Carpenters Shop Christian Day Care
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.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
- Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 65
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 4 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Medication Administration (6), Children's Records & Files (4), and Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3). None of the 30 findings were critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Mar 11, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Deteriorating Paint251.06(2)(i)
Goldfish room flaking paint near door accessible to children in care
- Medication Administration - Parent Authorization251.07(6)(f)1.a.
No authorization for epi pen in classroom
- Medication Administration - As Labeled & Authorized251.07(6)(f)5.
Medication form required twice a day pain medication. No record of medication administered in medical log book
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
Multiple medications in Busy Bee room noted as being expired
- Wiping Bodily Secretions251.07(6)(g)1.
Multiple children observed in the Busy Bee room with unwired noses and dried nasal discharge on their faces
Jul 22, 20259 Findings9 Important
- Child Record - Enrollment Information251.04(6)(a)1.
Documentation of emergency contact information was not observed for a child's file that was reviewed.
- Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection251.06(2)(b)
Outlet covers were missing in the preschool room.
- Medical Log - Pages & Entries251.07(6)(dm)2.
The medical log book in the Voyagers Room is missing several pages in the front of the book. The pages were cut out.
- Medical Log - Injury In Care251.07(6)(dm)3.b.
The times that various injuries occurred while in care were missing for several entries in the Busy Bees' Room and Voyag
- Medical Log - Medication Administration251.07(6)(dm)3.c
Medication administration entries did not include dosage amounts in the Jellyfish Room.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
The medical log book was not reviewed in the preschool room within the last 6 months.
- Medication Administration - Parent Authorization251.07(6)(f)1.a.
Medication authorization were present with blanket authorization and no specific time frame.
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
Medication was present without a current medication authorization.
- Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development251.09(1)(c)
Documented changes in a child's under 2 intake form was not observed for one child in the Infant 2 room.
Mar 28, 202511 Findings11 Important
- Child Record - Enrollment Information251.04(6)(a)1.
Enrollment information was incomplete for Child #2, Child #3, and Child #5.
- Staff Record - Registry Certificate251.05(2)(a)4.a.
A certificate from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the pos
- Staff Record - Continuing Education251.05(2)(a)7.
Documentation of the required 15 hours of continuing education was not on file for Staff A, Staff B, and Staff C.
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements, completed at least once every 2 years, was not on file for S
- Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills251.06(3)(b)4.
Documentation of the fire drills were not on file.
- Medical Log - Pages & Entries251.07(6)(dm)2.
Entries were observed in the Busy Bee's medical log book without a signature or initials.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
The medical log book in the Goldfish room was not reviewed within the last 6 month. The last review was conducted in Aug
- Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information251.09(1)(b)
Toddler's were moved to a different room, however the intake information was not in the room with the toddlers.
- Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development251.09(1)(c)
Documented changes in a child's development and routine was not updated for a child's form that was reviewed.
- Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home251.09(3)(a)2.
Food and formula brought from home should be labeled with the child's name, dated, and refrigerated, if required. Bottle
- Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area251.09(4)(b)
The hand-washing sink in the Goldfish room was being used to wash/rinse bibs and not exclusively for hand-washing. Bottl
Sep 11, 20245 Findings5 Important
- Report - Incident Or Accident251.04(3)(a)
The center was informed on 9/3/2024 that a child was taken to the hospital as a result of a suspected incident that occu
- Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair251.06(2)(gm)
A ceiling tile in Room 18 was observed with water damage. A ceiling tile in Room 22 was observed with a hole in the tile
- Medication Administration - Parent Authorization251.07(6)(f)1.a.
Per review of children's file and conversation with staff parental medication authorization is not on file for diaper c
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
Diaper creams were observed on site in multiple classrooms without a current authorization.
- Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves251.09(4)(a)10.
Diaper cream was applied to children without the specific written direction of the child's parent or the child's physici