Description: 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. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2025-07-25 | 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 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 | ||
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