Little Sprouts Learning Garden
10564 SCHOOL AVE, AUBURNDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AUBURNDALE, WI 54412Childery 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
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- 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 2025, the issues cited most often were Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (2), Children's Records & Files (1), and Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 19, 20263 Findings3 Important
- Child Record - Enrollment Information251.04(6)(a)1.
Child 3 did not have documentation on file of the first day of attendance at the center.
- Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children Under 1251.07(4)(c)
Per observation, there was a crib that was perpendicular to another crib and there was less than 2 feet between them.
- Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection251.09(4)(a)3.
Per interview, Staff in the infant classroom were unaware of the proper contact time for the disinfectant used on diaper
Jun 19, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Supervision - Teacher Per Group Of Children251.055(1)(b)
Staff A, who is not qualified as a teacher, was in sole supervision of a group of children outside.
- Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection251.09(4)(a)3.
Staff were not using a two-step method to disinfect the diapering surface. Staff were unaware of the proper contact time
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