LICENSED GROUP
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Ymca East Y
Madison, WI
· Dane County
711 Cottage Grove,
Madison, WI 53716
Quick Facts
Capacity
96 children
Age Range
1 yr - 12 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
5
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
1006857
License Holder
Mark Westover
Licensed Since
1997
License Issued
Jun 1, 1997
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
Accreditation
City Of Madison Accredited
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
Reviews
Gail
2023-08-02 18:56:40
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for less than 6 months
My granddaughter attended this daycare. The staff were emotionally abusive and detached from the children. I witnessed a teacher yelling and shouting at the children and the head of the daycare program was emotionally abusive and degrading to the children and parents. When the children act out due to staff behavior they blame it on the child. Spoke to people in daycare field and it is known they have problems there. Do yourself a favor do not send your child there!!!
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About the Provider
YMCA EAST Y is a LICENSED GROUP in Madison WI, with a maximum capacity of 96 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 1 yr - 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.
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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
Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-06-04 | During the monitoring visit, a teacher said "you are so gross" to a child while changing the child's diaper. In addition, during the monitoring visit, a teacher was overheard saying "How many times do I have to tell you? Wait your turn!" to a child in a toddler room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. - Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2026-06-04 | During the monitoring visit, a bottle of hand sanitizer was on a sink in reach of children in the toddler room. In addition, a spray bottle of cleaning solution was on a sink in the reach of children in the Turtles classroom. The teacher in the Turtles classroom removed the spray bottle once it was pointed out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) - Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2026-06-04 | During the monitoring visit, a teacher said "you are so gross" to a child while changing the child's diaper. In addition, during the monitoring visit, a teacher was overheard saying "How many times do I have to tell you? Wait your turn!" to a child in a toddler room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. — Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2026-03-31 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-03-31 | A child was not within sight and sound supervision of assigned staff when he left the classroom and hid in a bathroom while staff were attending to another child. This incident was self-reported by the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-03-31 | A child was not within sight and sound supervision of assigned staff when he left the classroom and hid in a bathroom while staff were attending to another child. This incident was self-reported by the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-12-02 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-12-02 | A floor lamp in the Turtles classroom presented a hazard when it had pieces of broken bamboo on it, resulting in sharp ends within the children's reach. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) - Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2025-05-30 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-05-30 | Child 1, who is under age 2, did not have a child health report dated within the past 6 months as required when the most recent report on file was dated 9/25/24. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(a)8.a. - Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 | ||
| 2025-05-30 | Staff A was working as a lead teacher in the toddler classroom without documentation of lead teacher qualifications on file. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. - Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-05-30 | Child 1, who is under age 2, did not have intake information in the classroom as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(am) - Infant & Toddler - Intake Information | ||
| 2025-03-12 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-03-12 | A parent was not allowed access to all records and reports for their child when the center did not provide a parent with a copy of an accident report after the parent requested it. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(7)(b) - Access To Records & Reports - Parents | ||
| 2025-03-12 | Each child was not supervised to prevent harm and ensure safety when, based on video footage from February 24, 2025, a 2-year-old child was hit, kicked, had her hair pulled, and was pushed to the ground by another child for approximately one minute before the teacher saw and intervened. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) - Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2024-11-26 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-11-26 | The premises were not maintained to prevent the entrance of vermin when evidence of mice was discovered inside the center. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) - Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2024-10-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2024-10-04 | Based on a review of children's attendance records for the Giraffe Room in September 2024, attendance was not current and accurate on 9/09/24 when a child who was signed in was not signed out. The same attendance records also showed multiple instances of children being signed in and out at overlapping times on the same dates. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) - Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2024-10-04 | Documentation of the days and hours staff worked, and in which classroom when they were included in the staff-to-child ratio, was not maintained for the Giraffe Room during the month of September 2024. There were 18 days when staff signed out of the Giraffe Room in the afternoons, leaving no staff signed in, when between seven and thirteen children were still signed into the classroom on each of those days. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. - Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2024-10-04 | Maximum group size of 12 children when two-year-old children are included was exceeded in the Giraffe Room on 9/19/24 when 13 children were signed in from 9:09 am to 4:23 pm. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(a) - Group Size - Maximum | ||
| 2024-10-04 | Minimum staff-to-child ratios were exceeded in the Giraffe Room on 19 days in September 2024. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) - Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2024-10-04 | Maximum group size of eight children when a child under age two was included, was exceeded in the Giraffe Room on 9/03/24 from 8:56 to 9:35 am when 10 children - including a one-year-old child - were signed in, and on the same date, same room from 9:35 am to 4:07 pm when 12 children were signed in, including the one-year-old child. Maximum group size was also exceeded in the Giraffe Room on 9/25/24 from 3:43 to 4:09 pm when between nine and eleven children were signed in with a one-year-old child in the group. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) - Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2024-10-04 | The department did not have unrestricted access to the premises identified in the license, including access to child records, when the licensing specialist requested birthdates of specific children as part of a complaint investigation. Staff A questioned why the birthdates were needed, and then provided only some of the requested birthdates. Only after the licensing specialist contacted YMCA executive staff did Staff A provide a few more birthdates, but two birthdates were still not provided. Executive staff then provided all of the requested birthdates. | Violation |
| Description: 251.12(2)(a) - Department Access To Center | ||
| 2024-09-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-06-18 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-03-01 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-29 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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