LICENSED GROUP
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La Petite Academy Montana Avenue
Sun Prairie, WI
· Dane County
2380 Montana Ave,
Sun Prairie, WI 53590
Quick Facts
Capacity
150 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Contact Information
📞 (608) 837-0233
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
1008687
License Holder
John Bork
Licensed Since
2005
License Issued
Jan 3, 2005
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Accreditation
National Accreditation Commission (NAC)
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
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. 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: 1/3/2005. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-30 | Child 1's follow-up health report was three months overdue and Child 2's follow-up health report was seven months overdue. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Required staff record form information was incomplete in staff files. Pages 2 and 3 of Staff A's form were left blank. Child care experience listed for Staff B was incorrect. Child care experience listed for Staff C was incomplete. None of the files reviewed included reasons for leaving previous positions in child care, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Staff B and Staff C did not have documentation of physical examinations in their files. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Staff B and Staff C were working as lead teachers but neither had documentation in their files to show that they are qualified as lead teachers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.d. - Staff Record - Educational Qualifications | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Staff days and hours worked and in which classroom when counted in ratio was not maintained. On July 30 Staff D was signed in on the attendance sheet but not present in the Twos classroom. Review of records showed numerous times that other staff signed in but did not sign out of classrooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Documentation of orientation was not in files for Staff B and Staff C, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. - Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Staff C's file did not have documentation of completion of abusive head trauma prevention training and the staff was providing care and supervision to children younger than 5-years-old during the visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Staff A, Staff B and Staff C's files did not have documentation of completion of training in infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the department, which was due within 3 months after beginning to work with children in care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Documentation of training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements was not completed and placed in Staff B's file within one week after beginning work at the center, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-07-30 | On July 30 the morning preschool group exceeded minimum ratio requirements for 40 consecutive minutes. During that time, at most Staff A was alone with 16 children for eight minutes. The group included two 2-year-olds, three 2.5-year-olds, three 3-year-olds, two 4-year-olds and six children age 5 or older. Staff A also cared for groups that required two staff in the preschool room on July 13 and 15 in the morning. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2026-07-30 | All bathrooms typically used were in a very unsanitary condition. There were clearly visible layers of black grime in many toilet bowls and thick layers of dirt accumulating in corners, along edges of the bases of toilets and on baseboards. The large motor room toilet had partially evaporated water with dried toilet paper and feces attached in the bowl. A preschool toilet had urine on the seat. One adult bathroom had an old web with bugs and no toilet paper or paper towels. The second adult bathroom had paper scattered across the floor, a full trash can and a visibly dirty sink. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. - Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2026-07-30 | The prekindergarten classroom had a TV on a portable media stand with multiple, long cords dangling from it within reach of children, causing a potential strangulation hazard. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-07-30 | In multiple rooms and hallways, in corners, on and along baseboards there was visible, black grime. There were bits of dirt in corners and where shelves meet carpets. There were two large holes presenting tripping hazards in an area of the school age playground meant for running around. Sealant of equipment made of wood is degraded, causing the raw wood to be exposed and the surfaces are not able to be properly cleaned and disinfected, such as a preschool toy shelf, an infant changing table barrier and the prekindergarten handwashing sink. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Garbage was not stored in a rigid, covered, watertight, leak-proof container, as required. Behind the dumpster outside there was loose trash not stored in bags, such as food and drink garbage and weathered cardboard. There was also broken tricycles and degrading leaves collecting behind the dumpster. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(n) - Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule | ||
| 2026-07-30 | The center did not practice their fire evacuation plan monthly, and tornado drills monthly from April through October, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)2. - Emergencies - Practice Written Plans | ||
| 2026-07-30 | There was a plastic toy bin cover that was cracked with exposed plastic shards accessible to children in the preschool classroom and a broken laundry basket with sharp plastic edges accessible to children in the school age classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)2. - Indoor Equipment - Construction, Condition | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Indoor equipment was not safe in the preschool room when a toy with small parts, sometimes called "connecting cubes", was not used according to manufacturer's instructions. There is a warning on the toy packaging that says "WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - SMALL PARTS, NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS" but some children in the group were younger than 3-years-old. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)5. - Indoor Equipment - Intended Use | ||
