Date |
Rule Number |
Rule Summary |
Description |
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12/6/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)2. |
Staff Record - Completed Background Check |
Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual A, B, C |
12/5/2023 |
251.04(6)(a)8.a. |
Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2 |
Child #1, a child under the age of 2, does not have a follow-up health report on file that was completed 6 months after the initial. The most recent health report on file for Child #1 was completed on 4/28/23. |
12/5/2023 |
251.05(2)(a) |
Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability |
There is no file available for review during the monitoring visit for Driver B. |
12/5/2023 |
251.05(3)(cm) |
Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training |
Driver A does not have documentation on file demonstrating completion of the required biennial child abuse and neglect training. |
12/5/2023 |
251.06(11)(b)5. |
Outdoor Play Space - Energy-Absorbing Surfaces |
Areas under climbing equipment, swings, and slides in the outdoor play space do not contain the required 9 inch depth of an energy-absorbing surface. |
12/5/2023 |
251.06(11)(bm)3. |
Outdoor Play Equipment - Construction, Condition |
The Rainbow Play System play structures in the outdoor play space are not in good operating condition. The shade tarps over the roof are torn with large gaping holes, areas of rotted wood are observed including at the base, the steps and the climbing wall. The plastic slide is also cracked. |
12/5/2023 |
251.06(2)(a) |
Potential Source Of Harm On Premises |
Children in classrooms are napping on cots in complete darkness posing a hazard as it is not possible to see the children or to safely attempt to navigate moving inside the classrooms.
Swings from the Rainbow Play System structure in the outdoor play space are placed several feet off the ground posing a hazard when attempting to mount and dismount the swings. |
12/5/2023 |
251.06(2)(i) |
Deteriorating Paint |
Areas of flaking paint are observed along the bottom of the wall in the outdoor play space. |
12/5/2023 |
251.07(6)(i)1. |
Washing Child's Hands & Face |
A child's hands were not washed after the child's diaper was changed in the infant classroom. |
12/5/2023 |
251.07(6)(i)2. |
Adult Handwashing |
A teacher failed to wash her hands after performing a diaper change. Immediately following the diaper change the teacher put a pacifier in another child's mouth and then fed a bottle to the child whose diaper she had changed. |
12/5/2023 |
251.08(4)(b) |
Driver Orientation - Requirement |
Driver A does not have documentation of the required driver orientation on file. |
12/5/2023 |
251.08(4)(c)1. |
Driver Record - Obtain & Review |
The most recent driving record on file for Driver A expired on 6/25/22.
There is no driving record available for review during the monitoring visit for Driver B.
NOTE: Driving records for Driver A and B were subsequently completed on 12/6/23 and submitted to the department. |
12/5/2023 |
251.09(2)(bm) |
Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position |
Three children in the infant room are observed sleeping in bouncy seats/swings rather than on their back in a crib as required. |
12/5/2023 |
251.09(4)(a)3. |
Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection |
The changing mat in the infant classroom is torn diaper preventing proper cleaning and disinfection. In addition, after a diaper change the teacher sprays a soap water solution and a bleach water solution at the same time to clean and disinfect the diaper changing surface. The solutions are required to be applied and wiped in two separate steps. |
11/20/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)2. |
Staff Record - Completed Background Check |
Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002, Individual 003 |
5/16/2023 |
251.04(3)(L) |
Report - Construction Or Remodeling |
The licensee failed to report to the department, any construction or remodeling on the premises that has the potential to affect an area accessible to children or a condition of the license. Notification shall be provided in writing before the construction or remodeling begins. Remodeling of a school-age classroom (Xbox) is observed taking place during the visit with multiple contractors present and actively working including floor replacement. The department was not notified of this as required. |
5/16/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)3.a. |
Staff Record - Physical Examination |
