LICENSED GROUP
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Leap Academy
Madison, WI
· Dane County
290 Corporate Dr,
Madison, WI 53714
Quick Facts
Capacity
110 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
5
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2006780
License Holder
George Fogel
Licensed Since
2023
License Issued
Dec 11, 2023
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
LEAP ACADEMY is a LICENSED GROUP in Madison WI, with a maximum capacity of 110 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM-05:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
5 Stars
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Friday07:00 AM-05:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-08-10 | The Toddler Ave B classroom and the large motor room each had an electrical outlet with a cover missing. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(b) - Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection | ||
| 2026-08-10 | The paint on one wall in the Toddler Ave B classroom was flaking. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(i) - Deteriorating Paint | ||
| 2026-02-11 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-02-11 | The medical log book in the Toddler Ave B classroom had not been reviewed within the last 6 months as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-01-07 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-09-16 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-16 | Based on staff interviews, a staff member engaged in prohibited actions when she grabbed a child forcefully and pulled the child out of a sandbox by the arm. This incident was self reported by the center. The staff member is no longer employed at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)1. - Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment | ||
| 2025-09-16 | Based on staff interviews, a staff member engaged in prohibited actions when she grabbed a child forcefully and pulled the child out of a sandbox by the arm. This incident was self reported by the center. The staff member is no longer employed at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)1. — Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment | ||
| 2025-07-25 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-25 | Based on staff interviews, three 3-year-old children left their classroom, resulting in the assigned teacher not knowing the whereabouts of the children. The center failed to report this incident to the department as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(i) - Report - Unknown Whereabouts Or Left Premise | ||
| 2025-07-25 | All children were not supervised by a child care worker within the sight and sound of the children when, based on staff interviews, three 3-year-old children left their assigned group and were found unsupervised in an empty classroom by another staff member. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-06-13 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-06-13 | The program did not maintain a current, accurate attendance record when, during the monitoring visit, the Kinder College B classroom had 10 children in attendance but only 9 children were signed in. The teacher in the classroom stated that the center uses an app to track children, and one child's information was not entered into the app. Therefore the child could not be signed in. In addition, the Little Harbor classroom had 13 children in attendance, but only 11 were signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Child care workers did not respond promptly to a crying child's needs when, during the monitoring visit, multiple toddlers were observed crying in chairs and staff members did not tend to or respond to them. Staff members in the classroom were observed looking at an iPad, changing diapers, and walking around the classroom while the children cried. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(a) - Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The center's delegation of authority was not current when multiple staff listed on the delegation of authority were no longer employed at the center. In addition, during the monitoring visit, the center director was out for the day and the staff members on site were not sure who was in charge at the time. Several staff stated that Staff A was in charge at the time, while others stated that Staff E was in charge. Neither Staff A nor Staff E were aware that they were the designated person of authority on the premises. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(p) - Delegation Of Administrative Authority - Submitted, Current | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The program failed to report a change in center director within 30 days when, based on staff interviews, the previous director left the program in December 2024 but this was not reported to the department. In addition, the previous director was still listed as the director in the provider portal at the time of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(c) - Report - Change In Administrator Or Center Director | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The program failed to report a change in room usage as required when, during the monitoring visit, the Kinder College A classroom was being used as a toddler classroom. This classroom was previously used as a classroom for 3-year-old children and was not approved for use by children under age 2 prior to the change. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(h) - Report - Change In Room Usage | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The program did not maintain a current, accurate attendance record when, during the monitoring visit, the Kinder College B classroom had 10 children in attendance but only 9 children were signed in. The teacher in the classroom stated that the center uses an app to track children, and one child's information was not entered into the app. Therefore the child could not be signed in. In addition, the Little Harbor classroom had 13 children in attendance, but only 11 were signed in. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The staff files were not available to the department as required when, during the monitoring visit, the staff files were in a locked cabinet. No one on site had a key to the cabinet, resulting in the files being inaccessible to the department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) - Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff B, D, E, J, and L were working as teachers during the visit without documentation of their educational qualifications for the role on file as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.d. - Staff Record - Educational Qualifications | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff E, and I did not have documentation of completed training in Abusive Head Trauma prior to working with children under age 5 as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff A, B, H, and J did not have documentation of completed training in CPR within 30 days of beginning work at the center as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff L did not have documentation of training on the prevention of child abuse and neglect on file as required. In addition, Staff A did not have documentation on file of a training completed within the prior 2 years when the most recent training was dated in November 2022. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff K had not completed the required entry level training for a director of a large group center prior to assuming the position as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(e)4.d. - Center Director / Large Center - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-06-13 | During the monitoring visit, Staff B, E, J, and L, who are assistant child care teachers, were not working under the supervision of a child care teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff I did not have documentation of a completed staff orientation on file within the first week of work at the center as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The center's child tracking procedure failed when, on the day of the monitoring visit, a child could not be signed into the app that the center uses for child tracking. This resulted in the center being unable to accurately track all children in the classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Violation | |
| Description: 251.055(2)(a) - Group Size - Maximum | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The center exceeded the allowed staff-to-child ratio for a mixed age group when, during the monitoring visit, the Kinder College B classroom had 4 children aged 2-and-a-half years and 6 children aged 3 years with one teacher. The ages of the children in the group required two teachers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(c) - Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The center exceeded the maximum group size allowed for children under age 2 when, during the monitoring visit, 12 toddlers were in one class with 3 staff members. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-06-13 | The meal preparation staff did not use a hair restraint such as a hat or hair net as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. - Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Children were restrained to restrict their movement when, during the monitoring visit, eight toddlers were observed secured in low chairs with empty trays attached. The children were not provided with any food, activities or toys. Several children were crying and twisting their bodies to get out of the chairs. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2025-06-13 | There was not a sufficient quantity of play equipment in the Kinder College A classroom when, during the monitoring visit, most of the classroom toys were in buckets that were placed out of the children's reach. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(b)2. - Equipment - Quantity For Indoors | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Children's hands were not washed as required when, during the monitoring visit, two children were observed being sent to play after their diaper changes without washing their hands. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Staff did not wash their hands as required when, during the monitoring visit, a staff member was observed changing diapers and did not wash their hands after each child's diaper change. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Child care workers did not respond promptly to a crying child's needs when, during the monitoring visit, multiple toddlers were observed crying in chairs and staff members did not tend to or respond to them. Staff members in the classroom were observed looking at an iPad, changing diapers, and walking around the classroom while the children cried. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(a) — Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children | ||
| 2025-06-13 | Each child under one year of age was not placed to sleep on their back in a crib when, during the monitoring visit, an infant was observed sleeping on a boppy pillow on the floor for several minutes before the teacher moved the child to a crib. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(bm) - Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position | ||
| 2024-11-25 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-11-25 | A staff member engaged in prohibited actions when they swatted a one-year-old child on the bottom. This incident was self-reported by the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)1. - Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment | ||
| 2024-11-25 | Potentially harmful materials were not inaccessible to children when two classrooms had cleaning materials labelled "Keep out of reach of children" left out in locations where the children could access them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2024-11-25 | A staff member engaged in prohibited actions when they swatted a one-year-old child on the bottom. This incident was self-reported by the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)1. — Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment | ||
| 2024-06-05 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-04-23 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-06 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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