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Penfield Children's Center Inc
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
833 N 26th St,
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Quick Facts
Capacity
149 children
Age Range
4 wks - 12 yrs
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
5
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Contact Information
📞 (414) 345-6325
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
220399
License Holder
Polina Makievsky
Licensed Since
1998
License Issued
Jun 5, 1998
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Accreditation
National Association For The Education Of Young Children (Naeyc) Accreditation +
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
Penfield Children’s Center is named in honor of Dr. Wilder Penfield (1891-1976), a world-renowned neurosurgeon who strongly advocated early intervention for children with developmental delays and disabilities. His knowledge and wisdom underlie Penfield Children’s Center’s philosophy of care for infants and young children even today.
Additional Information:
5 stars. Initial License Date: 6/5/1998. Open Jan - Dec.
Hours of Operation
- Monday07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Tuesday07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Wednesday07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Thursday07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Friday07:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-27 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-27 | A child fell forward on his face and it was not reported to the parent until several days later. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)3. - Parent Notification - Minor Injury | ||
| 2026-07-27 | Staff placed a child under the age of 3 years old in a time out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)1. - Time Out - Age | ||
| 2026-07-27 | A one year old child was strapped in a chair as a disciplinary action. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2026-06-18 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-06-18 | On 6/18/26, a 4 year old child wandered away from staff and was left unsupervised for approximate 17 seconds. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-06-18 | On 6/18/26, the center failed to adhere to their tacking procedure when a child wandered away from staff during transitions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2026-05-28 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-28 | There was missing information on the child enrollment form for Child 1 & 4. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)1. - Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2026-05-28 | There was missing information on the child health history form for Child 2 & there was no documentation of a health history form for Child 5. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2026-05-28 | Staff A, C and D have completed the online portion of the CPR/First Aid Training, but the in-person portion remains unfinished. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-05-28 | The cots in the Purple Room were not maintained in a sanitary condition as they were not covered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(e) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Bedding Maintenance, Storage, Cleanliness | ||
| 2026-05-28 | The medical log book was not utilized for recording medication administration. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.c - Medical Log - Medication Administration | ||
| 2026-05-28 | The medical log book in the Emerald Room has not been reviewed in the past six months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2026-05-28 | An authorization form in the Emerald Room was not dated with a start or end time. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.a. - Medication Administration - Parent Authorization | ||
| 2026-05-28 | There was a bottle of medication in the Pink Room that was not labeled with a name. (Nexium) | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)1.b. - Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling | ||
| 2026-05-28 | The under two intake form for one child in the Emerald room has not been updated in the past 3 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2026-05-28 | A container of food in the Pink room refrigerator was not labeled with the childs name or the preparation date. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)2. - Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home | ||
| 2026-05-13 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-13 | The department received a self-report indicating that a child was released to an individual not listed on the child's authorization record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(g) - Release Of Child - Authorizations | ||
| 2026-04-22 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-04-22 | It was reported that a teacher took a 3 year old child by his arms and forcefully pulled him toward her. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2026-04-22 | It was reported that a staff member responded to a 3 year old child in a frightening, aversive, & aggressive manner, | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. - Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2026-04-14 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-04-14 | The video provided to the department showed, a child aggressively taken down a hall and to an office by his lower arm by a staff member. It was reported that the staff member dug her nails into the child's arm. When the child got to the office and tried to pull away the staff member pulled at his arm. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. - Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2026-04-14 | It was not reported to the department until a month and a half after the incident, when a child was seen on video getting yelled at and being dragged down the hall by his arm. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(jm) - Report - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-04-14 | Suspected abuse or neglect was not immediately reported to the county department of social services or human services or a local law enforcement agency as required by s.48.981 Stats. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(8)(a) - Mandated Reporting - Child Abuse & Neglect | ||
| 2026-04-14 | A child was removed from a classroom for not following direction from the teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. - Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2026-04-14 | The video provided to the department showed, a child aggressively taken down a hall and to an office by his lower arm by a staff member. It was reported that the staff member dug her nails into the child's arm. When the child got to the office and tried to pull away the staff member pulled at his arm. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. — Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2026-04-14 | The staff member was heard using frightening and humiliating language on video yelling at the child, "we are going to send you home, so you "cannot care" with your mama". The staff member was also heard saying stop while yanking the child's arm and complaining to a supervisor about the child's actions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. - Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2025-10-21 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-21 | Two drawers in the front nursery room did not have working locks to prevent access from children (drawers contained items such as tapes, a scissor and medical supplies). | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2025-10-21 | There was no thermometer in the back nursery refrigerator and the freezer was registering at 4 degrees. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. - Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Not all Under 2 Intakes were in the rooms with the children (Emerald and front nursery rooms). | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2025-10-21 | Several Under 2 Intakes were forms in the front nursery have not been updated in the past three months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2025-04-01 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-01 | In the utility room between the front and back nursery, children were having their hands washed in the sink. Directly under the sink were cleaning chemicals marked keep out of reach of children. The child safety lock on the cabinet was broken. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2025-04-01 | Staff A did not have a completed orientation form (the trainer portion on the orientation form was not filled out). | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-04-01 | In the utility room between the front and back nursery, children were having their hands washed in the sink. Directly under the sink were cleaning chemicals marked keep out of reach of children. The child safety lock on the cabinet was broken. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2025-04-01 | In the nursery cabinet, two open containers of Gerber brand cereal were observed with no label or date as to when opened (packaging indicates product should be used within 30 days). | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(c)1. - Safe Food | ||
| 2024-12-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-12-09 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 002 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2024-11-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-11-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 002, Individual 005, Individual 006 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2024-09-16 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-09-16 | Staff A and Staff D had CPR training certificates on file, however, they were expired. Staff B and Staff C did not have CPR training certificates on file at the time of the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2024-09-16 | Staff A, Staff B, Staff C, and Staff D did not have updated Child Abuse and Neglect trainings at the time of the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2024-09-16 | The medical log book in the Orange Room had several pages with skipped lines. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)2. - Medical Log - Pages & Entries | ||
| 2024-09-16 | The medical log book in the Nursery room and Orange Room have not been reviewed within the last 6 months. They were last reviewed on 3/7/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)4. - Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records | ||
| 2024-09-16 | An intake form in the Nursery room had not been updated within the past three months. It was dated 1/14/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2024-09-16 | There were three containers of formula brought from the childs home that were labeled with the childs name, but not dated. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)2. - Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home | ||
| 2024-09-16 | The changing pad in the Nursery room was ripped, therefore, not making it an easy surface to disinfect. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)3. - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection | ||
| 2024-04-08 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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