LICENSED GROUP
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Superior Children's Learning Center
Tomah, WI
· Monroe County
1400 N Superior Ave,
Tomah, WI 54660
Quick Facts
Capacity
29 children
Age Range
6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2004801
License Holder
Amanda Finnigan
Licensed Since
2019
License Issued
Oct 15, 2019
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
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About the Provider
SUPERIOR CHILDREN'S LEARNING CENTER is a LICENSED GROUP in Tomah WI, with a maximum capacity of 29 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:30 AM-06:00 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Additional Information:
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Hours of Operation
- Monday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Thursday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Friday06:30 AM-06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-08-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-07-23 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-23 | Staff was not forthcoming with accurate information about a child that was transported to school from the center the morning of the monitoring visit. Upon arrival at the center, Licensing Specialists observed a staff person leaving the center in a vehicle. It took several attempts for staff to admit a child in care at the center was transported to school by center staff in a staff vehicle. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) - Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2026-07-23 | The center has failed to submit a current certificate of liability insurance to the department after multiple requests to submit the documentation. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(g)1.a. - Insurance - General Liability | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Contrary to rule, the notice of an enforcement action (an order and forfeiture) issued on 3/24/26 was not posted next to the license. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2026-07-23 | The licensee failed to report a change in transportation services when on July 23, 2026, a child in care of the center was transported to school in an employee owned vehicle. The center did not have prior approval to transport children in care. A change in transportation services must be approved by the department at least 5 calendar days prior to the change. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(o) - Report - Change In Transportation Services | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Documentation that indicates the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144 was not observed in the file for Child A6, A7 and B2. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Each child under 2 years of age shall have an initial health examination not more than 6 months prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up examination at least once every 6 months thereafter. Child A8 and B2 have been in care for more than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. Child A2 and A3 do not have documentation of a follow-up exam within the past 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 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 A5 has been in care longer than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. Child record A6 did not have documentation of a follow-up health examination at least every 2 years. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.b. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2026-07-23 | The attendance was not current and accurate on the day of the licensing visit when none of the children were signed in on the attendance record. The licensee was asked to provide attendance records for the month of May 2026 during the licensing visit. The only attendance records for May that could be located were for the last week. Of the last week of May only attendance for one day (May 26) was documented. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2026-07-23 | There was no documentation of Staff Record form information in the files for employee A. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2026-07-23 | The center did not have documentation of a completed child care background check for Staff A that indicates the person is eligible to work in a child care program as specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13. Staff A has been providing care to children and counted in staff-to-child ratio since March of 2026. In addition, Staff B was due to renew her fingerprint background check in May of 2026. The center has ignored communications from the department since March of 2026 regarding staff B. As of the date of this monitoring visit the background check has not been completed for staff B. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-07-23 | The file for Staff A did not contain documentation of a physical examination report on a form provided by the department, completed within 12 months before or within 30 days after beginning work with children in care, indicating the person is free from illness detrimental to children, including tuberculosis, and physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Staff B is missing a certificate from The Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position and the person has worked as a teacher, director and/or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. - Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2026-07-23 | A review of the attendance records shows the center still does not have accurate documentation of days and hours worked and in which specific room for staff who are being counted in staff-to-child ratio. The center wasn't able to provide any documentation of days and hours worked and in which specific room for staff who are being counted in staff-to-child ratio for most of the month of May of 2026. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Staff A was missing documentation of having obtained a certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department within 3 months of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Staff A was missing documentation of having received a complete orientation within their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2026-07-23 | A mop bucket full of dirty water was observed in the hallway between the Little Critters room and the infant room on the day of the monitoring visit. Children have access to this when travelling between rooms. Buckets used with mops shall be emptied and stored in an area inaccessible to children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(m) - Cleaning Aids - Equipment | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Exits and exit passageways shall have a minimum clear width of 3 feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. On the day of the monitoring visit, the direct exit outside from the upper classroom was locked from the inside and was not able to be opened in a one-hand, one-motion movement creating an obstruction to the exit. In addition, the passageway to the direct exit outside from the infant room was not clear of obstructions as observed during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) - Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2026-07-23 | All dishes and utensils shall be air-dried in racks or baskets or on drain boards. During the licensing visit some dishes and utensils were observed to be drying on towels. