Description: Academy Of Little Vikings is a Licensed Group Child Care in Mount Horeb WI, with a maximum capacity of 140 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 Week(s) - 11 Year(s). The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-22 | 251.05(2)(a)6. | Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked |
| Description: Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classrooms, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio was not maintained on the morning of 11/24/20 in the 3K Orange room when children were present but no staff were signed in. In the Kindergarten Room children were present, but no staff were signed in for portions of the following dates: 11/30/20; 12/1/20; 12/2/20; and 12/3/20. | ||
| 2021-01-05 | Licensing | Direct Forfeiture: $200 |
| 2020-09-30 | 251.07(2)(e) | Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions |
| Description: A staff member in the baby room used prohibited actions when she was frustrated and roughly handled a 7-month-old child by picking him up by his arm when the baby was crying. Staff also dropped the same 7-month-old child onto a bouncy chair out of frustration. | ||
| 2020-09-30 | 251.04(8)(a) | Mandated Reporting - Child Abuse & Neglect |
| Description: A staff member did not immediately report to the county department of human or social services or law enforcement when they reasonably suspected a child was abused and didn't report it for 4 days. | ||
| 2020-09-30 | 251.07(2)(e)3. | Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure |
| Description: A 7-month-old baby was restrained in a sleep sack swaddle garment to restrict his movement and promote sleep. The parents didn't know the child was being swaddled and said the child wasn't swaddled at home because the child never like it. | ||
| 2020-09-30 | 251.07(2)(e)2. | Prohibited Actions - Verbal |
| Description: A teacher in the baby room made derogatory comments to a 7-month-old child. | ||
| 2019-05-07 | 251.09(1)(c) | Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development |
| Description: Child care workers did not document changes in Child 1's development and routines every 3 months. | ||
| 2019-05-07 | 251.07(6)(j)9. | Reviewing Injury Records |
| Description: There was no documentation of a review of the medical log book in the 3k blue classroom within the past 6 months. | ||
| 2018-10-10 | Licensing | Orders Letter |
| 2018-10-05 | 251.07(2)(e) | Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions |
| Description: A staff person at the center engaged in actions that may be physically painful or discomforting when she pulled on a 4-year-old child's ears while attempting to guide the child's behavior. This incident was self-reported by the center. | ||
| 2018-09-12 | 251.07(2)(e) | Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions |
| Description: A staff person in the Little Lambs Room engaged in actions that may be psychologically, emotionally or physically painful or discomforting when she grabbed children by their forearms and aggressively moved them at transition times and when redirecting them. Staff also walked children faster than they could go and put them on the floor between her feet and legs, preventing them from moving. Children whined and appeared sad during these times. | ||
| 2018-09-12 | 251.09(4)(a)11. | Infant & Toddler - Cleaning Child's Diaper Area |
| Description: A staff person in the Little Lambs Room did not wash the child's diaper area before each diapering when she diapered several children without cleaning their diaper area. | ||
| 2018-09-12 | 251.09(4)(a)3. | Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection |
| Description: Each child was not changed on a surface that was cleaned with soap and water and a disinfectant solution after each use when a staff person in the Little Lambs Room diapered several children without cleaning or sanitizing the diapering surface between diapering. | ||
| 2018-09-12 | 251.09(4)(a)9. | Infant & Toddler - Handwashing When Diapering |
| Description: A staff person in the Little Lambs Room did not wash her hands with soap and water before and after each diapering when she diapered several children without washing hands in between each diapering. | ||
| 2018-09-12 | 251.04(8)(a) | Mandated Reporting - Child Abuse & Neglect |
| Description: The licensee and other staff members did not immediately report suspicion of child abuse or neglect to the county department of social services or a local law enforcement agency as defined in ss. 48.02(1) and 48.981(1), Stats. when a report was made 2 days after a suspected incident on August 7, 2018. | ||
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I previously worked at this center and unfortunately saw a whole world of problems behind the scenes. The center has values that are not followed as I have witnessed improper treatment towards the children and find that it is a common trend. It is unfortunate that these children must endure the constant chaos of changing schedules, hectic play areas, and an overall lack of communication and guidance between teachers and admin. This is not the place for your child to grow and prosper. Please consider finding a different center. I am concerned for the safety of the children as they do not have the staff or resources to provide proper care. The owner has a kind heart but is lacking in the man-power to properly run this center.
While the facility is beautiful, the reality of what goes on inside is far from it. Academy of Little Vikings is a revolving door of teachers who come in with high hopes and are ultimately driven out by the administration's unprofessional and often hostile management style. Classrooms are most often overflowing and licensing guidelines are rarely followed. Teachers are pressured to offer quality, engaging programming, yet the administration refuses to provide adequate materials to that end. Empty promises of raises and promotions are made to staff to make them stay, which ultimately ends up with disappointment and frustration. I've personally seen many passionate teachers who love their jobs and their students get burned out from the stresses of teaching under such poor management, and tragically, the kids pay the price.
I am a former employee at Little Vikings. I, along with COUNTLESS other employees, have decided to resign and find another job. The staff at Little Vikings are treated horribly and therefore there are new teachers in and out of there constantly. This creates inconsistency for the children which can cause horrible behavior problems not only in the center, but also at home. There is inadequate space for the children outside of the center and although there is a promise to attend the park multiple times a day, it does not always happen. Parents are beginning to pull their children out of the center and place them in other childcare centers. The attitude that is put in the employees' heads about state licensing is that they are the enemy. That is not true. State licensing is there to assure that families' voices are heard and to make sure the children are being well taken care of. They are not the enemy and the fact that we are supposed to look at them as the enemy is mind-blowing and horrible. Employees are afraid to quit their job because of what Brenda has done in the past to people who say they are quitting. Please do not enroll your child in ALV if you care about the staff and your children.