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KINDERCARE LEARNING CTRS-3 MILE RD
Racine, WI
· Racine County
700 3 Mile Rd,
Racine, WI 53402
Quick Facts
Capacity
124 children
Age Range
6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (262) 639-8889
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
225146
License Holder
April Carter
Licensed Since
1997
License Issued
Jun 2, 1997
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Accreditation
National Association For The Education Of Young Children (Naeyc) Accreditation +
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
Welcome to our Racine KinderCare! We cannot wait to share the joy of education and learning with your children. Come and be amazed at the exciting activities that we have in store for your children. Give your child every advantage with our exclusive Learning Adventures Enrichment Programs. Currently we offer classes in Math, Cooking, Phonics, Reading, ABC Music and Spanish and our children love every minute of it. We have two separate fenced-in play areas; one designated for young children and one for our older children, both featuring a bike track and a play structure.
Additional Information:
5 stars. Initial License Date: 6/2/1997. Open Jan - Dec.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-01-20 | The current non-compliance statement and correction plan was not posted next to the child care license, in a conspicuous area visible to the public. It was placed under a binder, not next to the license. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Previous notices from the department, including Orders and Forfeitures, were not posted next to the license, visible to the public. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Child #5 did not have documentation on file of the childs immunization record or a signed statement from the parent indicating that they are opting out of immunizations for the child. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Staff D did not complete/maintain biennial training in child abuse and laws, identification and reporting procedures. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-01-20 | There was no documentation of smoke detector testing in November and December 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(jm)2. - Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing | ||
| 2026-01-20 | There was no documentation of fire drills bring practiced in November and December 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)4. - Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Lines were skipped in the medical log books. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)2. - Medical Log - Pages & Entries | ||
| 2026-01-20 | The medical log books were not reviewed every six months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-01-20 | Driving orientation was not completed annually with Staff D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(4)(b) - Driver Orientation - Requirement | ||
| 2026-01-20 | A driving record was not ran annually for the drivers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(4)(c)1. - Driver Record - Obtain & Review | ||
| 2026-01-20 | The Intake information for children under age 2 years was not moved with the children to the room in which they were assigned for the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2025-10-23 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-23 | The center did not ensure the health, safety or welfare of a child in care who received an injury to his mouth on 10/6/25. A direct forfeiture was issued for this violation September 27, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) - Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2025-10-23 | A review of center tracking and staff hours show assistant teachers who had not completed qualifying coursework were not supervised by teacher qualified staff on October 6, 2025 in the Toddler A and B rooms for periods of time. An order was issued for this violation October 3, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2025-10-23 | On October 6, 2025 children in the toddler A and B rooms were not supervised by teacher qualified staff for periods of time. No teacher qualified staff were in the toddler B room from 2:05 p.m. to 4:31 p.m., no teacher qualified staff were in the toddler A room from 7:07 a.m.-7:28 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. to 2:06 p.m. An order was issued for this violation October 3, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2025-10-23 | The center did not ensure the health, safety or welfare of a child in care who received an injury to his mouth on 10/6/25. A direct forfeiture was issued for this violation September 27, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) — Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2025-10-23 | A parent was not notified immediately when their child experienced an injury to their mouth. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.c. - Parent Notification - Injury, Consumption Of Allergen, Incorrect Medication | ||
| 2025-10-23 | A review of center tracking and staff hours show assistant teachers who had not completed qualifying coursework were not supervised by teacher qualified staff on October 6, 2025 in the Toddler A and B rooms for periods of time. An order was issued for this violation October 3, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. — Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2025-10-23 | An assistant child care teacher, working as an assistant for more than six months, did not have documentation of qualifying coursework on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2025-10-23 | On October 6, 2025 children in the toddler A and B rooms were not supervised by teacher qualified staff for periods of time. No teacher qualified staff were in the toddler B room from 2:05 p.m. to 4:31 p.m., no teacher qualified staff were in the toddler A room from 7:07 a.m.-7:28 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. to 2:06 p.m. An order was issued for this violation October 3, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) — Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2025-10-23 | On October 6, 2025, a child who had woken up from a nap was required to lie down to nap again when moved to the toddler A room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(b) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Awake Children | ||
| 2025-10-23 | An injury that occurred to a child in care on October 6, 2025 was not documented in the medical log book. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. - Medical Log - Injury In Care | ||
| 2025-09-19 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-19 | Staff D did not have documentation of a physical exam on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-09-19 | Staff C did not have documentation of abusive head trauma training completed prior to working with children under the age of five. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-09-19 | A review of tracking and staff hour documentation from September 3, 2025 showed assistant child care teachers were not working under the supervision of qualified teachers for periods of time in the Toddler C and DPA rooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2025-09-19 | On September 3, 2025, children were not supervised by qualified lead teachers from 10:28 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. in the DPA room, and from 2 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Toddler C room. The children were supervised by assistant child care teachers who had not completed assistant qualifying coursework. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2025-09-19 | On September 3, 2025 the infant A room exceeded maximum group sizes allowed for children under the age of two when nine children were in care with two staff from 2:35 p.m. until 2:54 p.m. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-09-19 | Center child guidance policies were not implement by two staff when one staff person picked up a one year old child by their feet, and another staff person was observed "tapping" a three year old child on their hands. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(b) - Policy - Child Guidance | ||