| 2026-07-30 | The center did not provide sufficient outdoor play equipment to allow each child at least 1 activity involving equipment on the school age playground when there were 12 children present with only the play structure, which included two slides, a climbing wall and monkey bars. There was also a basketball hoop but no balls were provided. No games or activities were being facilitated and the children were standing around with nothing to do. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(b)3. - Equipment - Quantity For Outdoors | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Bathrooms used regularly by children in care were also used as storage for spare clean clothing and the stored items were not covered, causing the items to be soiled due to water droplets after flushing the toilets. Large motor room cylinder blocks were discolored from dirt. Multiple step stools accessible to children were visibly dirty with dirt accumulating in corners of stool legs. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(i) - Cleanliness Of Furnishings, Toys, Equipment | ||
| 2026-07-30 | There were Incident Report Forms found in the Infant 2 classroom for Child 3 (dated July 22, 2026) and Child 4 (dated July 29, 2026) that documented injuries that were not also written in the medical log book on the dates that the injuries occurred, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. - Medical Log - Injury In Care | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Admission information for 1.5-year-old Child 2 was not on file in the Infant 2 room where the child was being cared for during the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2026-07-30 | Child care workers did not document changes in Child 1's development and routines every three months based on discussion with the parent when documentation showed that the last update occurred in February of 2026, so the next one was due in May. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 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 | A tree playhouse on the toddler playground has a plastic flower piece broken off, causing the flower stem piece to jut out from the base. A choking hazard was accessible to children in the early preschool room when an unlocked cabinet had staples stored on the bottom shelf. Plastic bags were on the floor of the preschool room bathroom, within reach of children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-09-30 | The center's policy states "Staff in each classroom will post lesson plans that provide you with information on the week's activities" but the most recent "Weekly Learning Plan" posted in the Early Preschool classroom was for the week of July 21, 2025. The center's policy states that their summer camp curriculum includes special activities each week and "calendars describing the plans for your child's classroom will be provided" but a parent stated they did not receive a calendar of activities for the summer of 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(a) - Written Program Of Activities | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Center policy says when they first open for the day and attendance is low, and at the end of the day, as children are picked up, children may be placed in rooms other than their assigned classroom. Center policy states staff will communicate with parents when their child is moved to the next classroom. However, children are often moved to classrooms that are not their assigned classrooms at all hours of the day. Policy states that it is unsafe for infants and toddlers to have older children in their rooms but staff place older children with behavior issues in younger children's rooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(h) - Program Reflects Policies | ||
| 2025-09-30 | There were toy pieces on visibly dirty floors of multiple bathrooms. Multiple books in the early preschool classroom were ripped, crumpled and unable to be used. In an unlocked cot storage cabinet in the early preschool room, containers of paints and food coloring had fallen off a shelf and were left in a pile. One container was leaking and stained items that touched it. Pieces of toys and containers were piled beside and under stacks of cots in unlocked closets. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(i) - Cleanliness Of Furnishings, Toys, Equipment | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when Staff H was included in the staff-to-child ratio was not maintained by the center when Staff H was signed in on the attendance sheet on September 30, 2025, at 8:45 AM for the preschool AM classroom but was not present with the group. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-09-30 | The center director did not fulfill all director duties such as supervising the planning and implementation of the center's program for children and supervising staff at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(e)2. - Center Director - Responsibilities | ||
| 2025-09-30 | A 4-year-old child was out of sight and sound supervision for less than a minute when the licensor observed the group walk down one hallway while one child walked down a different hallway. The group returned to the classroom and shut the door. The child then approached the classroom from the other hallway and staff were unaware the child was not with the group. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Toilet rooms were not in sanitary condition when feces and dried brown toilet paper were observed in a clogged toilet that appeared to be sitting for days in the large motor room. Bathrooms in all classrooms had visible dirt on the floors and on the baseboards. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. - Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2025-09-30 | A tree playhouse on the toddler playground has a plastic flower piece broken off, causing the flower stem piece to jut out from the base. A choking hazard was accessible to children in the early preschool room when an unlocked cabinet had staples stored on the bottom shelf. Plastic bags were on the floor of the preschool room bathroom, within reach of children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-09-30 | The premises was not clean and in good repair. For example, floor tiles were broken in multiple bathrooms and unable to be sanitized. There was visible dirt on floors, baseboards and walls in bathrooms, classrooms and hallways. A cabinet was missing three of four handles in the twos room. A cabinet was falling apart with exposed particle board within access to children in the infant 2 room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Cleaning aids were not clean and inaccessible to children when a broom with a dirty dustpan attached near the end of the handle was sticking out from between the children's art easel and a stack of children's artwork in the early preschool room. A child younger than 3-years-old was playing under the easel, next to the dirty dustpan. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(m) - Cleaning Aids - Equipment | ||
