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Carebare Daycare
Osceola, WI
· Polk County
2838 37th Ave,
Osceola, WI 54020
Quick Facts
Capacity
81 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Participates
YoungStar Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (651) 210-0666
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2002614
License Holder
Kimberly Judkins
Licensed Since
2015
License Issued
Oct 1, 2015
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
CAREBARE DAYCARE is a LICENSED GROUP in Osceola WI, with a maximum capacity of 81 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 05:30 AM-05:30 PM. The provider also participates in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
Initial License Date: 2/24/2010. Open Jan- Dec. 3 stars.
Hours of Operation
- Monday05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Tuesday05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Wednesday05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Thursday05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Friday05:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-27 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-08-27 | An assistant teacher is required to complete entry level training within 6 months of the hired date. There was no documentation of completion of a non-credit department-approved course or a credit course in early childhood education for Staff A, B and C who have all been employed at the center for longer than 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2026-08-27 | On 08/14/26, three three-year-old children were not supervised by a childcare worker who was within sight and sound supervision of the children to guide their behaviors and activities, prevent harm and assure safety. The children were unaccounted for and out of staff's sight and sound for approximately 25 minutes before being located in the woods. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-08-27 | Rule requires that at least one childcare teacher shall supervise each group of children. On 08/14/26 the preschool class was not supervised by a childcare teacher. Staff members A, B, and C who are unqualified assistant teachers, were alone in the classroom and responsible for supervising the children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-05 | Per interview with staff, children in care for more than 3 hours were not being taken outside even when the temperature was above 20 degrees. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(a) — Outdoor Play Space - Requirement | ||
| 2026-03-05 | A bottle of contact solution, which is labeled "keep out of reach of children" was observed during the monitoring visit on a shelf in the Day Dream room accessible to children. In addition a dog shock collar was observed hanging by the entrance of the center that was accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The center did not have a list of emergency telephone numbers, including local fire, police and poison control, posted in a location known to all staff. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(f) — Telephones & Emergency Phone Numbers | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Flaking and deteriorating paint was observed on the outside wall of the building located in the outdoor play area that was accessible to the children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(i) — Deteriorating Paint | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states dishes and utensils shall be air dried in racks or baskets or on a drain board. On 03/05/26 dishes in the kitchen were observed drying on towels. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(b)6. — Dishwashing - Air Drying | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The refrigerator nor the freezer in the kitchen were equipped with a clearly visible accurate thermometer. In addition The Tenderheart Room was also missing a thermometer in the refrigerator. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. - Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Open packages of dry foods including sugar, flour and vanilla wafers were observed in the kitchen area. Dry foods, if opened, are required to be stored in bags with zip-type closure or containers with a tight-fitting cover and should be labeled. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.a. — Food Storage - Dry Food | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states meal preparation personnel who help prepare meals shall wear effective hair restraints such as hair nets or hats . The cook preparing food during the licensing visit was not wearing a hair net or hat. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. — Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The center staff stated that the monthly fire drills and tornado drills have not been consistently practiced monthly. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)2. — Emergencies - Practice Written Plans | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states that a time out may be used to handle unacceptable behavior only if the child is three years of age or older. A child in the Harmony room who has not turned three yet was told to take a break and was seen standing in a corner during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)1. - Time Out - Age | ||
| 2026-03-05 | During an interview in the Smartheart Room the children were not allowed off their cots if they remained awake after 30 minutes of rest, they are expected to remain on their cots. Rule states that after 30 minutes a child who does not sleep or awakens to get up and have quiet time through the use of equipment or activities which will not disturb other children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(b) — Naps Or Rest Periods - Awake Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Child care workers did not use a two-step process of cleaning and sanitizing the tables before lunch as observed during the licensing visit. Per rule, eating surfaces, shall be washed and sanitized before and after each use. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(b)5. — Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized | ||
| 2026-03-05 | One child in the Tenderheart Room had a container of Tylenol in the room, but did not have a current medication authorization from the parent on file for medicine that is on the premises. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Children's hands were not washed immediately before meals and snacks. Children were observed washing their hands then returning to sit on the floor before eating. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. — Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-03-05 | A staff member in the Smartheart Room did not wash her hands after wiping a child's nose as is required by rule. This was observed by the Licensing Specialist during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. — Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Two children's Intake for Child Under 2 forms were not in the room where the children had been moved to for a period of time. Admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned and shall be known to the child care worker. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states each infant and toddler shall be cared for by a regularly assigned child care worker in a specific self-contained room or area. Infants and toddlers may not be transferred to the care of another child care worker or another group or room in order to adjust group sizes or staff-to-child ratios. One staff had to leave the Funshine Room to go cook so children were moved into two different rooms to accommodate. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(d) — Infant & Toddler - Assignment To Room & Caregiver | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff B, was assigned as an assistant child care teacher with toddlers in the Funshine Room and did not have documentation of completing a minimum of ten hours of training in infant and toddler care approved by the Department within six months after beginning to work with infants and toddlers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) — Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states an adult size chair shall be provided for each child care worker. In the Baby Tugs Room there were two staff and only one adult sized chair. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(k) — Infant & Toddler - Adult-Size Chairs | ||
