LICENSED GROUP
✓ Licensed
Lily Pad Learning Center Llc
Fond Du Lac, WI
· Fond Du Lac County
848 4th St,
Fond Du Lac, WI 54935
Quick Facts
Capacity
135 children
Age Range
6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo
Type of Care
Full Time. Before School Care provided. After School Care provided.
Subsidized Program
Does not participate
YoungStar Rating
3
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Licensed LICENSED GROUP
Active License
License Number
2003370
License Holder
Angela Schmitz
Licensed Since
2017
License Issued
Apr 26, 2017
Issued By
Wisconsin Department of Children and Families
District Office
Wisconsin Dept of Children and Families (DCF) - Child Care Regulation and Licensing
Reviews
Sara
2026-08-19 16:52:24
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
I worked here and saw some extremely concerning behavior. It is not normal for DCF to have to come in and respond to this many complaints. It is not normal for infants under 6 months to have that many injuries when they are hardly rolling over or even crawling yet. The owner is a mean girl who doesn't take anything seriously. She is flippant about safety and condescending to anyone who questions her.
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AnimalMan
2026-08-19 16:46:53
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
Why was a teacher allowed to continue to work with infants after MULTIPLE reports to DCF and the PD regarding infants coming home with cuts and bruises? How on earth was this able to go on for YEARS without anything being done about it? You can't tell me that the owner's were not aware after having this many investigations.
Joanne
2026-03-16 11:39:52
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
All parents should be extremely concerns about the owner's oversight of her employees at this daycare. Physical and verbal abuse was allowed to occur in the infant room for years with the owner's office being directly across the hall. You kids are not safe here.
Anna
2025-11-17 18:48:28
★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆
I have used this provider for more than 6 months
It is very strange that CPS has had to come in as often as they have. I do not feel that my kids are safe here.
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About the Provider
LILY PAD LEARNING CENTER LLC is a LICENSED GROUP in Fond Du Lac WI, with a maximum capacity of 135 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 11 yrs 11 mo. It is open Monday - Friday, 06:00 AM-05:30 PM. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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Hours of Operation
- Monday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Tuesday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Wednesday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Thursday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Friday06:00 AM-05:30 PM
- Saturday Closed
- Sunday Closed
Inspection/Report History
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-06-09 | Indoor play equipment failed to be in good repair- a reading nest contained a large hole/tear in the mesh siding. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(3)(a)2. - Indoor Equipment - Construction, Condition | ||
| 2026-04-08 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-04-08 | On April 1, 2026, a child care worker failed to ensure the health and safety of a 4.5-month-old infant when the infant was dropped by the worker who was not holding the infant in a way to ensure the infant's safety while holding two infants at one time. The worker stood up from a rocking chair with the two infants, one in each arm, and one infant flipped out of the worker's arm, falling to the ground and bumping their head. The violation is the result of a self-reported incident as required by licensing. Order issued. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) — Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2026-04-08 | Persons working with children shall wash their hands with soap and warm running water before handling food, before and after assisting with toileting and diapering, after wiping bodily secretions from a child with a disposable tissue, and after exposure to blood or bodily fluids. If gloves are used, hands shall be washed after the removal of gloves. Per video footage- on 4/1/26 staff failed to wash hands before handling food- making infant bottles-and before diapering as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. — Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2026-04-08 | On April 1, 2026, a child care worker failed to ensure the health and safety of a 4.5-month-old infant when the infant was dropped by the worker who was not holding the infant in a way to ensure the infant's safety while holding two infants at one time. The worker stood up from a rocking chair with the two infants, one in each arm, and one infant flipped out of the worker's arm, falling to the ground and bumping their head. The violation is the result of a self-reported incident as required by licensing. Order issued. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) - Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2026-04-08 | Persons working with children shall wash their hands with soap and warm running water before handling food, before and after assisting with toileting and diapering, after wiping bodily secretions from a child with a disposable tissue, and after exposure to blood or bodily fluids. If gloves are used, hands shall be washed after the removal of gloves. Per video footage- on 4/1/26 staff failed to wash hands before handling food- making infant bottles-and before diapering as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2026-02-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-02-04 | The center failed to maintain the children's confidentiality when they provided to a staff's Defense Attorney, video footage showing all the children in attendance during an incident that occurred on10/13/2025 in the Ladybugs Room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(7) - Confidentiality - Compliance With Statutes & Rules | ||
