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Great Expectations Childcare Center
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
N 26th St,
Milwaukee, WI 53206
Quick Facts
Capacity
8 children
Age Range
4 wks - 13 yrs
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Licensed LICENSED FAMILY
Active License
License Number
2006868
Licensed Since
2024
License Issued
Jun 4, 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
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. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-11:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-11:30 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-11:30 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-11:30 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-11:30 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-11:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-29 | Enrollment information on file for Child #1 is incomplete. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)1. - Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Health history information on file for Child #1 is incomplete. Question #1 which asks the parent to check a box indicating whether or not their child has a special medical condition has not been answered. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)1m. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Staff record information on file for Staff A does not include the reason for leaving a previous position in child care. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(a) - Staff File - Staff Record Form | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Documentation of the actual hours a provider worked if the hours were used to meet the applicable staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. A departure time has not been recorded for the licensee who is no longer present in the center on 7/29/26. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(c) - Staff File - Days, Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-07-29 | The license, who became licensed on 6/4/24, does not have a physical examination report on file that was completed within 12 months before or 30 days after the person became licensed. The report on file for the licensee does not indicate she is physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(d)1. - Staff File - Physical Examination - Form | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Staff F, who has been employed since 1/7/26, has not obtained a certificate or completion for a department-approved course in Infant and Child CPR with AED within 3 months after hire. The certificate on file for Staff F is from the "National CPR Foundation" which is not a department approved provider. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(3)(e)1. - Provider Training - Obtain Cpr Certificate | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Gaps greater than 4 inches are observed in the center's fence. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(11)(b)4. - Outdoor Play Space - Enclosure | ||
| 2026-07-29 | A cord from a standing oscillating fan is accessible on the floor in the main daycare area, plastic bags are accessible to children, an area of fencing contains sharp, splintered wood and several nails are observed sticking out of the fence, plastic weed barrier is exposed in multiple areas on the ground in the outdoor play space. Included in a Warning Letter issued on 9/24/25. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(e) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-07-29 | The kitchen garbage can is very dirty, the floors and the bathroom including the toilet are in need of cleaning and a urine odor is present in the bathroom. Overgrown weeds are observed in the outdoor play space. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(m) - Premises - Condition & Repair | ||
| 2026-07-29 | A smoke detector in the main floor daycare area can be heard "chirping" throughout the visit indicating it is in need of maintenance. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(4)(a)1. - Smoke Detectors | ||
| 2026-07-29 | USDA minimum meal requirements are not always for meals and snack when all required components are not served. For example, when chicken patties and tater tots are served for lunch and American cheese and carrots is served for another lunch. The required fruit component is missing from some dinners including when ground beef, rolls, and green beans is served. Some snacks are missing the second required component. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(h) - Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Records of meals and snacks served to children are not dated. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(j) - Meals & Snacks - Records | ||
| 2026-07-29 | An additional mattress has been added to each center Pack N Play contrary to manufacturer safety recommendations. | Violation |
| Description: 250.07(4)(cm) - Naps - Sleep Surface - Child Under 1 Year | ||
| 2026-07-29 | Per the report of a provider, the diaper changing surface is disinfected at the end of each day rather than after each use. | Violation |
| Description: 250.09(4)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface - Disinfection | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2025-09-04 | The inside of the fence in the outdoor play space has peeling paint. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(k) - Deteriorating Or Toxic Paint | ||
| 2025-09-04 | USDA minimum meal requirements were not met when juice was reported to have been served with lunch rather than milk. Milk is required to be served with all meals. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(h) - Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements | ||
| 2025-09-04 | Accurate records of meals and snacks served to children are not available for review by parents and the licensing representative. Written records of meals and snacks served to children shall be retained for 3 months. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(9)(j) - Meals & Snacks - Records | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2024-12-13 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-11-27 | The Department attempted to monitor the program but was not able to because no one responded to knocks on the door/ringing of the doorbell-No Access visit. | Violation |
| Description: 250.12(2) - Department Access To Center | ||
| 2024-10-17 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-10-17 | Child 1, 2, and 9 were missing current health reports completed within 90 days after enrolling or 6 months prior. | Violation |
| Description: 250.04(6)(a)4. - Child Record - Physical Exam | ||
| 2024-10-17 | IL was not able to verify a completed health/physical completed on staff working with children since 6/15/2024 as of 10/17/2024. | Violation |
| Description: 250.05(2)(d)1. - Staff File - Physical Examination - Form | ||
| 2024-10-17 | IL observed a potentially dangerous, large flat screen tv sitting on the child classroom table with no security straps attached. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(c) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2024-10-17 | IL observed a potentially dangerous, large flat screen tv sitting on the child classroom table with no security straps attached. | Violation |
| Description: 250.06(2)(c) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
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