| 2026-03-05 | During an interview staff stated they were feeding children directly from the baby food container. Infant food should be fed from a bowl instead of the baby food container. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)14. — Infant & Toddler - Feeding From Baby Food Containers | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states that a diaper changing surface shall be cleaned with soap and water and a disinfectant solution. In the Tenderheart Room they are only using only a disinfectant solution. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)3. - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Soiled diapers and wipes need to be disposed of in a plastic-lined, hands-free, covered container. An uncovered garbage can in the bathroom was observed to contain soiled diapers and wipes during the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)5. — Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The handwashing sinks in the rooms were being used for purposes other than handwashing. During interviews staff said they were filling bottles for formulas and water bottles for children to drink out of at the handwashing sink. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The files for Staff B, C, and E did not contain documentation that was available to review at the time of the monitoring visit of a physical examination report completed within 12 months before or within 30 days after beginning work with children in care, indicating the person is free from illness detrimental to children, including tuberculosis, and physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff B was missing documentation that was available to review at the time of the monitoring visit of having received a complete orientation within her first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. - Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Documentation of completion of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) training (or Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention, if taken prior to 8/31/20) could not be located at the time of the monitoring visit in the files for Staff B and C. AHT/SBS training is required to be completed before a child care worker begins to work with children under age 5. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff C was missing documentation of having obtained a certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department within 3 months of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff C and E were missing documentation of having received training within the first week of working or the past two years on child abuse and neglect laws, identification, and reporting. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | An assistant teacher is required to complete entry level training within 6 months of the hired date. Documentation of completion of a non-credit department-approved course or a credit course in early childhood education was not available for review for Staff B, who has been employed at the center for longer than 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states that any staff who prepares meals shall document initial training of at least 4 hours in kitchen sanitation, food handling or nutrition before preparing meals and at least 1 hour annually each year after. Staff A was observed preparing lunch and was missing documentation of the initial 4 hours of training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. - Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | On 03/05/26, a child from the Day Dream Room was not being closely supervised by staff when one child was observed running down the hallway by herself when coming in from outside without sight or sound supervision by staff. In addition on 03/05/26 a child was observed leaving the Day Dream Room without staff supervision for about one minute. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | On 03/05/26 the Funshine Room was not supervised by a teacher when staff A, a qualified teacher had to leave the room to go cook lunch, leaving staff B an unqualified assistant teacher alone in the room to supervise the children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | One of the bathrooms was not maintained in a sanitary condition. During the monitoring visit, fecal matter was observed on the side of the toilet and on the floor. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. - Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Per interview with staff, children in care for more than 3 hours were not being taken outside even when the temperature was above 20 degrees. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(a) - Outdoor Play Space - Requirement | ||
| 2026-03-05 | A bottle of contact solution, which is labeled "keep out of reach of children" was observed during the monitoring visit on a shelf in the Day Dream room accessible to children. In addition a dog shock collar was observed hanging by the entrance of the center that was accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The center did not have a list of emergency telephone numbers, including local fire, police and poison control, posted in a location known to all staff. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(f) - Telephones & Emergency Phone Numbers | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Flaking and deteriorating paint was observed on the outside wall of the building located in the outdoor play area that was accessible to the children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(i) - Deteriorating Paint | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The center staff stated that the monthly fire drills and tornado drills have not been consistently practiced monthly. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)2. - Emergencies - Practice Written Plans | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states dishes and utensils shall be air dried in racks or baskets or on a drain board. On 03/05/26 dishes in the kitchen were observed drying on towels. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(b)6. - Dishwashing - Air Drying | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Open packages of dry foods including sugar, flour and vanilla wafers were observed in the kitchen area. Dry foods, if opened, are required to be stored in bags with zip-type closure or containers with a tight-fitting cover and should be labeled. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.a. - Food Storage - Dry Food | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states meal preparation personnel who help prepare meals shall wear effective hair restraints such as hair nets or hats . The cook preparing food during the licensing visit was not wearing a hair net or hat. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. - Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2026-03-05 | During an interview in the Smartheart Room the children were not allowed off their cots if they remained awake after 30 minutes of rest, they are expected to remain on their cots. Rule states that after 30 minutes a child who does not sleep or awakens to get up and have quiet time through the use of equipment or activities which will not disturb other children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(b) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Awake Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Child care workers did not use a two-step process of cleaning and sanitizing the tables before lunch as observed during the licensing visit. Per rule, eating surfaces, shall be washed and sanitized before and after each use. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(b)5. - Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized | ||
