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Data last updated · May 2026
Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.5 / 5
- Process QualityThe quality of daily care — caregiver-child interactions, learning activities, and the emotional climate. Drawn from the state QRIS rating, accreditations, and Head Start CLASS observations.5 / 5
- Structural QualityMeasurable features like staff-to-child ratios, group sizes, license status, and teacher qualifications. Provider-level data when available; otherwise the state regulatory baseline.5 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 5 Star. Structural quality reflects a license in good standing. The structural rating also includes Wisconsin's licensing baseline — what every licensed daycare in the state must meet. Wisconsin caps infant ratios at 1:4, toddler ratios at 1:4, and preschool ratios at 1:13. Lead teachers must hold a High School Diploma. Teachers must complete 15 hours of annual training.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- State Quality Rating
- YoungStar 5 Star (Max 5) Learn more →
- Accreditations
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)Not Accredited
- National Accreditation Commission (NAC)Not Accredited
- National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA)Not Accredited
- National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)Not Accredited
Facility Info
- Facility type
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 140
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Preschool 1:13 26
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (2). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Feb 18, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement251.04(6)(a)5.
A written agreement, signed by parents, outlining the plan for child #1 to come to the childcare center from school, hom
- Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width251.06(4)(d)
Exits and passageways shall have a minimum clear width of 3 feet and be unobstructed by furniture or other objects. The
- Infant & Toddler - Feeding From Baby Food Containers251.09(3)(a)14.
Per rule, staff shall refrain from feeding a child directly from commercial food containers. Staff was observed during t
Jul 12, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5251.04(6)(a)8.b.
Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 shall have an initial health examination not more than one year prior to nor l