Description: GREAT EXPECTATIONS CHILDCARE CENTER is a LICENSED FAMILY in Milwaukee WI, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 4 wks - 13 yrs. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-04 | Per a 9/22/25 telephone conversation with the licensee, the center sustained damage as a result of the historic August 2025 flooding including water in the basement estimated by the licensee to have been 1.5 or 2 feet which resulted in peeling paint. The center also was without power for 3 days. The damage was not reported to the department within 24 hours after the occurrence and a written report was not provided within 5 business days of the incident. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(3)(b) — Report - Damage To Premises | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Child #3 (age 1), who has attended the center since 6/15/24, does not have a follow-up health examination on file at least once every 6 months after the initial. The most recent health examination on file for Child #3 is dated 11/19/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.a. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Child #1, (age 3), who has attended the center since 5/5/25, does not have an initial health examination on file that was completed not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4.b. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Child #1, who has attended the center since 5/5/25, does not have documentation demonstrating that the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144. There is no immunization history on file for Child #1. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4m. — Child Record - Immunization History Compliance | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for Child #1 who is observed to be in the care of the center. Children's birthdates are not included on the attendance record for multiple children for the weeks of 8/24/25-8/30/25 and 8/31/25-9/6/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The license does not have a physical examination report on file that was completed within 12 months before or 30 days after the person became licensed. There is no physical on file for the licensee who became licensed on 6/4/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(d)1. — Staff File - Physical Examination - Form | ||
| 2025-09-04 | At least one provider who has completed the training required under s. DCF 250.05(3)(b) is not supervising children when Staff B, who has been employed since 6/15/24, is observed alone at the center providing care to 3 children during the monitoring visit and per a review of attendance records is used to meet the staff-to-child ratio when working with the licensee but reports she has not completed the entry-level course "Introduction to the Child Care Profession." | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(b) — Provider - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Staff B, who has been employed since 6/15/24, has not obtained a CPR certificate for Infant and Child CPR with AED within 3 months of hire. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(e)1. — Provider Training - Obtain Cpr Certificate | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The licensee has failed to maintain a current CPR certificate for Infant and Child CPR with AED. The most recent certificate on file for the licensee expired on 10/24/24. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(e)2. — Provider Training - Current Cpr Certificate | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The licensee and Staff B have failed to complete the required biennial training in Child Abuse & Neglect. The most recent certificate on file for the licensee expired on 8/24/25. The most recent certificate on file for Staff B expired on 5/25/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(fm) — Biennial Training - Child Abuse & Neglect | ||
| 2025-09-04 | At least one provider who has completed the training required under s. DCF 250.05(3)(b) is not supervising children when Staff B is observed alone at the center providing care to 3 children during the monitoring visit and has worked alone at the center since 7:04 AM. | Violation |
| Description: 250.055(1)(e) — Supervision Provided By Trained Individuals | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The daily attendance record is used to ensure the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to the assigned provider at all times however the daily attendance record does not reflect the names of the actual children in the care of the center when it is observed during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 250.055(1)(L) — Procedure - Number, Names, Whereabouts Known At All Times | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Unprotected electrical outlets are observed in the child care play room. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(a) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Hazards in the outdoor play space: A wire hanging in the middle of the space & several yards lying on the ground, broken glass on the ground, nails on a staircase for a rear separate residence inside the outdoor play space, two plywood boards multiple yards in length and shingles on the ground and a poisonous plant nightshade. A plastic bag is accessible to children in the child care play room. A shelf inside a shelving unit is unsecured and tilted. Multiple cords and phone chargers are accessible to children on the floor in the play room including a baby monitor cord under an infant walker. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
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