Description: LITTLE STEPS DAY CARE is a Licensed Family Child Care in CHETEK WI, with a maximum capacity of 8 children. The home-based daycare service helps with children in the age range of 6 Week(s) - 13 Year(s). The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-10-01 | 250.06(3)(b) | Emergency Plans - Practice |
| Description: There was no documentation of a fire and tornado drill for the month of September 2019. The provider is required to keep written records of dates and times of all the monthly fire and tornado drills practiced. | ||
| 2019-10-01 | 250.06(6)(a) | Private Well - Annual Bacteria Test |
| Description: Documentation of the annual water test results for bacteria levels required for a private well was not available to the Licensor at the time of the monitoring visit. The last test results on file for this provider expired on 7/26/2019. | ||
| 2019-10-01 | 250.06(6)(b) | Private Well - Annual Nitrates Test |
| Description: Documentation of the annual water test results for nitrate levels required for a private well was not available to the Licensor at the time of the monitoring visit. The last test results on file for this provider expired on 7/26/2019. | ||
| 2019-10-01 | 250.07(6)(h)3. | Sharing Towels And Utensils |
| Description: Towels for hand drying shall be individual to each person and used only once. On the day of the licensing visit individual towels were not available to children in the bathroom for hand drying after washing hands. | ||
| 2019-10-01 | 250.06(4)(a) | Smoke Detectors |
| Description: There was no documentation showing that smoke detectors were tested for September 2019. All smoke detectors shall be tested monthly and a record kept of the time, date and results of the test. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.06(2)(c) | Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children |
| Description: Cleaning supplies labeled "keep out of reach of children" were observed in the lower cupboard of the bathroom sink accessible to children during the licensing visit. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.04(6)(a)3. | Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement |
| Description: A written agreement, signed by parents, outlining the plan for child #3 to come to the childcare center from school, home or other activities and/or to go from the childcare center to school, home or other activities was not observed in the file record. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.04(6)(a)5. | Child Record - Consent For Emergency Medical Treatment |
| Description: Documentation of written consent from the parent for medical care or treatment was not observed in the file for Child #1 or Child #2. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.04(6)(a)1. | Child Record - Enrollment & Health History Forms |
| Description: The Child Care Enrollment form is required to be on file prior to the child's first day of attendance. Child #1 and Child #2 did not have this document on file. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.04(6)(a)2. | Child Record - Field Trip Permission |
| Description: Documentation of parent consent for field trips was not observed in the file for Child #1 or Child #2. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.05(3)(i) | Close Supervision Of Children |
| Description: 3 children were not closely supervised by the provider to guide the children's behavior and activities, prevent harm and assure safety when the provider left the child care area in the basement of the house to bring another child out to the end of the driveway to get on a bus. The 3 children left in the child care area were not within sight or sound of the provider for over 15 minutes as observed by the Licensing Specialist during the monitoring visit. Provider admitted this happens on a regular basis. | ||
| 2018-10-09 | 250.07(6)(L)2. | Health Exam - Child Age Over Age 2 |
| Description: Each child 2 years of age or older shall have an initial health examination not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center. Child #8 started care on 5/10/2018 and did not have a child health report on file. | ||
| 2017-10-24 | 250.04(6)(a)3. | Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement |
| Description: A written agreement, signed by parents, outlining the plan for child #4 to come to the childcare center from school, home or other activities and/or to go from the childcare center to school, home or other activities was not observed in the file record. | ||
| 2017-10-24 | 250.04(6)(b) | Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record |
| Description: The attendance was not current and accurate when two of the children present were not signed in on the attendance record. | ||
| 2017-10-24 | 250.07(6)(L)2. | Health Exam - Child Age Over Age 2 |
| Description: Each child 2 years of age or older shall have an initial health examination not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up health examination at least once every 2 years thereafter. Child record #3 did not have documentation of a follow-up health examination at least every 2 years. The last dated exam on file for Child #3 is 1/12/2015. | ||
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