 2026-07-27 | The menus were not posted for July (menus for June were still posted). | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.a. - Menus - Post | ||
| 2026-07-27 | An open container of Gerber Puffs was observed in the school-age room that was not labeled/dated as to when opened. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)2. - Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home | ||
| 2026-03-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-06 | Violation | |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-07-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-30 | Staff A does not have documentation of a physical examination report within 30 days after Staff A was hired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-07-30 | Staff C does not have documentation of completion of department-approved training in abusive head trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children prior to Staff C beginning to work with children under 5 years of age. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-07-10 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-10 | Staff files were unavailable for licensing review. The files were being kept in a locked cabinet that only the licensee has access to. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) - Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A toy car in the outdoor play space was observed to have a missing steering wheel. Another toy car was observed to be missing a plastic roof. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(bm)3. - Outdoor Play Equipment - Construction, Condition | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A loose cord from the air conditioner window unit in the school age room. In the school age classroom, there is a computer monitor with a cracked screen as well as a used computer tower. Both of these items were resting on chair. 2 hot glue guns in the school age room. A 3 month old child had a pacifier with a string and beads attached to it. In the infant room, there is a floor panel with a screw sticking out of it. A child was observed stepping on the screw. Behind an unlocked door in the preschool room was an open fuse box accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a hole in the wall in the school age classroom. A bucket with toys and a children's play kitchen in the outdoor play space were observed to have brown standing water inside of them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A fire drill is not documented for June 2025. A tornado drill is not documented for June 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)4. - Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a secondary exit in the hallway near the infant room. This hallway is blocked with a stroller, play equipment, and a plastic shelf used to store various items. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) - Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A package of bread in the kitchen expired on 06/25/25. A package of hot dog buns in the kitchen expired 06/16/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(c)1. - Safe Food | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is no menu posted in the kitchen. The menu posted on the parent board is from February 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.a. - Menus - Post | ||
| 2025-07-10 | The medical log book at the center was unavailable for licensing review. No one at the center knew where the medical log book was kept. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)1. - Medical Log Book | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Routes and stops are not maintained in the vehicle or at the center. The transportation van was used to transport children in the morning before the visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(3)(c) - Information In Vehicle - Route And Stops | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a hole on the side of the diaper changing surface exposing foam underneath. This makes the surface not easily cleanable. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)3. - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Child 3 does not have documentation of an immunization history in the child record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Staff files were unavailable for licensing review. The files were being kept in a locked cabinet that only the licensee has access to. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Staff A, identified as an emergency back-up provider and having unrestricted access to the child care center, does not have documentation from the department, either paper or electronic, that indicates a child care background check was completed in compliance with the timelines and requirements specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch DCF 13 and the person is eligible to work in a child care program. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is no paper towel in the toddler room bathroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(f) - Bathroom Supplies | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A toy car in the outdoor play space was observed to have a missing steering wheel. Another toy car was observed to be missing a plastic roof. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(bm)3. — Outdoor Play Equipment - Construction, Condition | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A loose cord from the air conditioner window unit in the school age room. In the school age classroom, there is a computer monitor with a cracked screen as well as a used computer tower. Both of these items were resting on chair. 2 hot glue guns in the school age room. A 3 month old child had a pacifier with a string and beads attached to it. In the infant room, there is a floor panel with a screw sticking out of it. A child was observed stepping on the screw. Behind an unlocked door in the preschool room was an open fuse box accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a hole in the wall in the school age classroom. A bucket with toys and a children's play kitchen in the outdoor play space were observed to have brown standing water inside of them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a secondary exit in the hallway near the infant room. This hallway is blocked with a stroller, play equipment, and a plastic shelf used to store various items. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) — Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Smoke detector testing is not documented for June 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(jm)2. - Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A package of bread in the kitchen expired on 06/25/25. A package of hot dog buns in the kitchen expired 06/16/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(c)1. — Safe Food | ||
| 2025-07-10 | A fire drill is not documented for June 2025. A tornado drill is not documented for June 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)4. — Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is no menu posted in the kitchen. The menu posted on the parent board is from February 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.a. — Menus - Post | ||
| 2025-07-10 | The medical log book at the center was unavailable for licensing review. No one at the center knew where the medical log book was kept. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)1. — Medical Log Book | ||
| 2025-07-10 | An inhaler being stored at the center is not labeled with the child's name. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.b. - Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is no parent authorization for two containers of children's ibuprofen and two inhalers being stored at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2025-07-10 | Routes and stops are not maintained in the vehicle or at the center. The transportation van was used to transport children in the morning before the visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(3)(c) — Information In Vehicle - Route And Stops | ||
| 2025-07-10 | There is a hole on the side of the diaper changing surface exposing foam underneath. This makes the surface not easily cleanable. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)3. — Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection | ||
| 2024-08-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-08-20 | A record of meals and snacks served for the week of 08/12/24-08/16/24 was unavailable for licensing review. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.c. — Menus - Available For Review | ||
| 2024-07-01 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-07-01 | Child 3 does not have documentation of a health history and emergency care plan in the child record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6. — Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2024-07-01 | Child 1 does not have documentation of an immunization history in the child record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. — Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2024-07-01 | Staff C does not have documentation of completion of department-approved training in abusive head trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children prior to Staff C beginning to work with children under 5 years of age. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2024-07-01 | Staff B, identified as the cook, does not have documentation of at least 4 hours of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition prior to beginning work. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2024-07-01 | There is a gap between the lower part of the gate and the fence, which make up the outdoor play space enclosure, that is greater than 4 inches. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(b)7. — Outdoor Play Space - Enclosure | ||
| 2024-07-01 | In the outdoor play space, there is a slide on a foam mat which is on top of concrete. Concrete and asphalt are prohibited under climbing equipment, swings and slides. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(b)8. — Outdoor Play Space - Prohibited Surfaces | ||
| 2024-07-01 | A cot was observed resting length-wise against a wall in the hallway leading to the infant room posing a potential for the cot to fall on a child. A plant was observed inside of a glass jar resting on a window sill in the infant room within reach of children in that classroom. There is a circuit breaker in the school age bathroom that is uncovered and the circuit breaker switches are exposed. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2024-07-01 | A brown banana peel was observed behind a couch in the school age room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2024-07-01 | An air conditioning unit was observed in the school age room, plugged into an extension cord. The extension cord was plugged into an electrical outlet in the kitchen. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(e) — Extension Cord Use | ||
| 2024-07-01 | Smoke detector testing is not documented for June 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(jm)2. — Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing | ||
| 2024-07-01 | There is a container of sour cream in the kitchen refrigerator that expired 05/20/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(c)1. — Safe Food | ||
| 2024-07-01 | There is no cold storage thermometer in the mini fridge outside of the preschool room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. — Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2024-07-01 | A fire drill was practiced, but not documented for June 2024. A tornado drill was practiced, but not documented for June 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)4. — Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills | ||
| 2024-07-01 | There is a plastic basketball hoop resting on top of a storage cabinet in the school age room. This poses the potential for the basketball hoop to fall onto a child. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)3. — Indoor Equipment - Placement | ||
| 2024-03-05 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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