| 2025-09-30 | The center's policy states "Staff in each classroom will post lesson plans that provide you with information on the week's activities" but the most recent "Weekly Learning Plan" posted in the Early Preschool classroom was for the week of July 21, 2025. The center's policy states that their summer camp curriculum includes special activities each week and "calendars describing the plans for your child's classroom will be provided" but a parent stated they did not receive a calendar of activities for the summer of 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(a) — Written Program Of Activities | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Center policy says when they first open for the day and attendance is low, and at the end of the day, as children are picked up, children may be placed in rooms other than their assigned classroom. Center policy states staff will communicate with parents when their child is moved to the next classroom. However, children are often moved to classrooms that are not their assigned classrooms at all hours of the day. Policy states that it is unsafe for infants and toddlers to have older children in their rooms but staff place older children with behavior issues in younger children's rooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(h) — Program Reflects Policies | ||
| 2025-09-30 | Staff give preschool age children candy to compel children to comply with child care teachers' requests and this does not reflect the center's written policy. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(b) - Policy - Child Guidance | ||
| 2025-09-30 | To guide children's behaviors, preschool age children are removed from their assigned classroom and placed in younger rooms throughout the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. - Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2025-09-30 | There were toy pieces on visibly dirty floors of multiple bathrooms. Multiple books in the early preschool classroom were ripped, crumpled and unable to be used. In an unlocked cot storage cabinet in the early preschool room, containers of paints and food coloring had fallen off a shelf and were left in a pile. One container was leaking and stained items that touched it. Pieces of toys and containers were piled beside and under stacks of cots in unlocked closets. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(i) — Cleanliness Of Furnishings, Toys, Equipment | ||
| 2025-08-18 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-08-18 | Ratios were exceeded on August 14 in the preschool room for at least 45 minutes starting at 7:55AM when Staff D and Staff I were caring for 22 children, including 12 3-year-olds, four 2.5-year-olds, one 1.5-year-old, one 4-year-old and four children who were at least 5-years-old. There were 24 children before Staff D left with five. At 8:20AM on August 14 Staff I cared for 24 children alone, including three 2.5-year-olds, 13 3-year-olds, one 4-year-old and seven who were at least 5-years-old. This group required three staff to meet requirements but only one staff was signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Review of attendance showed maximum group size for groups that include infants and toddlers was exceeded on July 31 in the infant 2 room for 15 minutes within a 1.5 hour period starting at 7:31AM when Staff G and Staff J were with nine children, including eight who were not yet 1.5-years-old and one who was at least 1.5-years-old. On August 7 maximum group size was exceeded for at least 10 minutes starting at 8:21AM when Staff A, Staff G and Staff K were signed in to care for nine infants and toddlers when only eight are allowed. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Group size was exceeded on July 31 for at least 30 minutes starting at 8:26AM when Staff B and Staff D cared for 21 children, including three 1.5-year-olds, five 2.5-year-olds, ten 3-year-olds and three 4-year-olds. On August 7 the preschool room exceeded maximum group size allowed by one child from 11:25AM to 3:18PM. On August 14 at 8:20AM Staff I was signed in alone with 24 children, including three 2.5-year-olds, 13 3-year-olds, one 4-year-old and seven who were at least 5-years-old. This group required three staff to meet requirements but only one staff was signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) - Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Staff E and Staff H worked alone with a group of children from 8:41AM to 9:29AM on August 14, 2025, without first completing entry-level training to qualify either as a lead teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. - Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Each child was not supervised by a child care worker who was within the sight and sound of the children to guide children's behavior and activities, prevent harm, and ensure safety when Staff F fell asleep several times while working alone with children, including while feeding an infant a bottle and while young, nonverbal children were awake. