LICENSED GROUP
La Petite Academy Crossroads
Madison, WI
· Dane County
3801 S Dutch Mill Rd,
Madison, WI 53718
Quick Facts
Capacity
97 children
Age Range
6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Drop In Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (608) 223-9686
LICENSED GROUP
Not found in current state licensing data
This provider appeared in previous licensing records but was not found in our most recent state data update.
Historical licensing information
Previous license status
Active
License Number
1001680
License Issued
Jul 17, 2000
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Accreditation
City Of Madison Accredited
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) – Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
LA PETITE ACADEMY CROSSROADS is a LICENSED GROUP in MADISON WI, with a maximum capacity of 97 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM-06:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
2 stars. Initial License Date: 7/17/2000. Open Jan - Dec.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-28 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-28 | All information provided to the department was not current and accurate when the center submitted to the department a correction plan for violations cited during the 3/23/26 licensing visit. One of the violations was for using Diaper Genies in classrooms for dirty diaper disposal. The center's correction plan, signed 4/19/216, stated that the Diaper Genies had been removed. However, during the licensing visit on 5/28/26, infant room staff were still using a Diaper Genie in their classroom to dispose of dirty diapers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) — Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2026-05-28 | During the licensing visit on 5/28/26, all of the center's employee staff files were requested for review and nine staff files were provided. After the visit, the Licensing Specialist discovered that the files of three currently-employed staff had not been provided during the visit. When this omission was discovered, the Licensing Specialist requested documents from these three staff files. Only some of the documents were provided. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff AA, who has been employed longer than 30 days, is missing a physical examination report indicating the person is free from illnesses detrimental to children, and that the person is physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-05-28 | During the visit, Staff F who had left for lunch break from the infant room had not signed out. Staff F did not sign in when they returned. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff AA and Staff BB are missing documentation of having completed training on preventing abusive head trauma before beginning work with children under age five, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff A, who has worked at the center longer than three months, is missing a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR/AED. Staff BB, who has worked at the center almost one year, did not have a CPR/AED certificate on the date of the visit, Staff BB completed their training on 6/01/26. Staff F and Staff I have CPR certificates completed by agencies not approved by the department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff AA and Staff BB are missing documentation of having completed training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements within one week after beginning work at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff A, who has been working as a lead teacher for years, is missing qualifications for the position which was required before beginning to work as a lead teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff working as assistant teachers are required to complete assistant teacher training within six months of beginning their position. Staff F, Staff H and Staff I have been working as assistant teachers for more than one year without having completed the required training, and Staff BB has been working as an assistant for almost one year without fulfilling the training requirement. Staff G has been working as an assistant teacher for five years without having completed the required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. — Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2026-05-28 | In the infant room during the visit, a mirror attached to the wall a few inches above the floor was broken in a low corner accessible to children, posing a potential laceration hazard. When this issue was brought to staff attention, they covered it with duct tape. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-05-28 | During the licensing visit, the premises were not clean and in good repair when the sink in the infant room, as well as the lid on one of the diaper disposal containers, were visibly dirty. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2026-05-28 | During the licensing visit, one of the marked fire exits was partially blocked with a large object on the floor in front of part of the door. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) — Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Records of injuries in the medical log books in the infant room and the toddler 2 room were not documented as having been reviewed with staff every six months to ensure that all possible preventive measures are being taken. Any reviews that may have been documented took place prior to 4/15/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff working with infants and toddlers are required to complete a minimum of 10 hours of department-approved training in infant and toddler care within six months of assuming their position. Staff F and Staff I, both of whom have been working with this age group for more than one year, are missing documentation of having completed the required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) — Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Disposable soiled diapers and gloves are not placed in a hands-free covered container as required. In the infant room, a Diaper Genie is used for some soiled diapers, requiring hands to push diapers through a tight hole. A second disposable dirty diaper container in the infant room is not hands-free when it has a swing-type lid requiring a hand to push it open. The toddler 2 room also uses a swing-type lid on its diaper garbage disposal container. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)5. — Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal | ||
