LICENSED GROUP
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Tlc Learning Center Inc
Lodi, WI
· Columbia County
N1544 Sunset Dr,
Lodi, WI 53555
Quick Facts
Capacity
50 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided. Drop In Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
3
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Contact Information
📞 (608) 592-5006
Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
120812
License Holder
Nichole Koepp
Licensed Since
1997
License Issued
May 30, 1997
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
TLC Learning Center, Inc. is a family-owned and operated, state licensed child care center and has served families in and around Lodi, WI since 1997. They provide children ages six-weeks to 12years old with a fun, safe, nurturing and educational environment in which to grow, learning respect for each other and themselves, engaging in positive activities, and thrive in all areas.
Their professional staff incorporates a special curriculum which reflects a philosophy of quality care and a mission to create the best atmosphere that fosters an enriched experience. They have earned their stellar reputation by providing children hands-on learning opportunities to foster self esteem, provide positive social interactions, encourage self-expression, and problem-solving techniques.
Their professional staff incorporates a special curriculum which reflects a philosophy of quality care and a mission to create the best atmosphere that fosters an enriched experience. They have earned their stellar reputation by providing children hands-on learning opportunities to foster self esteem, provide positive social interactions, encourage self-expression, and problem-solving techniques.
Additional Information:
3 stars. Initial License Date: 5/30/1997. Open Jan - Dec.
Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-06:00 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-09 | The number of children in the Dragonfly room did not match the number of children signed in to the program when nine children were present, eight children were signed in on an electronic app and two children were signed in on paper attendance. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-09-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-08 | At least 30 days before the continuation review date of the license, an applicant for license renewal shall submit to the department the following materials: 1. A completed license continuation application. 2. Any changes to center policies. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-09-08 | At least 30 days before the continuation review date of the license, an applicant for license renewal shall submit to the department the following materials: 1. A completed license continuation application. 2. Any changes to center policies. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) — Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly worked alone with children, and Staff D, who was working in the Bumblebee Room during the 2/14/25 and 2/17/25 visits, are missing department-approved background checks completed before working with children. On 2/17/25 the licensee was notified that Staff D is missing a department-approved background check. The Department notified the licensee on 2/17/25 that Staff D could not work at the center until Staff D obtained a department-approved background check. On 2/20/25, the Department learned that Staff D worked at the center all week - up to and including 2/20/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly provided care to children under age five in the Bumblebee Toddler Room is missing documentation of having completed training in abusive head trauma prevention before working with children. Staff D, who works in the Bumblebee Toddler Room, is also missing documentation of having completed this required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly worked alone with children is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws within their first week at the center. Staff D, who works in the Bumblebee Toddler Room, is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws during their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-02-20 | During the complaint visit on 2/17/25, the Licensing Specialist observed Staff E in the Bumblebee Toddler Room sitting on the floor using their Smartphone while multiple toddlers were trying to get the staff person's attention. Staff E did not look up or acknowledge the children and continued using their Smartphone. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(L) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Non-Classroom Duties | ||
| 2025-02-20 | The Department did not have unrestricted access to the premises identified in the license pursuant to s. 48.73, Stats., including access to staff records, when all records of staff hours worked in January 2025 were requested, but not received. The records were requested on 2/20/25 and the licensee agreed to provide them by 2/21/25. The records were not received, and the Department re-requested them on the morning of 2/26/25 - to be submitted by the end of that day. The licensee replied after 6 PM on 2/26/25 saying they could not send the records. | Violation |
| Description: 251.12(2)(a) - Department Access To Center | ||
