Busy Bees Pre-School Center
225 HICKORY ST, TURTLE LAKE, WI 54889-9098Childery Rating: 4/5
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Quality Indicators
See Methodology →- Overall QualityCombines daily care quality (interactions, learning, environment) with structural features like staff-to-child ratios and teacher qualifications.4 / 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.3 / 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 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 3 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 3 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, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 30
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1), Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 4 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Oct 14, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
A 11 month old child was not kept from a potentially injurious situation when a child care worker placed the 11 month ol
- Infant & Toddler - Bottle Feeding251.09(3)(a)9.
An infant was observed during the complaint investigation on the floor laying on a pillow with a bottle propped up by a
Oct 1, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff251.05(4)(c)1.
Contrary to rule, Staff B and C did not have documentation of enough hours to meet the yearly requirement of 15 continui
- Infant & Toddler - Provider Training251.09(1)(e)
Staff B, an assigned assistant child care teacher for infants and toddlers, did not have documentation of completing a m
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