| 2026-02-04 | Based on records review, the center did not have a health report on file for staff member B. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)3.a. - Staff Record - Physical Examination | ||
| 2025-12-01 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-12-01 | On March 4, 2024, the center failed to immediately notify a parent of injuries on a 6 month old child. The child had cut like mark near the child's left arm pit area and torso. The center documented a bruise observed on the child that day but omitted the other injuries. The parent was not notified of these injuries but discovered them when they arrived home. After discovering the injuries, the parent took the child to the emergency room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.b. — Parent Notification - Medical Evaluation Needed | ||
| 2025-12-01 | On March 04, 2024, the center failed to document all injuries observed on a child under their care in their Medical Log Book. The center documented bruising observed but omitted the cut like mark on the child. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.a. - Medical Log - Observation Or Evidence Of Injury | ||
| 2025-12-01 | On March 4, 2024, the center failed to immediately notify a parent of injuries on a 6 month old child. The child had cut like mark near the child's left arm pit area and torso. The center documented a bruise observed on the child that day but omitted the other injuries. The parent was not notified of these injuries but discovered them when they arrived home. After discovering the injuries, the parent took the child to the emergency room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.b. - Parent Notification - Medical Evaluation Needed | ||
| 2025-11-03 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-11-03 | The center staff failed to document in the Medical Log Book that on 09/19/2025, a red mark was observed on a 6 month old child's chest. The center also failed to document in their Medical Log Book an injury observed on another child on 02/10/2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.a. — Medical Log - Observation Or Evidence Of Injury | ||
| 2025-11-03 | The center staff failed to document in the Medical Log Book that on 09/19/2025, a red mark was observed on a 6 month old child's chest. The center also failed to document in their Medical Log Book an injury observed on another child on 02/10/2025. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.a. - Medical Log - Observation Or Evidence Of Injury | ||
| 2025-10-14 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-14 | On October 13, 2025, a child care worker failed to ensure the health and safety of a 3-month-old non-mobile infant when the infant while under the care of the center suffered a humerus fracture to their left arm. Video footage from the infant room shows the child moving both arms before earlier in the day. In the afternoon the child is with the child care worker and the child screams when not in full camera view, at the changing table and in the crib area. When the child was brought back in camera view and the sleep sack is removed, the child's left arm is limp and not moving. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) - Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2025-10-14 | On 10/13/2025, a child care worker failed to immediately notify a parent, with sufficient detail, that a child in care was injured and required immediate medical attention. The parent was called over an hour after the child suffered the injury. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(4)(a)2.b. - Parent Notification - Medical Evaluation Needed | ||
| 2025-10-14 | On 10/13/2025, a child care worker in the infants' room failed to wash their hands after changing an infant's diaper. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2025-09-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-09-29 | Center video footage shows that on September 18, 2025, and October 13, 2025, a child care worker was seen regularly using their cell phone when they were used in staff to child ratio. The cell phone use policy that was developed and adopted by the center allows cell phone usage only during breaks. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(h) - Policies Submitted & Implemented | ||
| 2025-09-29 | On 09/18/2025, a 6 month old child in the Infants' Room received 22 half-moon red marks that, according to medical professionals, appeared to be adult fingernail scratches/marks on the child's body. Per staff interviews, the marks were not present on the child when the parent dropped them off, however, they started to appear later in the day and continued to appear throughout the afternoon. The lead teacher involved in the child's care was observed to be frustrated while caring for the infants on this day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(m) - Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children | ||
