LICENSED GROUP
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Kids First Preschool And Childcare
Poynette, WI
· Columbia County
214 E Seward St,
Poynette, WI 53955
Quick Facts
Capacity
80 children
Age Range
6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
3
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2007716
License Holder
Jacob Walter
Licensed Since
2024
License Issued
Nov 25, 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
KIDS FIRST PRESCHOOL AND CHILDCARE is a LICENSED GROUP in Poynette WI, with a maximum capacity of 80 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-05 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2026-07-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-08 | During the licensing visit n the Zoo classroom, a one- year-old child did not have their hands washed after being diapered, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-01-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-01-20 | There was a space heater on the floor in the Barn classroom that was turned on, accessible and near awake children during the visit. The heater felt hot to the licensor's hand when placed a few inches in front of it. Staff in the Den classroom said they turn on a space heater in that classroom at naptime, which is on the floor accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) - Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Child 1, who has been enrolled longer than six weeks, is missing documentation of an immunization record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Child 1, who has been enrolled longer than three months, is missing documentation of a physical examination. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2026-01-20 | There was a space heater on the floor in the Barn classroom that was turned on, accessible and near awake children during the visit. The heater felt hot to the licensor's hand when placed a few inches in front of it. Staff in the Den classroom said they turn on a space heater in that classroom at naptime, which is on the floor accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Safety straps not used for two infants sitting at table in the Zoo room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)11. - Infant & Toddler - Care During Feeding | ||
| 2025-08-19 | During a field trip by bus to Lakeview Park in Middleton, Wisconsin, none of the children's field trip permission forms were brought in the vehicle as required. Staff admitted there were several previous field trips by bus this summer, none of which involved bringing children's permission forms along in the vehicle. Staff said they were unaware of this rule. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(3)(b) - Information In Vehicle - Emergency Information | ||
| 2025-07-08 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-05-12 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-12 | At least 30 days before the expiration date of a probationary license, an applicant for license renewal shall submit to the department the following materials: 1. A completed license application. 2. Any changes to center policies. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(3)(a) - Regular License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-05-12 | At least 30 days before the expiration date of a probationary license, an applicant for license renewal shall submit to the department the following materials: 1. A completed license application. 2. Any changes to center policies. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(3)(a) — Regular License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-04-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-29 | During the 4/23/25 visit, a piece of wood lattice in the younger children's outdoor play space had broken off at child level, posing a possible laceration hazard. The premises in the gym were not in good repair on 4/29/25 when the blue gym floor mats are very worn and are beginning to come apart. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-04-29 | Based on a review of attendance records, Attendance was not current and accurate on 4/17/25 when a child was signed into the Barn at 8:15 am, and was signed into the Den until 8:30 am. On 3/12/25, the child was signed into the Barn at 8:00 am, and was signed into the Den until 8:15 am. On 3/18, 3/20 and 3/21/25, two children were signed into/out of the Barn/Den at overlapping times. On 3/27/25 a child was signed into the Den from 7:27 am to 4:35 pm, and was also signed into the Barn that day from 8:40 to 10:00 am. A child was signed into the Barn on 4/17/25, but was not signed out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-04-29 | Based on a review of staff work hours records, a staff person who was signed into the Barn Room on 4/16/25 did not sign out, and a staff person who was signed into the Den Room on 4/17/25 did not sign out. A staff person who was signed into the Woods Room on 4/21/25 did not sign out, a staff person who was signed into the Den Room on 4/22/25 did not sign out, and a staff person who signed into the Woods Room on 4/23/25 and had already left for the day did not sign out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-04-29 | Outdoor equipment was not scaled to the developmental level, size and ability of children when staff reported on 4/23/25 that they allow two-and-one-half-year-old children to use a climber in the older children's outdoor play space that is rated for children age three to twelve years. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(bm)2. - Outdoor Play Equipment - Developmental Level, Size | ||
| 2025-04-29 | During the 4/23/25 visit, a piece of wood lattice in the younger children's outdoor play space had broken off at child level, posing a possible laceration hazard. The premises in the gym were not in good repair on 4/29/25 when the blue gym floor mats are very worn and are beginning to come apart. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-04-16 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-16 | Crawling infants are required to have a safe, clean area to creep and crawl. During the licensing visit, infants were being cared for in the gym. The gym floor where infants were crawling was dirty, and had a long strip of deteriorating tape on the floor. Small pieces of paper, dirt, and a small piece of wrapper, as well as other small unidentifiable items were on the floor near crawling children. These items are potential choking hazards, and staff were not aware of these items until the licensor pointed them out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(g) - Infant & Toddler - Creeping / Crawling Children | ||
| 2025-04-16 | During the licensing visit, the most recent monitoring results with violations were not posted when they were kept behind other materials, out of sight. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2025-04-16 | The licensee did not report to the department in writing, at least 20 working days prior to the change, that infants would be cared for in the gym for several hours each day. The gym is not approved for infant care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(h) - Report - Change In Room Usage | ||