A physical examination report that was completed not more than 12 months prior to nor more than 30 days after the person was hired is not on file for Staff A and Staff B. Staff A has been employed since 6/27/22; Staff B since 10/3/22. |
5/16/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)4.a. |
Staff Record - Registry Certificate |
Staff A, who has worked as a child care teacher since 6/27/22, does not have a certificate on file from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that she has met the educational qualifications for her position of child care teacher, a position she has held for at least 6 months. |
5/16/2023 |
251.05(3)(c) |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training |
Staff B, who has been employed as an assistant teacher since 10/3/22, does not have a current certificate of completion for infant and child CPR with AED from an agency approved by the department within 3 months after beginning to work with children in care. |
5/16/2023 |
251.05(3)(cm) |
Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training |
Staff B, who has been employed since 10/3/22, has not completed training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements within one week after beginning to work at the center and at least every 2 years thereafter. |
5/16/2023 |
251.05(3)(g)2. |
Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications |
Staff B, who is being used to meet the staff-to-child ratio in the Playstation classroom during the visit, has been employed as an assistant child care teacher since 10/3/22 however she has not completed the entry-level training requirements for the position within 6 months after assuming the position. |
5/16/2023 |
251.055(1)(a) |
Supervision Of Children |
A child younger than 8 years old is not supervised by a child care worker who is within the sight and sound of the child to guide their behavior and activities, prevent harm, and ensure safety when the child is observed walking alone through the center with no adult supervision. |
5/16/2023 |
251.055(2)(b) |
Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum |
Minimum staff-to-child ratios were not met when Staff A was observed alone caring for a group of 26 children ages 5 years and older. Two staff are required to care for this number of children.
In addition, Staff A reports she sometimes cares for up to 21 children over the age of 5 by herself. A second staff member would also be required for this number of children. |
5/16/2023 |
251.06(2)(gm) |
Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair |
Drywall is observed to be cracked and peeling in the Playstation classroom. |
5/16/2023 |
251.06(2)(n) |
Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule |
Garbage from dinner service including used plates and food waste is observed being discarded in a plastic bag that has been placed on the classroom floor. Garbage containers in the building shall be rigid, covered, and watertight. |
5/16/2023 |
251.06(9)(a)1. |
Kitchen - Required Equipment & Utensils |
During observation of dinner service in the Playstation classroom not all children are provided utensils to eat their dinner which included green beans. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(1)(d) |
Daily Routines |
Routines such as toileting and eating and intervals between activities are not planned to avoid keeping children in lines or assembled in large groups when children in the Playstation classroom wait in line to wash their hands beginning at 4:30 PM and then immediately wait at tables for dinner to be plated and served with some children waiting nearly an hour before they are then served dinner. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(2)(b) |
Policy - Child Guidance |
Positive guidance and re-direction was not used in accordance with center policy when Staff A, who is supervising a group of school-age children (ages 6-12) can be heard throughout the visit speaking to children in extremely loud, harsh tones including the following statements "No you don't...I said no.. I'm gonna be different-very different! More eating-less talking. Be quiet! Calm down! Bubbles in your mouth! For the umpteenth time!" Staff A also appears to become frustrated while plating dinner stating "You are going to have to wait because you know I'm doing this myself!" |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(3)(a)2. |
Indoor Equipment - Construction, Condition |
Equipment in the Playstation classroom is not in good operating condition including broken foosball and air hockey tables, and a non-operational basketball hoop game. In addition to being broken the air hockey table is also missing the pucks and is non-operational.
