LICENSED GROUP
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Tsl Roots Early Learning Center
Watertown, WI
· Jefferson County
801 S 5th St,
Watertown, WI 53094
Quick Facts
Capacity
75 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
2008308
License Holder
Justin Vanderhoof
Licensed Since
2025
License Issued
Jul 14, 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
TSL ROOTS EARLY LEARNING CENTER is a LICENSED GROUP in Watertown WI, with a maximum capacity of 75 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 12 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 07:00 AM-05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-13 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-07-13 | The program did not provide notification to the department when a child was injured and sought care from a dentist. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(a) - Report - Incident Or Accident | ||
| 2026-07-13 | The parent was not notified of an injury to the head that resulted in significant injury to the child's mouth that resulted in a dental evaluation. They were not provided details of the incident. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.c. - Parent Notification - Injury, Consumption Of Allergen, Incorrect Medication | ||
| 2026-07-13 | An injury received in care on 4/21/2026 was not recorded in the medical log book on that date. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. - Medical Log - Injury In Care | ||
| 2026-05-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-04 | A background check was not completed in compliance with in the timelines and requirements when staff D did not have a final background check completed and was alone with children, which is prohibited. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-05-04 | A report on a physical examination was not completed within 30 days after the person was hired when staff B started working on 12/10/2025 and does not have a physical exam report. Additionally, staff C starting working on 11/07/2025 and does not have a physical exam report. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Each child care worker who provides care and supervision to children under the age of five did not have a documentation of completion when staff B started on 12/10/2025 and has not completed the required training. Additional, staff C started working on 11/07/2025 and has not completed the training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(b) - Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training | ||
| 2026-05-04 | All employees in regular contact with children did not obtain a current certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation within three months of being hired when staff B started on 12/10/2025. Additionally staff C was hired on 11/07/2025 and does not have a current certificate of CPR training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Training on child abuse and neglect reporting was not completed within one week of beginning work when staff C started on 11/07/2025 and has not completed the required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Prior to assuming the position, a person was working as a child care teacher and did not complete entry level training for a child care teacher when on April 10, 2026 staff E was working in the toddler classroom as a child care teacher and they do not have the entry level training required for a child care teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. - Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2026-05-04 | An assistant child care teacher was not working under the supervision of a child care teacher when on April 10, 2026, two assistant teachers were working in the toddler room without the supervision of a lead teacher. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(g)1. - Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Prior to beginning work at the center, staff C's start date was 11/07/2025, and they have not completed at least 4 hours of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. - Meal Prep Personnel - Training | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Each child care worker did not complete at least 15 hours of continuing education annually when staff A did not complete the required education in 2025, as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(4)(c)1. - Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Eating surfaces were not cleaned before use when on 04/10/2026, two tables in the toddler room were not washed before the children were served their morning snack. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(b)5. - Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Toddlers did not have their hands washed with soap and warm water before a meal and after having their diapers changed when on 04/10/2026, several toddlers had their diapers changed and were placed immediately at the table to eat and did not have their hands washed. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2026-05-04 | Staff did not wash their hands with soap and water after diapering children when a staff person in the toddler room changed several diapers and did not wash their hands after each diaper change. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2026-05-04 | An assistant teacher working in the toddler room did not have infant and toddler training completed within 6 months when their start date was 06/05/2025 and they have not completed the required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Provider Training | ||
| 2026-04-07 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-04-07 | A time out period exceeded three minutes when a 3 year old child was in a timeout for approximately seven minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)3. - Time Out - Time | ||
