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The Coloring Box Childcare Center
Milwaukee, WI
· Milwaukee County
5505 W Lloyd St,
Milwaukee, WI 53208
Quick Facts
Capacity
70 children
Age Range
4 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
2
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2008227
License Holder
Beverly Williams
Licensed Since
2025
License Issued
May 27, 2025
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
THE COLORING BOX CHILDCARE CENTER is a LICENSED GROUP in Milwaukee WI, with a maximum capacity of 70 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 4 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 05:00 AM-11:59 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
Hours of Operation
- Monday05:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Tuesday05:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Wednesday05:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Thursday05:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Friday05:00 AM-11:59 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-05 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-11-05 | Loose cords including a television and radio cord are accessible to children being cared for in the infant and toddler classrooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Changes to the menu were not made for breakfast on 11/5/27. The menu states scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, melon cubes and milk were served however french toast sticks, bacon and apple juice was served. This change was not recorded. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)6. - Menus - Changes | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Health history and emergency care plan information on file for Child #1 is incomplete. Child #1 has been identified as having a tree nut allergy however there is no information provided by the child's parent regarding triggers that may cause problems, signs or symptoms to watch for, steps the child care provider should follow, when to call parents regarding symptoms or failure to respond to treatment & when to consider that the condition requires emergency medical care or reassessment pertaining to the tree nut allergy. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6. - Child Record - Health History | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Staff B, who has been employed since 5/28/25, and Staff C who has been employed since 6/2/25, do not have physical examination reports on file within 30 days after the person was hired. Staff B has TB results only on file and Staff C does not have a physical on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Staff B, who has been employed as a teacher since 5/28/25, has not completed a department-approved course in Infant and Child CPR with AED within 3 months of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2025-11-05 | The classroom tracking clipboard, which is used to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to assigned child care worker is observed to be inaccurate. A child who has left the building is still recorded on the tracking sheet as being present in the classroom. A child present in the infant room is not documented on the tracking sheet as being present in the classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Loose cords including a television and radio cord are accessible to children being cared for in the infant and toddler classrooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-11-05 | School-age children who are in care prior to going to school in the morning are cared for in a classroom that does not have play equipment that is appropriate for their developmental level. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)1. - Indoor Equipment - Developmental Level, Size | ||
| 2025-11-05 | USDA minimum meal requirements were not met for breakfast on 11/5/25 when milk was not served with breakfast as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)4. - Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements | ||
| 2025-11-05 | The menu posted for parents on the parent board is not dated as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.b. - Menus - Plan | ||
| 2025-11-05 | Changes to the menu were not made for breakfast on 11/5/27. The menu states scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, melon cubes and milk were served however french toast sticks, bacon and apple juice was served. This change was not recorded. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)6. — Menus - Changes | ||
| 2025-09-18 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-18 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for one child observed in the care of the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-09-18 | The daily transportation attendance record does not include a departure time for a child who was picked up and brought to the center on 9/18/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(c) - Daily Attendance Record - Transportation | ||
| 2025-09-18 | Documentation of the days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio is incomplete. There are no staff hours recorded to demonstrate who met the staff-to-child ratio for a group of school-age children the morning of 9/18/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-09-18 | The classroom tracking clipboard, which is used to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care are known to assigned child care worker, did not include the names of all children that were in the care of the center the morning of 9/18/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) - Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-09-18 | Two children under the age of 8 were not transported in a child safety restraint system that is appropriate for the child's age and size and in accordance with s. 347.48 Stats. when the children were not transported in required booster seats. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(6)(a) - Child Safety Restraint System | ||
| 2025-08-12 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-08-12 | A box fan and cord observed on the floor of a lower level classroom is accessible to children near a child's cot. This violation was corrected by the licensee during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-08-12 | A blanket and a bib and a blanket are observed hanging over the siderails of one crib and a blanket is observed hanging over the siderails of another crib. Each crib contains a sleeping infant. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(L) - Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs | ||
| 2025-08-12 | The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for one child observed in the care of the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-08-12 | The daily transportation attendance record does not include the actual time the child was picked up for multiple children who were picked up the morning of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(c) - Daily Attendance Record - Transportation | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Staff record information on file for Staff C does not include a reason for leaving previous child care positions. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)1. - Staff Record - Personal Information | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have a physical examination report that was completed within 12 months before or 30 days after the person was hired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have documentation on file demonstrating completion of the required training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements within one week of employment. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have documentation of completion of an orientation on file within his first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Paper towels are not provided and accessible to children in a classroom occupied by a group of children in the lower level of the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(f) - Bathroom Supplies | ||
| 2025-08-12 | A box fan and cord observed on the floor of a lower level classroom is accessible to children near a child's cot. This violation was corrected by the licensee during the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Multiple areas of water damage including multiple water stained ceiling tiles are observed in the lower level school-age classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2025-08-12 | Multiple lines and one full page have been skipped in the center medical log book. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)2. - Medical Log - Pages & Entries | ||
| 2025-08-12 | The required emergency information was not carried in the vehicle for one child who was transported the morning of the visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(3)(b) - Information In Vehicle - Emergency Information | ||
| 2025-08-12 | A blanket and a bib and a blanket are observed hanging over the siderails of one crib and a blanket is observed hanging over the siderails of another crib. Each crib contains a sleeping infant. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(L) — Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs | ||
| 2025-08-12 | An infant is observed sleeping in a bouncy seat and another is observed sleeping in an infant rocker rather than on their backs in a crib as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(bm) - Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position | ||
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