Description: Gundersen Child Care Center is a Licensed Group Child Care in LA CROSSE WI, with a maximum capacity of 101 children. This child care center 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-10 | Licensing | Direct Forfeiture |
| 2021-07-30 | 251.055(1)(a) | Supervision Of Children |
| Description: On 7/29/2021, a 4 year-old child was left alone inside the classroom for less then 2 minutes when the rest of her group went outside. | ||
| 2021-06-04 | 251.06(2)(i) | Deteriorating Paint |
| Description: There is flaking paint on the poles of the covered shelter in the outdoor play space. | ||
| 2021-02-19 | Licensing | Direct Forfeiture: $1250 |
| 2021-02-17 | 251.07(6)(i)2. | Adult Handwashing |
| Description: On 2/11/2021, a staff person was observed by another staff changing 3 children's diapers and did not wash her hands after any of the diaper changes. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.09(4)(a)11. | Infant & Toddler - Cleaning Child's Diaper Area |
| Description: On 2/11/2021, a staff person was observed changing 3 children's diaper. The staff person did not wipe the child after removing the wet diaper. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.09(4)(a)3. | Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection |
| Description: On 2/11/2021, a staff person was observed changing 3 children's diapers. The staff person did not follow procedure to wash the changing surface with soap and water and disinfect after each diaper change. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.09(4)(a)4. | Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Safety |
| Description: A staff person walked approximately 3 feet away from a diaper table after multiple diaper changes to throw a diaper away, leaving the child on the table unattended. The staff person's back was also to the child. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.07(2)(e)1. | Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment |
| Description: On 2/15/2021, a staff person was observed slapping a child's hand after the child dumped a shovel of sand on the table. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.07(2)(e)5. | Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions |
| Description: A staff person was observed using prohibited actions with children on multiple occasions between 1/28/21, and 2/15/21. The prohibited actions included holding a child by the face and speaking to them in harsh tones, repeatedly dragging a child by the arm across the room because the child would not sit for a time out, "stiff arming" a child in the stomach causing the child to fall on his bottom, lifting a child off the ground by one arm approximately one foot one in the air and moving them approximately 2 feet, and dragging a child 2-3 feet across the carpet to move the child closer to her. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.07(2)(e)3. | Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure |
| Description: On 2/15/2021, a staff person was observed restraining a child by wrapping her arms around the child so the child could not get off her lap. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.04(3)(jm) | Report - Prohibited Actions |
| Description: The licensee failed to report to the department multiple incidents of an employee using prohibited child guidance actions on children in care between January 28, 2021 and February 15, 2021. | ||
| 2021-02-17 | 251.07(2)(d) | Time-Out - Use With Children Under Age 3 |
| Description: On 2/3/2021, a staff person put a 21 month child on a time out. Time outs are not allowed for children under age three. | ||
| 2021-01-12 | Licensing | Direct Forfeiture: $100 |
| 2021-01-08 | 251.055(1)(a) | Supervision Of Children |
| Description: On 01/07/2021, a 19-month-old child was left alone in a classroom, unsupervised for approximately 8 minutes when the rest of his group went outside to the playground. The staff noticed the child missing, approximately 5 minutes after going outside. The child was found approximately 3 minutes later, sleeping by a toy shelf near the door where the group had gathered to go outside. | ||
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The rules at this place are HORRIBLE, they wonder why people quit, trash bosses