| 2026-03-23 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-23 | Staff B, who has worked at the center for more than one year, is missing personal information including address, date of birth, education, position, telephone numbers of persons to be notified in an emergency, and previous work experience in child care - including the reason for leaving previous positions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Staff A, who has been working at the center for several years, is missing a current certificate in infant and child CPR/AED. Staff B, who has been working at the center for more than one year, is missing the CPR/AED certificate within three months of beginning work. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Staff A and Staff B, who have been working as assistants for more than one year, are missing documentation of having completed the required training for assistant teachers, which was due within six months of beginning their positions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)2. — Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Staff B, who has been working at the center for more than one year, is missing documentation of having completed an orientation program during their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2026-03-23 | During the licensing visit, a section of flexible snow fencing in the children's outdoor play space is partially collapsed, creating an entrapment hazard. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-03-23 | The medical log book in the preschool classroom has not been reviewed with staff every six months when the most recent documented review was in April 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-03-23 | During the licensing visit, four children's hands were not washed after diapering in the one-year-old classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. — Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Changes in children's development were not documented every three months for Child 1 and Child 2. A staff person in the one-year-old classroom did not know where that information was maintained. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Staff A and Staff B, who have been working with infants for more than one year, are missing documentation of having completed ten hours of training in infant and toddler care within six months of assuming their positions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) — Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-03-23 | During the licensing visit, staff in the infant room did not respond promptly to a crying child. An infant cried while sitting on the floor for at least five minutes. While crying, the child repeatedly turned their head to look at the licensor when staff did not respond. The other staff person in the room was cleaning and did not respond to the child until the licensor asked them to do so. The staff person then put the child in a crib and walked away. The child continued to cry for at least one more minute with no staff responding. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(a) — Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children | ||
| 2026-03-23 | Directions for applying lotions, powders and salves to a child during diapering were not posted in the diapering area in the infant room, or in the one-year-old classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)10. — Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves | ||
| 2026-03-23 | During the licensing visit, disposable soiled diapers in the infant room were not placed in a hands-free container when they were placed in a Diaper Genie that requires pushing the diaper through a covered hole with hands. During the licensing visit, disposable diapers in the one-year-old classroom were not placed in a covered container when the lid was missing from the garbage container. The lid was replaced during the visit when the licensor brought the issue to staff attention. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)5. — Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal | ||
| 2025-11-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-11-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-10-21 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-21 | The licensee did not report to the department prior to the date of construction that a large outdoor construction project would occur in the children's outdoor play space. The project reportedly began on October 13, 2025, and was still in progress during the licensing visit on October 21, 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(L) — Report - Construction Or Remodeling | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff B, who has worked at the center longer than seven months, is missing documentation of personal information including address, date of birth, education, position, telephone numbers of persons to be notified in an emergency, and previous work experience in child care - including the reason for leaving previous positions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff B, who has worked at the center longer than 30 days, is missing documentation of a health exam stating they are free of communicable diseases and are physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff A, who has been working at the center for several years, is missing a current certificate in infant and child CPR/AED. Staff B, who has been working longer than seven months, is missing the CPR/AED certificate within three months of beginning work. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff A and Staff B, who have been working as assistants more than six months, are missing documentation of having completed the required training for assistant teachers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff B, who has been working at the center longer than seven months, is missing documentation of having completed an orientation program during their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-10-21 | The children's outdoor play space had an entire section of metal fence removed and temporary, flexible orange snow fence was put up. A section of the temporary fence was drooping below four feet in height, and the bottom portion of a large section of the temporary fence was blowing open in the wind - allowing large gaps where children could potentially crawl under. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(11)(b)7. — Outdoor Play Space - Enclosure | ||