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(b)6. - Dishwashing - Air Drying | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Rule states meal preparation personnel who help prepare meals shall wear effective hair restraints such as hair nets or hats. The cook preparing food during the licensing visit was not wearing a hair net or hat. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(g)1.b. - Meal Preparation Staff - Clothing, Hair Restraints | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Rule states that admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned. One child in the infant room was missing an intake form in the room or area in which the child was being cared for on the day of the monitoring visit. The center could not locate this form. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Several Intake for Children Under 2 forms were missing documentation of having been updated every three months to reflect changes in the child's development and routines based on discussion with the parent. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2026-07-23 | Staff C, a regularly assigned child care teacher for infants and toddlers, does not have documentation of completion of a minimum of ten hours of training in infant and toddler care approved by the Department within six months after assuming the position. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-02-26 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-02-26 | The center director was not forthcoming with accurate information about the time of her arrival the morning of the monitoring visit. She would have been the 3rd staff needed to be counted in ratio at 8:21am when enough children arrived at the center that would have required the group in the opening room to split in order to maintain maximum group size. It took several times of asking and prompting by both licensing specialists in order to receive an accurate answer. The information was needed from her in order to determine staff-to-child ratio because her start time was not documented. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) - Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2026-02-26 | The center failed to report a change in room usage. The center is using the upper middle room for children under one year of age. This space has not been previously approved for use by children under the age of one. Changing the use of a room requires a written report to the department at least 20 working days prior to the change and shall be approved by the department prior to the change. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(h) - Report - Change In Room Usage | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Documentation that indicates the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144 was not observed in the file for Child #6 and Child #7. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Each child under 2 years of age shall have an initial health examination not more than 6 months prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up examination at least once every 6 months thereafter. Child #3 does not have documentation of a follow-up exam within the past 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 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 #5 and Child #7 have been in care longer than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.b. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2026-02-26 | A review of the attendance records for the week of the monitoring visit showed the attendance records were not accurate when several children were either not signed in or not signed out on the attendance records on days prior to the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Staff D is missing a certificate from The Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position and the person has worked as a teacher, director and/or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. - Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2026-02-26 | A review of the attendance records for the week of the monitoring visit shows the center does not have accurate documentation of days and hours worked and in which specific room for staff who are being counted in staff-to-child ratio. On 2/24/26, there are 11 children signed in before 7:50am and no documentation of the staff that was with them. On 2/25/26, there are 4 children signed in before 7:25am and no documentation of the staff that was with them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Contrary to rule, Staff B and C did not have documentation of enough hours to meet the yearly requirement of 15 continuing education hours needed in 2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(c)9. - Continuing Education - Documentation Of 12 Month Period | ||
| 2026-02-26 | On the morning of the licensing visit, there were 5 children under the age of 18 months in the group of 10 children in the upper room. Rule states when infant and toddlers are part of a mixed-age group, the size of the group may not exceed 8. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Child care workers shall be free of non-classroom duties when they are counted in meeting staff-to-child ratios. The center director, who was needed to meet staff-to-child ratios on the morning of the visit, was not free of non-classroom duties when she prepared breakfast instead of going into a classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(L) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Non-Classroom Duties | ||
| 2026-02-26 | The ramp outside the upper middle classroom's direct exit was not maintained in a safe condition and free from accumulation of snow as observed on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(g) - Stairs, Walks, Ramps, Porches - Safety | ||
| 2026-02-26 | Exits and exit passageways shall have a minimum clear width of 3 feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. On the day of the monitoring visit, the direct exit outside from the upper classroom was locked from the inside and was not able to be opened in a one-hand, one-motion movement creating an obstruction to the exit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(d) - Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width | ||