Shelving units within the classroom are visibly broken. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(3)(b)2. |
Equipment - Quantity For Indoors |
There is an insufficient amount of indoor play equipment to allow each child a choice of at least 3 activities involving equipment when all children are using equipment when 29 school-age children are observed in the Playstation classroom. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(5)(b)1. |
Mealtime - Staff With Children |
Staff failed to sit at the table with the children during mealtime (dinner) in the Playstation classroom. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(5)(b)2. |
Mealtime - Socialization |
During dinner service in the Playstation classroom (School-Age) there was no time allowed for socialization during the meal. Children who spoke during dinner service were instructed to stop talking. |
5/16/2023 |
251.07(5)(b)5. |
Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized |
Dinner service was observed in the Playstation classroom. Tables were not washed and sanitized prior to dinner being served. |
3/30/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)6. |
Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked |
Documentation of the days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio are not always complete. A departure time was not recorded for Staff B, who cared for children in the You Tube classroom on 3/15/23. In addition, there is no documentation on file demonstrating who cared for children in the You Tube classroom on 3/15/23 from 2:05-5:55 PM. |
2/20/2023 |
251.05(2)(a)2. |
Staff Record - Completed Background Check |
Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002 |
10/13/2022 |
251.04(3)(c) |
Report - Change In Administrator Or Center Director |
Staff H reported that she assumed the administrator position effective July 1, 2022. The licensee failed to report this change to the department within 30 days after the change as required. The department became aware of the change during the 10/13/22 visit. |
10/13/2022 |
251.05(2)(a)1. |
Staff Record - Personal Information |
Staff record information on file for Staff G is incomplete. |
10/13/2022 |
251.05(2)(a)6. |
Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked |
The classrooms in which staff work when meeting staff-to-child ratio is not always accurate. Clipboards for multiple rooms are maintained in one classroom in the mornings & staff sign into specific classrooms when they actually worked in a different classroom or none at all.
Departure times were not recorded for multiple staff per a review of Oct. staff hours in the binders.
Staff H is signed on on multiple clipboards as meeting staff-to-child ratio however Staff H and Staff F report Staff H doesn't actually work in the classrooms. |
10/13/2022 |
251.055(1)(f) |
Child Tracking Procedure |
Binders containing children's names and D.O.B.'s is used to track the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care however the binders present in a classroom list 16 children as being present in the classroom despite only 12 children being present. A toddler was was moved from this classroom to the toddler classroom was not recorded in the tracking binder in the toddler classroom until Licensor Slatten asked about the tracking. |
10/13/2022 |
251.055(2)(c) |
Mixed-Age Group - Staff-To-Child Ratio |
Upon being interviewed due to allegations contained in a complaint, a child care teacher reported to Licensor Slatten that staff-to-child ratio is not always met as she had recently been alone in her classroom caring for at least 20 children of varying ages. |
10/13/2022 |
251.055(2)(d) |
Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size |
Maximum group size is exceeded when 1 child under the age of 2 is observed being cared for with a mixed-age group of 12 children. Later, 2 children under the age of 2 are observed being cared for with a group of 15 children. |
10/13/2022 |
251.06(2)(a) |
Potential Source Of Harm On Premises |
Two plastic grocery bags are accessible to children when they are observed hanging from a hook in a toddler classroom. Two 1 years old toddlers are observed playing with the bags. |
10/13/2022 |
251.06(4)(j) |
Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Maintenance, Drills, Testing |
There is no documentation on file demonstrating completion of the required monthly smoke detector testing for the months of June-September 2022. |
10/13/2022 |
251.06(3)(b)4. |
Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills |
There is no documentation on file demonstrating completion of the required monthly tornado drills for the months of August and September 2022. |
10/13/2022 |
251.07(1)(c) |
Television As Part Of Program |
At 8:20 AM a group of children ranging in age from 1-13 years is observed seated on the floor in a classroom watching the movie "Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs." A child who gets up from the floor is told to sit down and watch the movie. Television may only be used to supplement the daily plan for children. No child may be required to watch television. |
10/13/2022 |
251.07(3)(a)1. |
Indoor Equipment - Developmental Level, Size |
Two toddlers are observed being cared for in a classroom without indoor equipment that is developmentally appropriate for their level and size. |
