Description: LA PETITE ACADEMY MONTANA AVENUE is a LICENSED GROUP in SUN PRAIRIE WI, with a maximum capacity of 150 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information: 2 stars. Initial License Date: 1/3/2005. Open Jan - Dec.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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-11 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-02-11 | Each child was not supervised by a child care worker who is within the sight and sound of the children when teachers mistakenly left a 3-year-old child in the large motor room as the group transitioned back to the classroom, causing the child to be unsupervised for 14 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-02-11 | Child care workers did not adhere to the center's procedure that is meant to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to assigned child care workers at all times and a 3-year-old child was left in the large motor room as the group transitioned back to their classroom as a result. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2026-01-12 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-01-12 | Health reports were not located in files for Staff A and B. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-01-12 | Review of attendance documentation for the week of January 5, 2026, showed 12 instances where staff signed in but did not sign out of classrooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-01-12 | Staff B and Staff D did not complete department-approved training in abusive head trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children prior to beginning to work with children under 5 years of age. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-01-12 | Staff worked alone with children in the preschool room without first completing entry level training to qualify as a lead teacher, including Staff A and Staff C the morning of January 7 and Staff C the afternoon of January 8. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2026-01-12 | Staff C cared for 19 children alone for over 20 minutes on Thursday, January 8, 2026, starting at 3:00PM. The group included seven 3-year-olds, five 4-year-olds and seven children who were at least 5-years-old. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2026-01-12 | The premises was not maintained to prevent the entrance or harborage of bugs when there were food bits under all the kitchen equipment and under the dishwasher there was an old spider web and dead ants on the ground. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2026-01-12 | Multiple packaged foods that had been opened were not stored in bags with zip-type closures or metal, glass or food grade plastic containers with tight-fitting covers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)2.a. — Food Storage - Dry Food | ||
| 2025-09-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-30 | The center director submitted a correction plan on September 18, 2025, that said Staff F was removed from working alone while supervising children as of August 14, but Staff F worked alone and in ratio again on August 29, 2025. Additionally, the assistant director submitted a correction plan on July 29, 2025, that stated she updated her registry certificate on July 7, but records continue to show she did not. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) — Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2025-09-30 | The center did not implement and follow their personnel policy when a review of attendance showed Staff F was allowed to work alone again on August 29 after the center submitted a correction plan that stated Staff F was removed from being alone while supervising children as of August 14 due to sleeping on the job, a behavior that their policy describes as prohibited conduct. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(h)2. — Policy Submitted & Implemented - Personnel | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Staff B, who has been a teacher at the center for over a year, continues to not have a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position, due within 6 months of being in the position. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
If you are a provider and you believe any information is incorrect, please contact us. We will research your concern and make corrections accordingly.
Be the first to review this childcare provider. Write a review about La Petite Academy Montana Avenue. Let other families know what’s great, or what could be improved. Please read our brief review guidelines to make your review as helpful as possible.
Connect, Seek Advice, Share Knowledge
