Ginger Bread House Child Care
4896 LARSON BEACH RD, MCFARLAND, WI 53558-8724Childery 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
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 150
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8 Preschool 1:13 26
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 3 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (2), Children's Records & Files (2), and Licensing & Administrative Compliance (1). None of the 9 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Aug 25, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Items Posted - Visible To Parents251.04(2)(L)2.
A department-issued enforcement was not visible to parents when the notice was placed behind the non-compliance statemen
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
Each child was not supervised and within sight and sound of a child care worker during outdoor recess for school-agers,
Jun 19, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Report - Unknown Whereabouts Or Left Premise251.04(3)(i)
The center did not submit a report to the department after an incident occurred where they did not know the whereabouts
- Child Record - Health History251.04(6)(a)6.
Health History information was not file for child A.
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
Each child was not supervised by a child care worker when the program left a child at a park for approximately 20 minute
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
The center did not successfully implement a procedure to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of the children
- Permission & Emergency Information251.08(2)
The center did not obtain or bring a emergency information each child to take during the field trip.
Dec 3, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked251.05(2)(a)6.
Staff in two classrooms did not sign into the classroom when being counted in staff-to-child ratios.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
A medical log did not have documentation of being reviewed every 6 months by the director or director designee.
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