| 2026-03-05 | One child in the Tenderheart Room had a container of Tylenol in the room, but did not have a current medication authorization from the parent on file for medicine that is on the premises. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Children's hands were not washed immediately before meals and snacks. Children were observed washing their hands then returning to sit on the floor before eating. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-03-05 | A staff member in the Smartheart Room did not wash her hands after wiping a child's nose as is required by rule. This was observed by the Licensing Specialist during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Two children's Intake for Child Under 2 forms were not in the room where the children had been moved to for a period of time. Admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned and shall be known to the child care worker. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states each infant and toddler shall be cared for by a regularly assigned child care worker in a specific self-contained room or area. Infants and toddlers may not be transferred to the care of another child care worker or another group or room in order to adjust group sizes or staff-to-child ratios. One staff had to leave the Funshine Room to go cook so children were moved into two different rooms to accommodate. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(d) - Infant & Toddler - Assignment To Room & Caregiver | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff B, was assigned as an assistant child care teacher with toddlers in the Funshine Room and did not have documentation of completing a minimum of ten hours of training in infant and toddler care approved by the Department within six months after beginning to work with infants and toddlers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states an adult size chair shall be provided for each child care worker. In the Baby Tugs Room there were two staff and only one adult sized chair. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(k) - Infant & Toddler - Adult-Size Chairs | ||
| 2026-03-05 | During an interview staff stated they were feeding children directly from the baby food container. Infant food should be fed from a bowl instead of the baby food container. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)14. - Infant & Toddler - Feeding From Baby Food Containers | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Soiled diapers and wipes need to be disposed of in a plastic-lined, hands-free, covered container. An uncovered garbage can in the bathroom was observed to contain soiled diapers and wipes during the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)5. - Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The handwashing sinks in the rooms were being used for purposes other than handwashing. During interviews staff said they were filling bottles for formulas and water bottles for children to drink out of at the handwashing sink. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The monitoring results from 09/11/25, the most recent licensing inspection was not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The files for Staff B, C, and E did not contain documentation that was available to review at the time of the monitoring visit of a physical examination report completed within 12 months before or within 30 days after beginning work with children in care, indicating the person is free from illness detrimental to children, including tuberculosis, and physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-03-05 | The files for Staff A and E did not have documentation of the yearly requirement of continuing education hours for 2025 available for review during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)7. - Staff Record - Continuing Education | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff B was missing documentation that was available to review at the time of the monitoring visit of having received a complete orientation within her first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. — Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Documentation of completion of Abusive Head Trauma (AHT) training (or Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention, if taken prior to 8/31/20) could not be located at the time of the monitoring visit in the files for Staff B and C. AHT/SBS training is required to be completed before a child care worker begins to work with children under age 5. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff C was missing documentation of having obtained a certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department within 3 months of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Staff C and E were missing documentation of having received training within the first week of working or the past two years on child abuse and neglect laws, identification, and reporting. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | An assistant teacher is required to complete entry level training within 6 months of the hired date. Documentation of completion of a non-credit department-approved course or a credit course in early childhood education was not available for review for Staff B, who has been employed at the center for longer than 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. — Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2026-03-05 | Rule states that any staff who prepares meals shall document initial training of at least 4 hours in kitchen sanitation, food handling or nutrition before preparing meals and at least 1 hour annually each year after. Staff A was observed preparing lunch and was missing documentation of the initial 4 hours of training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2026-03-05 | On 03/05/26, a child from the Day Dream Room was not being closely supervised by staff when one child was observed running down the hallway by herself when coming in from outside without sight or sound supervision by staff. In addition on 03/05/26 a child was observed leaving the Day Dream Room without staff supervision for about one minute. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | On 03/05/26 the Funshine Room was not supervised by a teacher when staff A, a qualified teacher had to leave the room to go cook lunch, leaving staff B an unqualified assistant teacher alone in the room to supervise the children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) — Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-05 | One of the bathrooms was not maintained in a sanitary condition. During the monitoring visit, fecal matter was observed on the side of the toilet and on the floor. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. — Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2025-09-11 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-04-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-30 | Cleaning supplies labeled "keep out of reach of children" were observed on a shelf in the Day Dream classroom accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Food shall be stored high enough above the floor to provide for air circulation and to facilitate cleaning. Canned goods were observed being stored directly on the kitchen floor. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.b. - Food Storage - Distance Above Floor | ||
