Description: Little Explorers is an exciting new full day preschool and learning center on the East side of Madison offering unique learning experiences for children 6 weeks through 10 years of age. Our brand new state of the art facility is located on a beautiful 7.5 acre campus featuring 1/4 mile of nature trails, organic gardens and over 20 different species of animals on-site to learn about and interact with.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-07 | Licensing | Orders Letter |
| 2021-02-25 | 251.07(6)(g)4. | Properly Clothed Children |
| Description: On 2/17/21 a staff person took a 4-year-old child outside, naked from the waist down, when the temperature was between 7 and 12 degrees Fahrenheit. The child was outside in this condition for 1 to 2 minutes and was standing barefoot on concrete for a portion of this time. | ||
| 2018-09-28 | 251.06(2)(d) | Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children |
| Description: In the Serengeti A and B rooms, as well as the Tundra room, staff purses were in an unlocked cabinet on a shelf or hook accessible to children. | ||
| 2017-12-27 | Licensing | Direct Forfeiture: $200 |
| 2017-12-07 | 251.05(3)(c) | Close Supervision Of Children |
| Description: On December, 1, 2017, a 2-year-old child was not closely supervised by a child care worker when the child was left alone in a classroom for 2-3 minutes when the class transitioned to another room at the end of the day. A parent brought the child to the office so the child would not be left alone. This incident was self reported. In addition, during the licensing visit, a 1-year-old was left in the large motor room when the group was going back to their classroom. Another teacher in the large motor room sent the toddler to catch up with the group. | ||
| 2017-12-07 | 251.05(4)(g) | Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size |
| Description: During the licensing visit, the maximum number of children in a group exceeded the maximum group size when 32 one-year-olds were in the large motor room together. The maximum group size for children under the age of two years is 8. | ||
| 2017-05-10 | 251.05(3)(c) | Close Supervision Of Children |
| Description: On April 19, 2017, a 2-year old child was not closely supervised by a child care worker when the child was left alone in the classroom for approximately 3 minutes when the group was transitioning to a another classroom. The child was found by an office staff member as the teacher was returning to the classroom to look for the child. | ||
| 2017-02-03 | 251.07(2)(e)5. | Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions |
| Description: A staff member was disciplined for roughly handling a child in December 2016 as she was helping the child put on her coat. The parent observed the staff member using harsh language, being gruff and somewhat rough. The staff member is no-longer employed at the center. | ||
| 2017-02-03 | 251.04(3)(j) | Report - Abuse, Neglect, Inappropriate Discipline |
| Description: The licensee did not report to the department within 24 hours when a staff member used inappropriate child guidance with a child. | ||
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