| 2026-04-07 | Actions may have been dangerous or potentially injurious when staff pulled a child up by both arms and moved them from the bathroom to the adjoining classroom. Additionally, the staff grabbed the child by their right arm and aggressively pulled the child over the top of the handrail and roughly put the child on the floor. Additionally, the same staff moved a child off the floor, lifting the child up by their under arms and carried the child by their right arm and right leg and placed the child on the floor in a time-out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) — Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-04-07 | Actions were aversive and frightening to a child when staff pulled a child close to their face and yelled into the 3 year old child's face, "biting hurts!". | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. - Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2026-04-07 | Actions may have been dangerous or potentially injurious when staff pulled a child up by both arms and moved them from the bathroom to the adjoining classroom. Additionally, the staff grabbed the child by their right arm and aggressively pulled the child over the top of the handrail and roughly put the child on the floor. Additionally, the same staff moved a child off the floor, lifting the child up by their under arms and carried the child by their right arm and right leg and placed the child on the floor in a time-out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) - Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-03-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-09 | Actions were potentially injurious when staff pulled on a toddler's arm and another toddler's leg to get them into a laying position in their cribs and pack n plays. Additionally, staff was observed putting a sleep sac on a child roughly and later, approached the same toddler and pulled the sleep sac between their legs, in order to get the child in a laying position on their cot. Additionally, staff was observed picking up a toddler and roughly putting them into a pack n play to sleep. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) — Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-03-09 | On March 3, 2026, staff was forcing 5 toddlers to take naps when the staff person was pulling on one toddler's arm, another toddler's leg, and pulled on another toddler's sleep sac to get them into laying positions on their sleep surfaces. Additionally, a staff person was heard yelling at toddlers to "lay down". | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)4. - Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep | ||
| 2026-03-09 | Each toddler was not allowed to form and follow their own pattern of sleeping and waking when 5 toddlers were all put down for naptime at the same time and woke up at the same time. Additionally, some toddlers did not show signs of being tired and were forced to lay down on their sleep surfaces. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(b) - Infant & Toddler - Individual Sleep Patterns | ||
| 2026-03-09 | Actions were potentially injurious when staff pulled on a toddler's arm and another toddler's leg to get them into a laying position in their cribs and pack n plays. Additionally, staff was observed putting a sleep sac on a child roughly and later, approached the same toddler and pulled the sleep sac between their legs, in order to get the child in a laying position on their cot. Additionally, staff was observed picking up a toddler and roughly putting them into a pack n play to sleep. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) - Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-02-24 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-02-24 | Child 3 does not have documentation indicating the child's immunization history. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)6m. - Child Record - Immunization History | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Child 1 does not have a health examination report. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.d. - Child Record - Health Exam Report | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Actions may have been psychologically and emotionally painful and potentially injurious when staff reported that they "may have placed a child down more firmly than necessary". Additionally, staff picked a toddler up by one arm and proceeded to bring the toddler level to their face and told the crying toddler in a firm and loud voice "that's enough." | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) — Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Child care workers did not document changes in a child's development and routine every three months when Child 1's changes in development were last updated on 11/10/2025, Child 2's were last updated on 11/07/2025, and Child 3's were last updated on 09/04/2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(c) - Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Staff fed an infant the incorrect break milk when they grabbed the wrong bottle out of the refrigerator and fed the bottle of breast milk to the wrong infant. Additionally, the bottle was labeled and dated but was fed to the wrong infant. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)2m. — Infant & Toddler - Correct Food, Breastmilk, Or Formula | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Actions may have been psychologically and emotionally painful and potentially injurious when staff reported that they "may have placed a child down more firmly than necessary". Additionally, staff picked a toddler up by one arm and proceeded to bring the toddler level to their face and told the crying toddler in a firm and loud voice "that's enough." | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e) - Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-02-24 | Staff fed an infant the incorrect break milk when they grabbed the wrong bottle out of the refrigerator and fed the bottle of breast milk to the wrong infant. Additionally, the bottle was labeled and dated but was fed to the wrong infant. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)2m. - Infant & Toddler - Correct Food, Breastmilk, Or Formula | ||
| 2025-10-27 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-27 | Staff B's start date was 10/08/2025 and they have not completed an orientation as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)8. - Staff Record - Orientation | ||
| 2025-10-27 | Training on child abuse and neglect reporting was not completed one week after hire when staff B's start date was 10/08/2025 and they have not completed the required training. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) - Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2025-10-27 | Eating surfaces were not washed before each use when the table was not washed before 8 toddlers ate morning snack. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(b)5. - Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized | ||
| 2025-10-27 | An infant's hands were not washed with soap and water or a wet fabric or paper washcloth, after being diapered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)1. - Washing Child's Hands & Face | ||
| 2025-10-27 | Each child under one was not placed to sleep on their back in a crib when an infant was observed sleeping in a swing and the teacher reported the child had been sleeping in the swing for 30 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(bm) - Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position | ||
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