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Ratios were exceeded on August 14 in the preschool room for at least 45 minutes starting at 7:55AM when Staff D and Staff I were caring for 22 children, including 12 3-year-olds, four 2.5-year-olds, one 1.5-year-old, one 4-year-old and four children who were at least 5-years-old. There were 24 children before Staff D left with five. At 8:20AM on August 14 Staff I cared for 24 children alone, including three 2.5-year-olds, 13 3-year-olds, one 4-year-old and seven who were at least 5-years-old. This group required three staff to meet requirements but only one staff was signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Review of attendance showed maximum group size for groups that include infants and toddlers was exceeded on July 31 in the infant 2 room for 15 minutes within a 1.5 hour period starting at 7:31AM when Staff G and Staff J were with nine children, including eight who were not yet 1.5-years-old and one who was at least 1.5-years-old. On August 7 maximum group size was exceeded for at least 10 minutes starting at 8:21AM when Staff A, Staff G and Staff K were signed in to care for nine infants and toddlers when only eight are allowed. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) — Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-08-18 | Group size was exceeded on July 31 for at least 30 minutes starting at 8:26AM when Staff B and Staff D cared for 21 children, including three 1.5-year-olds, five 2.5-year-olds, ten 3-year-olds and three 4-year-olds. On August 7 the preschool room exceeded maximum group size allowed by one child from 11:25AM to 3:18PM. On August 14 at 8:20AM Staff I was signed in alone with 24 children, including three 2.5-year-olds, 13 3-year-olds, one 4-year-old and seven who were at least 5-years-old. This group required three staff to meet requirements but only one staff was signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) — Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-07-18 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-18 | The preschool classroom exceeded minimum staff-to-child ratio requirements by one child for at least 20 minutes on July 18 at 9:50AM when there were two 2.5-year-olds, thirteen 3-year-olds and seven 4-year-olds being cared for by two teachers, but three teachers were required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2025-07-18 | The preschool classroom exceeded the maximum group size allowed by one child for at least 20 minutes on July 18 at 9:50AM when the group included two 2.5-year-olds, thirteen 3-year-olds and seven 4-year-olds. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) - Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-07-02 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-02 | A review of attendance records from 07/01/2025 were inaccurate when the same child was signed in on the same document twice. The child was tracked as present in both row at 10:10am. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-07-02 | Records from 07/02/2025 showed that a teacher was over ratio from 7:17 am to 7:28 am. Prior to the arrival of a second staff member, the teacher was providing sole supervision to 22 children. The early preschool classroom was also out of ratio on the day of the visit. There were 23 children in care in the early preschool classroom with two teachers. Based on the pro rata ratios, the classroom was over ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(c) - Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio | ||
| 2025-07-02 | The Early Preschool classroom exceeded maximum group size beginning at 8:45am. Pro rata calculations showed that at 9:34am more than two teachers were needed, and were thusly over group size requirements. The room was additionally out of ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) - Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-07-02 | The counter surrounding a sink in the preschool classroom was not in good repair. The laminate was warped and peeling from the top. There was water damage to the exposed wood. A plastic guard on the external door in the early preschool room was not secured to the door. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-07-02 | A current delegation of administrative authority was not provided to the department after staffing changes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(p) - Delegation Of Administrative Authority - Submitted, Current | ||
| 2025-07-02 | Staff A and Staff B did not have a Registry certificate on file demonstrating that they met the qualifications for the positions they hold. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. - Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2025-07-02 | Staff A did not have documentation of a having completed Introduction to the Child Care Profession. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.d. - Staff Record - Educational Qualifications | ||
| 2025-07-02 | A review of attendance records from 07/01/2025 were inaccurate when the same child was signed in on the same document twice. The child was tracked as present in both row at 10:10am. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-07-02 | Records from 07/02/2025 showed that a teacher was over ratio from 7:17 am to 7:28 am. Prior to the arrival of a second staff member, the teacher was providing sole supervision to 22 children. The early preschool classroom was also out of ratio on the day of the visit. There were 23 children in care in the early preschool classroom with two teachers. Based on the pro rata ratios, the classroom was over ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(c) — Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio | ||
| 2025-07-02 | The Early Preschool classroom exceeded maximum group size beginning at 8:45am. Pro rata calculations showed that at 9:34am more than two teachers were needed, and were thusly over group size requirements. The room was additionally out of ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) — Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-07-02 | Several bathrooms were not maintained in a sanitary condition. There was visible dirt on the floors and surrounding the sinks. Bathroom used by children were used for material storage which allowed for contamination of equipment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. - Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2025-07-02 | The counter surrounding a sink in the preschool classroom was not in good repair. The laminate was warped and peeling from the top. There was water damage to the exposed wood. A plastic guard on the external door in the early preschool room was not secured to the door. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-07-02 | A garbage can in the pre-kindergarten bathroom was not lined nor covered. Wipes and used gloves were observed in the bin. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(n) - Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule | ||