| 2026-02-26 | The center did not have current parent authorization forms for one child's prescription medication or an over-the-counter medication (the center was unsure which child this belonged to) that were on the premises. A current medical authorization from the parent is required when medication is kept on the daycare premises. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. - Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2025-07-24 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-24 | A group child care center shall comply with all requirements of chapter DCF 251. Contrary to 251.04(2)(b), the center has been cited for numerous violations within the prior 3 years, including many repeat violations. The center was ordered by the department to complete 10 hours of training and coaching from the Parenting Place by 6/30/25 and failed to complete this training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(b) - Compliance With Rules | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 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 #5 has been in care longer than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.b. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2025-07-24 | There was no documentation of Staff Record form information in the files for employee A, D and E. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-07-24 | The center did not have documentation of a completed child care background check for Staff D and E that indicates the person is eligible to work in a child care program as specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13. Staff D was providing care to children on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-07-24 | The files for Staff D and E did not contain documentation of a physical examination report on a form provided by the department, completed within 12 months before or within 30 days after beginning work with children in care, indicating the person is free from illness detrimental to children, including tuberculosis, and physically able to work with young children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Staff A and B are missing a certificate from The Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position and the person has worked as a teacher, director and/or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. - Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Staff B and D, both teachers, did not have documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent in their staff record file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)5. - Staff Record - High School Diploma | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Staff A, B, C and G were missing documentation of having received training within the past two years on child abuse and neglect laws, identification, and reporting. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Staff D and E were missing documentation of having received a complete orientation within their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-07-24 | The strap on the diaper changing pad was cut and no longer functional making the diaper changing surface unsafe because there was no longer a restraint to prevent a child from falling since the diaper changing surface is above floor level. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)4. - Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Safety | ||
| 2025-07-24 | Rule requires there to be a sink in an infant and toddler room that is not used for food preparation or dishwashing. The only sink in the infant room was being used to wash bottles on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area | ||
| 2025-05-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-04-11 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-11 | According to reports submitted by the local fire department, the center had failed to pass a fire inspection since 2023. As observed by the Licensing Specialist on the day of the complaint visit many of the violations in the reports were still not fixed such as a missing step at the bottom of the stairs to the basement, uncovered switches with exposed wires and excessive storage of combustible items which block exit accesses all in the basement of the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(a) - Compliance With Laws | ||
| 2025-04-11 | The attendance was not current and accurate on the day of the complaint visit when two of the children were not signed in on the attendance record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-04-11 | During the complaint visit, there were three children under the age of two in the group of 11 children in the 3 year old room. Rule states when infant and toddlers are part of a mixed-age group, the size of the group may not exceed 8. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2025-04-11 | The center was not in compliance with applicable state and local commercial building codes for group child care centers on the day of the complaint visit when children under 30 months were being cared for in the 3 year old room which according to the building code on file is not approved space for children under 30 months of age. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(1)(a) - Commercial Building Code - Compliance, Inspection Report | ||
| 2025-04-11 | Based on observations by the licensing specialist and the fire department, there is a need for a deep cleaning and decluttering of the center in multiple areas not just the basement. There are visible stains on the carpet, a persistent musty odor throughout parts of the building and a general clutter of items in many rooms such as the kitchen, front hallway, back storage room and the basement. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-01-16 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-01-16 | The monitoring results and correction plan from the most recent licensing inspection was not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Contrary to rule, the notice of an enforcement action (an order) issued on 9/18/24 was still not posted next to the license. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2025-01-16 | A written agreement, signed by parents, outlining the plan for child #5 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 child's file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)5. - Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Documentation that indicates the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144 was not observed in the file for Child #3 and Child #7. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2025-01-16 | There was no documentation of Staff Record form information in the files for employee C and D. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Staff D and E are missing a certificate from The Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position and the person has worked as a teacher, director and/or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. - Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Staff E, a teacher, did not have documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent in her staff record file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)5. - Staff Record - High School Diploma | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Upon review of attendance records, the center did not have accurate documentation of days and hours worked in the Little Critters room for staff who are being counted in staff-to-child ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Staff C and D were missing documentation of having obtained a certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department within 3 months of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Rule states that any staff who prepares meals shall document initial training of at least 4 hours in kitchen sanitation, food handling or nutrition before preparing meals and at least 1 hour annually each year after. Staff B was missing documentation of the initial 4 hours of training and Staff A and D were missing the 1 hour annual training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. - Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Contrary to rule, Staff A, B, C, D and E did not have documentation of the yearly requirement of 15 hours of continuing education in 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(c)9. — Continuing Education - Documentation Of 12 Month Period | ||