10/13/2022 |
251.07(5)(a)6. |
Menus - Changes |
Changes to the menu were not made when pineapple was observed being served as a component of breakfast and the menu states peaches were served. |
10/13/2022 |
251.09(1)(b) |
Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information |
Infant/Toddler Intake information is not always kept in the classrooms where children under 2 are cared for. |
10/13/2022 |
251.09(4)(a)3. |
Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection |
Two diaper changes were observed. The diaper changing surface was not cleaned with a soap/water solution prior to it being disinfected. |
10/13/2022 |
251.09(4)(a)5. |
Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal |
The teacher in the toddler classroom failed to use the foot activation mechanism on the garbage can when observed disposing of a soiled diaper instead lifting up the lid with her hand to dispose of a soiled diaper. |
10/13/2022 |
251.09(4)(b) |
Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area |
Two children under the age of 2 are observed being cared for in a classroom that does not have a sink. |
7/13/2022 |
251.05(2)(a)2. |
Staff Record - Completed Background Check |
FBI fingerprint background check missing for 3 individual's |
6/28/2022 |
251.05(2)(a)2. |
Staff Record - Completed Background Check |
FBI fingerprint background check missing for 3 individual's |
4/12/2022 |
251.04(8)(b) |
Biennial Training - Child Abuse & Neglect |
The most recent child abuse/neglect training on file for Staff B and Staff D is expired. |
4/12/2022 |
251.05(3)(c) |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training |
Staff A does not have a current certificate of completion on file for Infant/Child CPR with AED. The most recent CPR training on file for Staff A expired in 2021 and did not include infant CPR as required. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(11)(b)5. |
Outdoor Play Space - Energy-Absorbing Surfaces |
There is not an energy-absorbing surface in a depth of at least 9 inches under climbing equipment that is 4 feet or more in height and in a fall zone of 4 feet beyond the equipment. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(11)(bm)3. |
Outdoor Play Equipment - Construction, Condition |
The play equipment is not in good operating condition. The tire swing is not in good repair; the wooden support beams and stairs on the climbing equipment are crumbling and in disrepair, the cloth awning on the play equipment has a large tear. The rung on a piece of metal climbing equipment is detached posing a large gap. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(2)(a) |
Potential Source Of Harm On Premises |
Cribs in one of the infant rooms have infants sleeping in them with the mattress level set too high posing a fall risk when 2 infants (ages 7 and 10 months) are observed sleeping in the cribs.
A running fan is placed on a table with the cord accessible to children in the Samsung Room. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(2)(d) |
Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children |
A dishpan containing a commercial grade disinfectant solution mixed with water is perched on the edge of the countertop in an infant classroom. The disinfectant solution states the disinfectant could cause irreversible eye damage and skin burns and states it is harmful if swallowed and could be absorbed through the skin. It also states "danger-keep out of reach of children." Infant toys are soaking in it. The pan containing the solution is not labelled with its contents as required. The pan could be inadvertently knocked off the countertop by staff. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(2)(gm) |
Premises - Well Drained, Clean |
A significant amount of litter including food wrappers, disposable plate, mask, etc. is observed in the outdoor play space. Multiple pieces of discarded outdoor play equipment (teeter totter, metal bars, play water table filled with dirty water, etc.) that is reported to be broken and awaiting placement in the garbage is observed outside on the premises. |
4/12/2022 |
251.06(9)(d)2.a. |
Food Storage - Dry Food |
Previously opened sleeves of Ritz crackers in the Samsung classroom and various previously opened dry goods in the kitchen are not stored in bags with zip-type closures or metal, glass or food-grade plastic containers with tight-fitting covers. |
4/12/2022 |
251.07(3)(g) |
Tables & Seating - Height & Size |
Tables/seating are not scaled to the developmental level of the children in the 2 year old classroom and the infant classroom. The table and chairs in the 2 year old classroom are too small and low to the ground to seat this age group. Infants in the infant room are fed in travel/space saver seats intended to be secured to a full sized chair during feeding. The travel/space saver seats are placed on the ground while infant's are fed requiring the infant's legs to stick straight out while seated. |
4/12/2022 |
251.07(6)(dm)4. |
Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records |
There is no documentation in the center medical log book demonstrating that the required 6 month review has taken place. |
4/12/2022 |
251.09(4)(b) |
Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area |
Children under the age of 2 are observed being cared for in a classroom without a sink. |