| 2025-09-29 | Based on video footage provided, on September 18, 2025, a child care worker was observed consuming alcohol while caring for children. On September 29, 2025, during the complaint investigation the licensee reported that the worker was terminated due to a co-worker observing a bottle of alcohol fall out of their pocket. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(j) - Contact With Children - Alcohol, Controlled Substances | ||
| 2025-09-29 | On 09/18/25 and 10/13/25 the child guidance policy to deal with children that are crying, fussy or distraught was not implemented. The worker was not calm nor comforting with the crying children. The worker was heard saying things like (audio imperfections): "You guys are pissing me off with this", "You will stop, you will not cry like that.", "What is your problem?", "All done.", "Go to bed. Stop it." "Go back to bed.", "You did f***ing wake her up.", "All done. You chose this.", "Mother f***king idiot." | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(b) - Policy - Child Guidance | ||
| 2025-09-29 | Based on center's records, on 08/14/2025, the program failed to document in the Medical Log Book scratches observed on a child in care. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(dm)3.a. - Medical Log - Observation Or Evidence Of Injury | ||
| 2025-09-29 | Based on the center's video footage, on 09/18/2025, a staff member failed to wash their hands after changing an infant's diaper. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(i)2. - Adult Handwashing | ||
| 2025-09-29 | On September 18, 2025, an infant was observed, via video, to be sleeping in a swing in the nap room area. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(bm) - Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position | ||
| 2025-09-29 | On September 18, 2025, routines were not used as occasions for language development and learning experiences. The child care worker rarely spoke to the children in her care. Much of the time the worker's attention was on their cell phone. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(e) - Infant & Toddler - Language Development, Learning Experiences | ||
| 2025-09-29 | Based on the center's video footage, on 09/18/2025, a staff member propped the bottle of an infant while the child was in their crib. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)9. — Infant & Toddler - Bottle Feeding | ||
| 2025-09-29 | Based on the center's video footage, on 09/18/2025, a staff member propped the bottle of an infant while the child was in their crib. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)9. - Infant & Toddler - Bottle Feeding | ||
| 2025-08-20 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-08-20 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. - Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-07-29 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-07-29 | Based on staff interviews, on July 21, 2025, a child was offered a meal at lunch time, the child was not feeling well and refused the meal. Shortly after lunch, the child requested the meal, but it was not offered to him even though there was food available in the kitchen. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)4. — Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep | ||
| 2025-07-29 | Based on staff interviews, on July 21, 2025, a child was offered a meal at lunch time, the child was not feeling well and refused the meal. Shortly after lunch, the child requested the meal, but it was not offered to him even though there was food available in the kitchen. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)4. - Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep | ||
| 2025-06-16 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-06-16 | In the girls' bathroom, the third stall from the door had peeling paint. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(i) - Deteriorating Paint | ||
| 2025-06-16 | In the van used for transportation, there were some child booster seats that were expired. | Violation |
| Description: 251.08(6)(a) - Child Safety Restraint System | ||
| 2025-06-05 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-06-05 | 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: A Completed License Continuation Application The License Renew Fee Under S. 48.65(3)(A), Stats., And Any Forfeiture Due and Owing Under 48.715(3), Stats., Or Penalty Under 48.76, Stats. Any Changes to Center Policies Not Previously Submitted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) — Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-06-05 | 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: A Completed License Continuation Application The License Renew Fee Under S. 48.65(3)(A), Stats., And Any Forfeiture Due and Owing Under 48.715(3), Stats., Or Penalty Under 48.76, Stats. Any Changes to Center Policies Not Previously Submitted. | Violation |
| Description: 251.11(4)(b) - Continuation License - Application Materials Submission | ||
| 2025-01-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-01-09 | On January 7, 2025, a childcare worker administered a lower dose of a medication than the prescribed dose to a child. The center self-reported the incident to the department as soon as it was discovered. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)5. - Medication Administration - As Labeled & Authorized | ||
| 2024-11-25 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-05-29 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-03-28 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-20 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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