| 2025-02-20 | During the complaint visit on 2/14/25, no staff files were available at the center, including the file for a volunteer who reportedly worked alone with children. The licensee told the Department later in the day on 2/14/25 that they had taken all of the staff files home. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) - Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly worked alone with children, and Staff D, who was working in the Bumblebee Room during the 2/14/25 and 2/17/25 visits, are missing department-approved background checks completed before working with children. On 2/17/25 the licensee was notified that Staff D is missing a department-approved background check. The Department notified the licensee on 2/17/25 that Staff D could not work at the center until Staff D obtained a department-approved background check. On 2/20/25, the Department learned that Staff D worked at the center all week - up to and including 2/20/25. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-02-20 | The center does not maintain a record of staff days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the center only has staff clock in and out of the center, staff do not sign into or out of specific classrooms. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly provided care to children under age five in the Bumblebee Toddler Room is missing documentation of having completed training in abusive head trauma prevention before working with children. Staff D, who works in the Bumblebee Toddler Room, is also missing documentation of having completed this required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2025-02-20 | A volunteer who reportedly worked alone with children is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws within their first week at the center. Staff D, who works in the Bumblebee Toddler Room, is missing documentation of having completed training in child abuse and neglect laws during their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-02-20 | Staff A, who worked as a volunteer on at least two occasions in the Bumblebee Toddler Room - and was reportedly left alone with children - is missing documentation of volunteer hours worked. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(j)4. - Volunteer Counted In Ratio - Schedule Of Hours | ||
| 2025-02-20 | Staff D, who is working as an assistant in the Bumblebee Toddler Room, is missing documentation of having completed an orientation program during their first week at the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(a) - Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document | ||
| 2025-02-20 | During the complaint visit on 2/17/25, the Licensing Specialist observed Staff E in the Bumblebee Toddler Room sitting on the floor using their Smartphone while multiple toddlers were trying to get the staff person's attention. Staff E did not look up or acknowledge the children and continued using their Smartphone. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(L) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Non-Classroom Duties | ||
| 2025-02-20 | During the complaint visit on 2/14/25, cooked cheeseburgers that were reportedly served earlier that day for lunch, were sitting out on a kitchen counter, uncovered, for the duration of the visit (2:34 to 3:35 pm). | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(9)(f)3. - Food - Leftover Prepared Food | ||
| 2025-02-20 | During the complaint visit on 2/14/25, directions for applying lotions, powders or salves to a child during diapering was not posted in the diapering area in the Bumblebee Toddler Room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(4)(a)10. - Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves | ||
| 2025-02-20 | The Department did not have unrestricted access to the premises identified in the license pursuant to s. 48.73, Stats., including access to staff records, when all records of staff hours worked in January 2025 were requested, but not received. The records were requested on 2/20/25 and the licensee agreed to provide them by 2/21/25. The records were not received, and the Department re-requested them on the morning of 2/26/25 - to be submitted by the end of that day. The licensee replied after 6 PM on 2/26/25 saying they could not send the records. | Violation |
| Description: 251.12(2)(a) — Department Access To Center | ||
| 2024-10-17 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-10-17 | Staff A, who has been employed at the center more than three years, has not completed training in child abuse and neglect within the past two years. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The outdoor premises are not free of hazards when there is a large jagged hole in the siding at child level in the children's outdoor play space, posing a laceration hazard, and when a long hose with loose loops is hanging at child level, posing a potential strangulation hazard. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The premises are not clean and in good repair when the entry door threshold is separating from the bottom sill, a shed attached to the center has loose shingles that are coming off, and there is a large jagged hole in the siding in the children's outdoor play space at child level. There is an open crack in the wall at child level in the Dragonfly Room, the basement floor between classrooms is dirty with crumbs and debris, and nearly the entire interior surface of the Butterfly Room exit door is covered in dirt. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The fire alarm and smoke detector system was not tested in September 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(4)(jm)2. - Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The center's written plan for a tornado emergency states staff lead children to designated safe area in the basement, during the licensing visit, staff identified the basement storage closet as the tornado shelter and pointed it out. When the basement storage closet was opened, there were several items blocking entrance into the room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(a) - Emergencies - Written Plans | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The tornado shelter area is not posted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)1. - Emergencies - Routes And Shelter Areas Posted | ||
| 2024-10-17 | The tornado drill was not practiced in September 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(3)(b)2. - Emergencies - Practice Written Plans | ||
| 2024-10-17 | Children under one year of age sleep in pack-and-plays that are placed end-to-end without a solid partition between them. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(4)(c) - Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children Under 1 | ||
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