LICENSED GROUP
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Brainy Bunch Learning Center
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
3233 W North Ave,
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Quick Facts
Capacity
30 children
Age Range
3 wks - 13 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2007436
License Holder
Tia Lee
Licensed Since
2024
License Issued
Nov 1, 2024
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
BRAINY BUNCH LEARNING CENTER 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 3 wks - 13 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-09:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-08-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-03-10 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-10 | Enrollment information was incomplete for Child #4. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)1. - Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Field trip authorization was observed incomplete for Child #2, and Child #5. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)4. - Child Record - Field Trip Authorization | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Health history information was observed incomplete for Child #4. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Immunization information was not on file for Child #5. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Personal information was incomplete for Staff C and missing for Staff D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2026-03-10 | A physical exam was not on file for Staff D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Documentation of staff orientation was incomplete for Staff C and missing for Staff D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. - Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2026-03-10 | A current CPR/AED infant and child certificate was not on file for Staff A. The last documented certificate expired March 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-03-10 | A certificate of completed child abuse and neglect training was not on file for Staff D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-03-10 | The fire extinguisher in the kitchen was not inspected yearly. The last documented inspection occurred July 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(a) - Fire Extinguishers - Operable, Inspected, Labeled | ||
| 2026-03-10 | A bag of single-serve cups were observed with an open hole and not stored in a clean, dry place, and kept covered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(a)5. - Kitchen - Single-Service Utensils | ||
| 2026-03-10 | An open bag of flour and open boxes of cereal were observed stored in original containers and not in stored in bags with zip-type closures or metal, glass or food grade plastic containers with tight-fitting covers and labeled. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.a. - Food Storage - Dry Food | ||
| 2026-03-10 | An entry from May 2025 did not contain the time of the injury. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. - Medical Log - Injury In Care | ||
| 2026-03-10 | The medical log book was not reviewed within the last 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-03-10 | Prior to admission, written information from a child's parent or guardian to individualize the program of care for the child was not on file for Child #1 and observed incomplete for another child. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(am) - Infant & Toddler - Intake Information | ||
| 2025-07-15 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to submit to the department a certificate of insurance for vehicle liability insurance for non-owned vehicles with minimums not less than the amounts specified under s.121.53, Stats., for transportation that was provided in a vehicle not owned by the center on 7/10/25 that was not public transportation vehicles or chartered vehicles. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(g)1.c. - Insurance - Non-Owned Vehicle Liability | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to report to the department a change in transportation services at least 5 calendar days prior to the change when she contracted with a transportation company to provide transportation services for a field trip in which the center took a group of children to The Big Backyard on July 10, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(o) - Report - Change In Transportation Services | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to document its polices that transportation provided through a written or verbal contract with another individual or organization meets the requirements of this chapter prior to contracting with an organization that provided transportation to the center for a field trip to The Big Backyard on 7/10/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(1)(c) - Transportation Policy - 3Rd Party | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to provide and document driver training for a driver from a contracted transportation company who transported children on a field trip to The Big Backyard on 7/10/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(4)(b) - Driver Orientation - Requirement | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to obtain and review the driving record for a driver from a contracted transportation company prior to the driver transporting children on a field trip to The Big Backyard on 7/10/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(4)(c)1. - Driver Record - Obtain & Review | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to provide the department with evidence of a vehicle's safe operating condition on a form provided by the department (Vehicle Safety Inspection) prior to a van from a contracted transportation company transporting children on a field trip to The Big Backyard on 7/10/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(5)(b) — Vehicle Inspection Report | ||
| 2025-07-15 | The licensee failed to provide the department with evidence of a vehicle's safe operating condition on a form provided by the department (Vehicle Safety Inspection) prior to a van from a contracted transportation company transporting children on a field trip to The Big Backyard on 7/10/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(5)(b) - Vehicle Inspection Report | ||
| 2025-07-02 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-02 | On 6/19/25 an inflatable bounce house was set up in the two year old classroom and utilized by multiple children in the care of the center. Trampolines and inflatable bounce surfaces on the premises shall not be accessible to children and shall not be used by children in care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(f) - Trampolines & Inflatable Bounce Surfaces | ||
| 2025-04-07 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-07 | Violation | |