| 2025-07-02 | The program did not follow their policy related to child guidance when a child was observed in a timeout upon arrival at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(b) - Policy - Child Guidance | ||
| 2025-07-02 | A child was removed from the classroom for a time-out. The child was observed sitting along a wall next to the director's office. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. - Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2025-07-02 | A teacher physically restrained a child when they forced the child into a chair, then pushed the child into the table, pinning them in place. The child physically resisted their placement by locking their arms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2025-07-02 | In response to children not cleaning up toys, a teacher stated, "OK, then you don't get breakfast". | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)4. - Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep | ||
| 2025-05-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-29 | A review of attendance for May 20 showed multiple inaccuracies, including: Multiple children were signed in but were not signed out. Listed ages for multiple children were incorrect. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-05-29 | On May 21 parents of Child 1 informed center management that Child 1 received a medical evaluation due to an injury sustained at the center on May 20, but this was not reported to the department within 24 hours of being informed, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(a) - Report - Incident Or Accident | ||
| 2025-05-29 | On May 21 and May 22 managers reviewed video footage and confirmed that Staff A used prohibited actions to guide Child 1's behavior on May 20, but this was not reported to the department within 24 hours of the occurrence, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(jm) - Report - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Parents did not receive sufficient detail to reasonably apprise them of their child's experience after Staff A used prohibited actions and gave the family inaccurate information regarding what occurred. Center managers reviewed video and observed that Staff A's actions did not match their statements, but managers never provided Child 1's parents with updated, accurate information. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.e. - Parent Notification - Inappropriate Child Guidance | ||
| 2025-05-29 | A review of attendance for May 20 showed multiple inaccuracies, including: Multiple children were signed in but were not signed out. Listed ages for multiple children were incorrect. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Child 1 informed their parent that their stomach hurt because a teacher pushed the child's chair into a table and held the chair in place. Parents requested to see video footage of this incident but were told that cameras provided live stream only, but video footage can be immediately reviewed by an area manager within 48 hours of an incident. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(7)(b) - Access To Records & Reports - Parents | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Center managers did not immediately report signs of child abuse to child protective services or local law enforcement after they reviewed video and confirmed that Staff A provided inconsistent statements as to how Child 1 sustained an injury to an area of the body that is not common for accidental injuries. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(8)(a) - Mandated Reporting - Child Abuse & Neglect | ||
| 2025-05-29 | A review of attendance showed child care teachers signed in but not sign out of classrooms multiple times on May 20, including Staff A, Staff B, Staff C, Staff D and Staff E. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Review of attendance for May 20 showed Staff A worked with preschool groups that did not have enough staff members present to meet minimum staff-to-child ratio requirements from 7:17 AM to 7:25 AM and from 7:32 AM to 9:00 AM. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Review of attendance for May 20 showed the Infant Two classroom exceeded the maximum number of children allowed in a group that includes infants and toddlers and exceeded minimum staff-to-child ratio requirements from 7:56 AM to 8:30 AM. At most, there were 14 infants and toddlers from 8:13 AM to 8:20 AM, when only 8 children are allowed. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Review of attendance for May 20 showed the preschool classroom exceeded the maximum number of children allowed in a group and exceeded minimum staff-to-child ratio requirements from 7:35 AM to 8:00 AM. For example, at 7:45 AM, Staff A and Staff C were signed in with three 2-year-olds, five 2.5-year-olds and 13 3-year-olds. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(e) - Mixed Age Group Of Children Over Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-05-29 | Intervals between activities were not planned to avoid keeping children waiting in lines when a transition to outdoor play time was observed to take over 20 minutes on May 23. During this time children were required to sit at empty tables with nothing to do as they waited to be called to stand in line in the classroom, then stood in line in multiple areas of the hallway and finally, stood in line in the fenced area between the two playgrounds before being allowed to play. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(d) - Daily Routines | ||
| 2025-05-29 | On May 20, 2025, Staff A twisted 4-year-old Child 1's arm, pushed the child's head down and held it down on the child's pillow for 13 seconds. The child attempted to raise their head during the incident but Staff A then held the child's head down with more force. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) - Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2025-05-29 | In the preschool classroom plastic parts of a toy sink, plastic toy storage buckets and a child's easel were broken, making sharp, plastic areas accessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)2. - Indoor Equipment - Construction, Condition | ||
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