Little Adventures Early Learning Center
1501 FARNHAM ST, COLUMBUS, WI 53925-1880Childery 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
- 95
- 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 6 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (1), Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1), and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 12 findings were critical.
See All 6 Inspection Visits
May 26, 20262 Findings2 Important
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
Each child was not supervised by a child care worker who was within sight and sound when a teacher left a two year old c
- Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep251.07(2)(e)4.
A child care worker withheld food from a two year old child because the child refused to put on their pants and was left
Apr 7, 20261 Finding1 Important
- Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width251.06(4)(d)
Exit passageways did not have a clear width of three feet when the exit door in a classroom has a storage chart in front
Jul 16, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Program Reflects Policies251.07(1)(h)
The program's practices are not reflecting the center's written policies when an infant had a temperature of 99.9, 100.7
Mar 17, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Current, Accurate Information251.04(2)(c)
Information provided to the department was not accurate when staff reported that a school age child was only in the infa
- Child Record - Immunization History251.04(6)(a)6m.
Child 1 does not have documentation indicating an immunization history.
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements was not complete within one week after beginning work at the
Nov 5, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Staff Record - Registry Certificate251.05(2)(a)4.a.
Staff B did not have a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that they have met education qualifications w
- Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children251.06(2)(d)
An infant had access to a harmful material when a teacher's medication was not appropriately stored and fell out of thei
Nov 4, 20243 Findings3 Important
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Each employee who comes in contact with children in care did not complete the biennial training on child abuse and negle
- Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width251.06(4)(d)
The exit passageway did not have a minimum clear width of three feet when the passageway in the infant room had a clear
- Food Storage - Refrigeration Units251.06(9)(d)1.b.
Each refrigerator unit did not maintain a temperature of 40 degrees or lower when the thermometer in the refrigerator in
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