| 2025-10-21 | The designated fire exit, which is a double-glass door at the side of the building, was partially obstructed during the licensing visit when a snow shovel and orange cone were directly behind the door. There was also a door-stop on the floor directly in front of the double-doors. The exit door to the playground area, which staff said is occasionally used as a fire exit, was partially blocked when the deadbolt was locked and the door was difficult to open because it scraped across newly-poured cement outside the door. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) — Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Staff A, who has been working with infants and toddlers longer than seven months, is missing 10 hours of training in infant and toddler care within 6 months of assuming the position. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) — Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2025-05-19 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-19 | During the licensing visit, the children's hall bathroom had a cracked corner tile at floor level, and had papers jammed into the urinal drains. The Twos classroom had dirt and debris on the floor and had an adult chair that was dirty and torn. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-05-19 | During the licensing visit, staff stated the fire detection system is tested only every other month, not every month as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(jm)2. — Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing | ||
| 2024-12-11 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-12-11 | The indoor temperature in the gym, while children were playing in it, registered 65 degrees on the wall thermostat. The temperature in the infant room felt like it was above 80 degrees, but there was no thermometer in the room. Staff reported that since the business owners installed a new thermostat system a little over one week ago, staff no longer have control of setting the temperature inside the building. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(1)(d) — Inside Temperature - Minimum | ||
| 2024-12-11 | The bathroom inside the Twos Room had a dirty wipe on the floor, and the wall soap dispenser in the hallway bathroom was covered in dust. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. — Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2024-12-11 | The indoor premises were not free of hazards when there were two long black fabric objects on the floor in the hallway bathroom posing a trip hazard. Staff said they were put there to absorb water when toilets overflowed last week when the water main burst. There was also a large towel on the floor inside the entryway into the kitchen posing a possible trip hazard. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2024-12-11 | The two electrical outlets under the hallway water fountain were uncovered, and an electrical plug was dangling freely next to them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2024-12-11 | The premises are not clean and in good repair when the baseboards by the Twos Room bathroom are separating from wall, and the hallway water fountain is dirty and has debris in it. Staff reported that the commercial dishwasher in the kitchen has been leaking water onto the floor, necessitating staff putting a large towel on the floor to absorb the water. The garbage can in the Twos Room accessible to children is dirty and has a dirty lid. The outer doorknob on the Infant Room door has come off and was taped to the middle of the door. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2024-12-11 | Not all garbage containers in the building were covered when the kitchen garbage and a garbage container in the Twos Room bathroom were uncovered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(n) — Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule | ||
| 2024-12-11 | Children go without nourishment longer than three hours when lunch is served at 11:00 am and the afternoon snack isn't served until 2:30 pm or later, according to staff and a posted schedule. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)3. — Meals & Snacks - Intervals | ||
| 2024-09-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-09-06 | Staff B did not provide the department with current and accurate information when Staff B said the only area of the center that experienced a water/moisture issue was the hallway. Based on information from another staff person, as well as on email documentation showing Staff B was copied on emails referencing water and moisture issues in the Twos Room and the Infant Room, Staff B was aware of this information before telling the department there was no issue in any classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) — Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2024-09-06 | During the licensing visit, Staff C's file was not available when it had been removed from the premises. Staff said Staff C has it in their possession. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2024-09-06 | During the licensing visit, the premises were not in good repair when a section of carpet in the classroom hallway was wet from water that spilled out from a commercial dehumidifier, and when carpet inside the Twos Room felt slightly damp from a building issue that has yet to be identified. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2024-07-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-07-08 | Staff B's CPR/AED certificate is not from an agency approved by the department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2024-07-08 | There is a high-voltage utility pole inside the children's outdoor play space that has a metal fence around it with openings large enough for children to stick their hands through. The fence is so close to the pole that a child might be able to touch it through the fence. A portion of this fence is curled down at the top, with sharp metal prongs sticking outward, posing a laceration hazard. There are also several prickly plants with sharp leaves in the outdoor play area accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
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