Donna's Day Care Friends First
1348 THORSON CT, BLACK EARTH, WI 53515Childery Rating: 5/5
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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.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.Not Available
- 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. 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. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (3) and Children's Records & Files (2). Of 5 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Sep 24, 20253 Findings1 Critical2 Important
- Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children250.06(2)(c)
Items labeled keep out of the reach of children were accessible when sunscreens and hand sanitizer were reachable to chi
- Hand & Face Washing250.07(6)(g)1.
An infant's hands were not wipe or washed with soap and water after his diaper changed.
- Handwashing For Persons Working With Children250.07(6)(g)6.
Provider did not wash her hands with soap and water after changing a child diaper.
Oct 31, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2250.04(6)(a)4.a.
Child 1 did not have documentation of the initial health examination on file.
- Child Record - Immunization History Compliance250.04(6)(a)4m.
Child 1 did not have documentation on file that indicates the child's immunization history is in compliance with s. 252.
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