Serendipity Preschool and Childcare
Data last updated · May 2026
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
- Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 50
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Toddlers 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 Children's Records & Files (3), Safe Sleep & SIDS Prevention (2), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1). None of the 9 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Feb 13, 20264 Findings4 Important
- Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications251.05(3)(g)2.
Staff D did not satisfactorily complete one, non-credit department-approved course in early childhood education within 6
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
Tracking was not accurate in the toddlers/twos rooms. A child had not been signed out of one room and signed into anot
- Food Storage - Refrigeration Units251.06(9)(d)1.b.
The infant room refrigerator had a temperature of 43 degrees.
- Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs251.09(1)(L)
A three month old child was swaddled and no permission from the parent was observed on file for the child. It is not rec
Mar 21, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Child Record - Enrollment Information251.04(6)(a)1.
Documentation of complete contact information for a parent, emergency contact and person authorized to pick up was not o
- Child Record - Health History251.04(6)(a)6.
Documentation of complete health history information was not observed for a child.
- Child Record - Immunization History251.04(6)(a)6m.
Documentation of immunizations was not observed for a child.
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
Tracking was not accurate in the infant 1 and 2 rooms. Children were moved from infant 1 into infant 2 for napping and w
- Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area251.09(4)(b)
The handwashing sinks are also used to clean bottles.