Middleton Early Childhood Center
5219 CENTURY AVE, MIDDLETON, WI 53562-2052Childery 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.5 / 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.4 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 5 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 5 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
- 186
- 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 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Building & Premises Safety (1) and Children's Records & Files (1). None of the 5 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Oct 27, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Outdoor Play Equipment - Construction, Condition251.06(11)(bm)3.
Outdoor equipment was not safe when some nails from the plastic playground borders were exposed accessible to children.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
The director or the director's designee did not review records of injuries with staff every 6 months to ensure that all
Jun 17, 20252 Findings2 Important
- Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children251.09(2)(a)
Staff member did not respond promptly to a crying child's needs when the individual ignored the infant's desperate cries
- Infant & Toddler - Individual Sleep Patterns251.09(2)(b)
A toddler was not on individualized schedule when the child was observed nodding off and staff member said the child ne
Mar 18, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children 1 And Ol251.07(4)(cm)
At classrooms #9 and #11,children's mats were not placed at least 2 feet from the nearest sleeping child.
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