| 2025-04-30 | Rule states meal preparation personnel who help prepare meals shall wear effective hair restraints such as hair nets or hats. The staff preparing meals has not been wearing effective hair restraints such as a hair net or hat. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. - Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2024-11-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-11-08 | Written consent for emergency medical care or treatment was not documented for Child # 4. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)2. - Child Record - Emergency Medical Consent | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Child # 6 was missing a written agreement, such as Alternate Arrival and Release form, signed by the parent, outlining the plan for a child to come to or from the center from school via school bus or van. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)5. - Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Child # 1 and 3 were missing documentation of having received a follow up health examination within the past six months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2024-11-08 | There was not documentation of Staff A, B, C, or D having received training within one week after beginning work at the center and at least every 2 years thereafter, on child abuse and neglect laws, how to identify children who have been abused or neglected, and the procedure for ensuring that all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect are immediately reported to the proper authorities. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Documentation of the staff person receiving an orientation within the staff's first week at the center was not available for review for Staff E. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2024-11-08 | There was not documentation that either staff supervising the group of children in the Smart Heart Room was teacher-qualified. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2024-11-08 | The center did not implement and adhere to a procedure to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to assigned child care workers at all times when children were transferred to the care of other classrooms and not signed out of the room they were in, nor signed into the room to where they were transferred. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Staff-to-child ratios were not consistently maintained when two staff were needed to meet ratios and one staff would leave the room to bring a child to a different room for care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Nine children were observed in care in the Smart Heart Room, which included children under two years of age. When infants and toddlers are part of a mixed-age group, the size of the group may not exceed 8. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Two marked fire exits in classrooms were obstructed by strollers and a high chair. The marked fire exit to the playground was obstructed by a wagon. Exits and exit passageways shall have a minimum clear width of three feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) — Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, children under 3 years of age were placed in time-outs, which is prohibited. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)1. - Time Out - Age | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, time-outs sometimes lasted up to 5 minutes. Time-out periods may not exceed 3 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)3. — Time Out - Time | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, for a period of time staff would have children sit in a high chair in the hallway for their time-outs. Per staff and the licensee, this is no longer occurring. In addition, as part of how the center implements breaks / time-outs, staff transfer children from their assigned classrooms to be cared for in other rooms for a period of time, and then the children return to their assigned classroom, this practice was observed during the Licensing visit. If a center uses time-outs to handle a child's behavior, the child may not be removed from the classroom setting. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. — Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, some children were placed into a high chair when they would not willingly sit for the duration of their "time-out." | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Two children's Intake for Child Under 2 form was not in the room where the children had been moved to for a period of time. Admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned and shall be known to the child care worker. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Documentation of changes in a child's development and routines every three months by a child care worker based on discussion with the parent was not observed for child # 1, 2, 3, or 4. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2024-11-08 | The regularly assigned child care teacher and assistant child care teacher for each group of infants and toddlers shall have a minimum of 10 hours of training in infant and toddler care approved by the department within 6 months after assuming the position. There was not documentation available of Staff D having completed this training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2024-11-08 | Two marked fire exits in classrooms were obstructed by strollers and a high chair. The marked fire exit to the playground was obstructed by a wagon. Exits and exit passageways shall have a minimum clear width of three feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) - Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, time-outs sometimes lasted up to 5 minutes. Time-out periods may not exceed 3 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)3. - Time Out - Time | ||
| 2024-11-08 | According to staff interviews, for a period of time staff would have children sit in a high chair in the hallway for their time-outs. Per staff and the licensee, this is no longer occurring. In addition, as part of how the center implements breaks / time-outs, staff transfer children from their assigned classrooms to be cared for in other rooms for a period of time, and then the children return to their assigned classroom, this practice was observed during the Licensing visit. If a center uses time-outs to handle a child's behavior, the child may not be removed from the classroom setting. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. - Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2024-06-06 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-05-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-05-01 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-03-19 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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