LICENSED GROUP
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Chestnut Children's Academy
Pardeeville, WI
· Columbia County
405 W Chestnut St,
Pardeeville, WI 53954
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
4 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
3
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2006343
License Holder
Ashley Thomas
Licensed Since
2022
License Issued
Dec 8, 2022
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
CHESTNUT CHILDREN'S ACADEMY is a LICENSED GROUP in Pardeeville WI, with a maximum capacity of 50 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 4 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM-05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM-05:30 PM
- Friday06:30 AM-05:30 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, Individual 002 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-03-26 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-26 | Notices from the department were not posted and visible to parents when the center's warning letter was not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2026-03-26 | Construction and remodeling were not reported to the department before it began, as required, when the director stated on the day of the visit they had recently completed installing a new wall, door, and window, for their new art room in the lower level and they did not report the construction to their licensing specialist prior to beginning construction. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(L) - Report - Construction Or Remodeling | ||
| 2026-03-26 | Each cold storage unit was not equipped with an accurate thermometer when the refrigerator in the infant room did not have a thermometer. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. - Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2026-03-26 | The director did not review the records of injury every 6 months to ensure that all preventive measures are being taken when the medical log book was last reviewed on 04/4/2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-03-26 | A child's hands were not being washed with soap and warm water before meals when the children in the 2 year old room did not wash their hands before eating breakfast. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-03-26 | Cribs did not contain a mattress covering that fit snugly over the mattress when a mattress covering on an infant's crib was loose, creating several ripples in the mattress covering, which is prohibited due to a suffocation hazard. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(j) - Infant & Toddler - Crib Mattresses & Coverings | ||
| 2025-11-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-11-06 | The center was not in compliance when no physical examination could be found on site for staff A, B or C. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-11-06 | The center was not in compliance when no record of educational qualifications for individuals not required to have a registry certificate could be found on site for staff A, B and C. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.d. - Staff Record - Educational Qualifications | ||
| 2025-11-06 | The center was not in compliance when no record of required 15 hours of continuing education could be found on site for staff C. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)7. - Staff Record - Continuing Education | ||
| 2025-11-06 | The center was not in compliance when there was no record of abusive head trauma training on file for staff C. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-11-06 | The center was not in compliance when attendance records requested during an investigation were not made available for review. | Violation |
| Description: 251.12(2)(a) - Department Access To Center | ||
| 2025-10-28 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-28 | The center was not in compliance when a child was in care in the Toddler room, but was signed into the two year old room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-10-28 | The center was not in compliance when food preparation staff was observed not wearing an effective hair restraint such as a hair net or cap. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. - Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2025-04-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-04 | The center was not in compliance when staff A's Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training was expired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-04-04 | The center was not in compliance when the one year old classroom was observed to over staff to child ratios, with one teacher to five children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-08-13 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-08-13 | The School age room was divided without approval and previous notification to the Department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(h) — Report - Change In Room Usage | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Children's attendance record was not accurate when some children were not signed out in different rooms the week of August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Staff A did not have a physical examination report within the 30 days of being hired that indicated the person was free of illness and able to work with children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2024-08-13 | At several rooms, staff days and worked hours record were inaccurate when child care workers did not signed out from the rooms they counted in staff-to-child ratio on the week of August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Staff A was missing documentation of having received an orientation within the first week of being hired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. — Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Staff A did not have a current certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Staff A and B did not have documentation of current biennial child abuse and neglect training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2024-08-13 | In the Infant 2 classroom, staff B, did not complete all entry level training to qualify as a teacher prior to assuming position. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2024-08-13 | Staff A, who had been working at the center less than 8 months, did not complete at least 2 hours of qualifying continuing education per month. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(c)2m. — Continuing Education Requirement - Less Than 8 Months | ||
| 2024-08-13 | According to the attendance record, the staff-to-child-ratio was exceeded at the Infants 2 room the week of August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024 when approximately five to seven children, under the age of two years old, were in care by one child care worker from 8:40am to 2:00pm. The Toddlers room also exceeded the staff-to-child-ratio the week of August 5, 2024 to August 9, 2024 when approximately nine to twelve children, mixed age group, were in care by one child care worker from 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-05-16 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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