| 2025-01-16 | The entire center is still in need of a deep cleaning and decluttering. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Flaking and deteriorating paint was observed on the stairs/deck leading up to the front entrance of the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(i) - Deteriorating Paint | ||
| 2025-01-16 | The refrigerator in the kitchen was not equipped with a clearly visible accurate thermometer. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.c. - Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers | ||
| 2025-01-16 | There was uncovered food in the kitchen refrigerator, per rule refrigerated food shall be covered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(d)1.d. - Food Storage - Covering Refrigerated Food | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Staff C, a regularly assigned assistant child care teacher for infants and toddlers, did not have documentation of completing a minimum of ten hours of training in infant and toddler care approved by the Department within six months after beginning to work with infants and toddlers. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2025-01-16 | Contrary to rule, Staff A, B, C, D and E did not have documentation of the yearly requirement of 15 hours of continuing education in 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(c)9. - Continuing Education - Documentation Of 12 Month Period | ||
| 2024-12-12 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-12-12 | The licensee failed to provide the department with current, accurate information when 2 staff members who on the day of the monitoring visit were counted in staff-to-child ratio and providing care to children at the center were not entered into the center's provider portal so that automatic background checks were no longer being run on the individuals. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(c) - Current, Accurate Information | ||
| 2024-12-12 | The monitoring results and correction plan from the most recent licensing inspection was not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.a. - Monitoring Results Posted | ||
| 2024-12-12 | Contrary to rule, the notice of an enforcement action (an order) issued on 9/18/24 was not posted next to the license. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. - Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2024-12-12 | Contrary to DCF 251.04(3)(f), the Licensee failed to return a plan of correction for the non-compliance statement issued from the 6/27/24 monitoring visit. Rule requires the Licensee to return a plan of correction for cited violations by the date the department specifies. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(f) - Report - Plan Of Correction | ||
| 2024-11-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-11-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2024-10-07 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-10-07 | At least 30 days before the continuation review date of the license, an applicant for license renewal shall complete and submit to the department all applicable continuation materials and include submittal of any forfeiture due and owing under s. 48.715(3), Stats., or penalty under s. 48.76, Stats. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2024-06-27 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-06-27 | A group child care center shall comply with all requirements of chapter DCF 251. Contrary to 251.04(2)(b), the center has been cited for numerous violations within the prior 3 years, including many repeat violations. This has resulted in multiple enforcement actions taken against the center including 2 previous orders with imposed plans of corrections, a forfeiture and a warning letter. The continued pattern of numerous violations and the center's lack of effort to be in compliance with the rules of chapter DCF 251 is of concern. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(b) — Compliance With Rules | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Contrary to rule, the notices of two enforcement actions (a forfeiture and an order) issued on 2/29/24 were not posted next to the license. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(L)1.b. — Department Notices Posted | ||
| 2024-06-27 | The center was missing enrollment information for Child #A7 and B4 such as person's authorized to pick up/drop off the child, emergency contact information, written consent from the parent for field trips, documentation of child's physician/medical facility and acknowledgement by the parent of the presence of pets or animals at the center. This information is required to be at the center on or before a child's first day of attendance. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)1. — Child Record - Enrollment Information | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Documentation that indicates the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.04, Stats., and ch. DHS 144 was not observed in the file for Child #B1. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. — Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Each child under 2 years of age shall have an initial health examination not more than 6 months prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up examination at least once every 6 months thereafter. . Child #A2 has been in care for more than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. Child #A7 does not have documentation of a follow-up exam within the past 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 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 #B5 has been in care longer than 3 months and did not have a child health report on file. Child record #A6 did not have documentation of a follow-up health examination at least every 2 years. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.b. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5 | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Neither of the rooms open on the day of the monitoring visits had a current, accurate daily attendance record. 9 children were not signed in for one room and one child was not signed in for the other room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2024-06-27 | There was no documentation of Staff Record form information in the files for employee A, D and E. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2024-06-27 | The center did not have documentation of a completed child care background check for Staff A that indicates the person is eligible to work in a child care program as specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13. Staff A was providing care to children on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Staff D and E are missing a certificate from The Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position and the person has worked as a teacher, director and/or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Staff A and C, both teachers, did not have documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent in their staff record file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)5. — Staff Record - High School Diploma | ||
| 2024-06-27 | Upon review of 1 week of attendance records, the center did not have accurate documentation of days and hours worked in the Little Critters room for staff who are being counted in staff-to-child ratio. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
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