| 2025-09-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-09 | Staff hours were not accurate in the preschool room when a staff person had not signed out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-09-09 | A medication in the DPS A room did not have a timeframe documented for the authorization. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.a. - Medication Administration - Parent Authorization | ||
| 2025-09-09 | An inhaler in the DPS A room was not labeled with the child's name. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.b. - Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling | ||
| 2025-09-09 | The Toddler A room did not have directions for the use of diapering lotions, powders or salves posted near the diaper changing table. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)10. - Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves | ||
| 2025-06-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-06-06 | Violation | |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-05-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-30 | Staff B did not have documentation of a physical exam on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-05-30 | A review of attendance and staff hours from May 21, 2025 show assistant teachers in the preschool room were not supervised by a qualified teacher for the majority of the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2025-05-30 | A review of attendance and staff hours from May 21, 2025 show children in the preschool room were not supervised by a qualified teacher for the majority of the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) - Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2025-02-14 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-02-14 | Child 5 did not have documentation of consent from the parent for emergency medical care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)2. - Child Record - Emergency Medical Consent | ||
| 2025-02-14 | An epi pen in the preschool room did not have a current authorization on file when the authorization and the medication was expired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2025-02-14 | Intake information for all children in care was not located in the room care was provided. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2025-02-14 | Child 2's update in development was completed after 4 months. Changes in development are required to be updated every three months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2024-12-17 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-10-18 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-10-18 | On October 9, 2024, supervision was not adequate to ensure safety when a one year old child was left alone on the playground for approximately 4-5 minutes. This incident was self-reported by the center. A forfeiture was issued for this violation on May 8, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2024-10-18 | Tracking was not implemented in the toddler A group on October 9, 2024 when a one year old child was left on the playground alone for approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Both staff with the group state they did not follow the center tracking procedure when upon arriving in the classroom they did not complete a face to name check or count the number of children in care. Forfeitures were issued for this violation on May 8, 2024, and August 5, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2024-10-18 | Staff to child ratios were not met on October 9, 2024 in the Toddler A room when one staff person was with five children under the age of two from 7:54 a.m. until 8:04 a.m. A forfeiture was issued for this violation on May 20, 2024, and a direct forfeiture was issued September 27, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-10-18 | On October 9, 2024, supervision was not adequate to ensure safety when a one year old child was left alone on the playground for approximately 4-5 minutes. This incident was self-reported by the center. A forfeiture was issued for this violation on May 8, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2024-10-18 | Tracking was not implemented in the toddler A group on October 9, 2024 when a one year old child was left on the playground alone for approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Both staff with the group state they did not follow the center tracking procedure when upon arriving in the classroom they did not complete a face to name check or count the number of children in care. Forfeitures were issued for this violation on May 8, 2024, and August 5, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2024-10-18 | Staff to child ratios were not met on October 9, 2024 in the Toddler A room when one staff person was with five children under the age of two from 7:54 a.m. until 8:04 a.m. A forfeiture was issued for this violation on May 20, 2024, and a direct forfeiture was issued September 27, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-08-22 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-08-22 | The center did not ensure the health and safety of a child in care when the child was given food posted in the room as being a food the child had an intolerance to. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) — Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2024-08-22 | Staff A and B, acting in the role of a teacher, did not have entry-level training on file to be qualified as a teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2024-08-22 | Staff A and B, unqualified assistant teachers, were not supervised by lead teachers on September 21, 2024 when they were both alone in classrooms in the morning. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. — Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2024-08-22 | On September 21, 2024, children in the infant B and school age rooms were not supervised by qualified leads for the majority of the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(b) — Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children | ||
| 2024-08-22 | Staff to child ratios were not met in the infant B room on September 21, 2024 when five children under the age of two were with one staff person from 8:27 a.m. to 8:34 a.m. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-08-22 | Per staff statements, children in the school age room were required to take naps for two weeks in August, 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(a) — Naps Or Rest Periods Requirement | ||
| 2024-07-23 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-07-23 | On April 26th, 2024, staff used cruel frightening actions when a verbal fight occurred between staff in a room where children under the age of two were in care. Staff shouted and yelled at each other for approximately three to four minutes and children were observed to be crying. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. — Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2024-06-26 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-06-26 | A staff person lifted a one year old child to standing by lifting up one arm by the child's wrist. Staff were retrained and no injury to the child occurred. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) — Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2024-06-26 | Staff A did not have documentation of a health exam on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2024-06-26 | Staff B and C did not have a Registry certificate on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2024-05-15 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-04-19 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-04-11 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-03-12 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-26 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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