| Description: 251.11(3)(a) - Regular License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-03-26 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-03-26 | Child #4, a child under the age of 2, does not have a documentation of a follow-up health examination at least once every 6 months after the initial health examination. The most recent health examination report on file for Child #4 is dated 5/30/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2025-03-26 | Staff B and Staff D have not obtained and/or maintained a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR with AED from an agency approved by the department within 3 months after beginning work with children in care. Staff B's CPR certificate expired in April 2024. Staff D, who has been working with children since 12/8/24, does not have a CPR certificate. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-03-26 | Staff B, who has been employed since 11/1/24, has not completed and documented an orientation within his first week at the center. The orientation on file for Staff B is for family child care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-03-26 | An unsecured cord from a video camera baby monitor is accessible to children. The cord from the monitor hangs down the wall behind a Pack N Play in the infant classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-03-26 | An open bag of goldfish crackers in the kitchen is not stored in bags with zip-type closures or metal, glass or food-grade plastic containers with tight-fitting covers | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.a. - Food Storage - Dry Food | ||
| 2025-03-26 | A package of chicken is observed thawing on the kitchen counter. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(f)5. - Food - Thawing | ||
| 2025-03-26 | A child over the age of 1 who was observed napping during the visit was not provided with an individually identified sheet. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(d) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Individual Bedding | ||
| 2025-03-26 | Infant & Toddler Intake Information has not been updated within the last three months for one child under the age of 2. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2025-03-26 | Staff B and Staff D have not obtained and/or maintained a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR with AED from an agency approved by the department within 3 months after beginning work with children in care. Staff B's CPR certificate expired in April 2024. Staff D, who has been working with children since 12/8/24, does not have a CPR certificate. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-02-21 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-02-21 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-01-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-01-08 | The child care license is not posted near the entrance or in some other conspicuous area of the center that is visible to the public. The child care license is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(k) - License Posted & Visible | ||
| 2025-01-08 | A copy of the licensing rules is not posted or available to the parents in an area of the center where parents are likely to see it. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(f) - Copy Of Rules Available | ||
| 2025-01-08 | A copy of the child care policies of the center have not been made available to the parents in an area of the center accessible to parents. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(g) - Copy Of Policies Available | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Enrollment information (emergency contact information) on fie for Child #3 is incomplete. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)1. - Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2025-01-08 | There is no documentation on file for Child #4 indicating the child's immunization history is in compliance with s.252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144. Child #4 has attended the center since 11/4/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Staff record information on file for Staff C is incomplete. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-01-08 | A completed physical examination report that was completed not more than 12 months prior to nor more than 30 days after the person was hired is not on file for Staff C, who has been employed since 11/3/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-01-08 | There is no documentation on file of a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction for Staff B who is employed as and observed working as a lead teacher during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)5. - Staff Record - High School Diploma | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Staff B, who is employed as an assistant teacher, has not completed department-approved training in abusive had trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children prior to beginning to work with children under 5 years of age. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Staff C and D have not completed training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements within one week after beginning work at the center. Staff C has been employed since 11/3/24, Staff D since 12/8/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-01-08 | There is no documentation on file for Staff C and D demonstrating that an orientation was completed within one week of employment. Staff C has been employed since 11/3/24 and Staff D since 12/8/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-01-08 | The tracking sheet has not been completed for the two classrooms that are operating during the monitoring visit. The infant room has 4 children and the preschool classroom has 5 children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-01-08 | The hot water temperature in one sink was 132 degrees Fahrenheit when tested. The hot water temperature may not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(h) — Toilets & Sinks - Water Temperature | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Two one year old toddlers are observed wearing pacifiers tied to green strings around their necks. One of the twins takes a nap while wearing the string around his neck. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Staff B informs the preschool classroom that it is TV time and instructs the children to be silent because it is movie time. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(c) - Television As Part Of Program | ||
| 2025-01-08 | The menu has not been planned at least one week in advance. The most recent menus posted are dated for the week of 11/4/24-11/8/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.b. - Menus - Plan | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Tears are observed on the diaper changing mat on the infant room changing table preventing cleaning and disinfection of the diaper changing surface. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)3. - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection | ||
| 2025-01-08 | Staff record information on file for Staff C is incomplete. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-01-08 | The hot water temperature in one sink was 132 degrees Fahrenheit when tested. The hot water temperature may not exceed 120 degrees Fahrenheit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(h) - Toilets & Sinks - Water Temperature | ||
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