| 2025-04-16 | The gym, which is being used to care for infants several hours each day, does not have a plumbed sink when there is only a portable sink in the room. The gym is not approved for infant care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(a) - Toilets & Wash Basins - Numbers | ||
| 2025-04-16 | The fire evacuation drill was not practiced monthly when it was not conducted in January 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)2. - Emergencies - Practice Written Plans | ||
| 2025-04-16 | Multiple medications for children at the center are missing administration instructions. Many of these medications have blanket authorizations that exceed the length of time specified on the medication labels. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.a. - Medication Administration - Parent Authorization | ||
| 2025-04-16 | Infants and toddlers are restricted to first floors and ground floors having direct grade-level exits. According to staff, infants are brought into the gym every day from 10:30 am to 11:30 am, and are brought back to the gym again every day at 2:30 or 3:00 pm, where they stay until the end of the day. There is no direct exit to the outdoors from the gym. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(f) - Infant & Toddler - Building Codes / Inspection Report | ||
| 2025-04-16 | The number of infants under one year of age exceeded the number of cribs and playpens during the visit when there were several infants under 12 months old in the gym, with no cribs and no playpens available for them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(i) - Infant & Toddler - Number Of Cribs & Playpens | ||
| 2025-04-16 | Crawling infants are required to have a safe, clean area to creep and crawl. During the licensing visit, infants were being cared for in the gym. The gym floor where infants were crawling was dirty, and had a long strip of deteriorating tape on the floor. Small pieces of paper, dirt, and a small piece of wrapper, as well as other small unidentifiable items were on the floor near crawling children. These items are potential choking hazards, and staff were not aware of these items until the licensor pointed them out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(g) — Infant & Toddler - Creeping / Crawling Children | ||
| 2025-01-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-01-29 | An electrical outlet at child level was uncovered in the Barn classroom and also in the Garden classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) - Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2025-01-29 | The premises were not in good repair in the Zoo classroom when a wall jut was crumbling at the bottom, a round area on the wall has come off, and an area rug is ripped approximately 18" along the edge. The premises were not clean in the Zoo classroom when the nipple of a child's pacifier was lying directly on a dirty floor, and both garbage containers in the classroom had dirty exterior surfaces. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Each refrigeration unit was not maintained at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or lower when the refrigerator in the Woods classroom that contained children's formula and breast milk registered 50 degrees Fahrenheit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.b. - Food Storage - Refrigeration Units | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Children are going without nourishment longer than three hours when breakfast is served at 7:30 am and lunch is not served until 11:00 am. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)3. - Meals & Snacks - Intervals | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Not all menu changes are recorded when only changes in entrees are recorded, changes in fruits and vegetables are not recorded. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)6. - Menus - Changes | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Infants in the Woods classroom who are too young to sit at tables and chairs are fed while sitting in table-seats without the required safety straps. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)11. - Infant & Toddler - Care During Feeding | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Directions for applying lotions, powders or salves to a child during diapering were not posted in the diaper changing area. This was corrected during the visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)10. - Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff H, who has been working as a school-age lead teacher, is missing documentation of qualifications for the position, and is only qualified as an assistant. | Violation |
| Description: 251.095(2m)(d) - School-Age Care - Group Leader Supervision For 45 Minutes | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff J is missing the following information, which could be included on the department's Staff Record form: education, position, previous work experience in child care - including the reason for leaving previous positions - and the name, address and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in case of emergency. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff J is missing a department-approved background check completed prior to beginning work, with the requirements specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13, stating that the person is eligible to work in a child care program. Staff J has been working with children at the center for over three weeks. Staff F has a previous department-approved background check, but the eligibility expired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff J, who has been working with children under age five for over three weeks, is missing documentation of having completed department-approved training in abusive head trauma prior to working with children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff H, who has been working at the center longer than three months, is missing a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR/AED by an agency approved by the department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff J is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws within one week of beginning work at the center. Staff A, B, C, D, E, G, H and I are missing documentation of having completed this required training biennially, and are missing documentation of having completed the training within the past two years. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff K is missing documentation of having completed four hours of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling and nutrition prior to beginning work. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. - Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2025-01-29 | Staff J is missing documentation of having completed an orientation program during the first week of employment at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
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