Sunshine and Smiles Childcare
4950 N 38TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53209-5336Childery Rating: 5/5
Data last updated ·
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.Not Available
- 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 5 out of 5 stars overall. 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. No objective process measures (e.g., state quality rating or national accreditation) are available for this daycare. The overall rating reflects structural features only.
Quality Recognitions & Accreditations
- 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- 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 1 inspection since 2026, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (2), Infectious Disease Prevention & Control (2), and Building & Premises Safety (1). None of the 7 findings were critical.
See the Inspection Visit
Feb 2, 20267 Findings7 Important
- Child Record - Health History - Medical Condition Symptoms250.04(6)(a)1m.f.
Health history information on file for Child #1 is incomplete. Child #1 is identified on the health history form as havi
- Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement250.04(6)(a)3.
A completed alternate arrival/release agreement is not on file for Child #1, who departs the center by school bus.
- Potential Source Of Harm On Premises250.06(2)(e)
A box of gloves and a box of plastic diaper disposal bags are accessible on the changing table shelf. Three large trash
- Emergency Plans - Practice250.06(3)(b)
Per the report of the licensee the required monthly fire drill was not practiced for the month of January 2026.
- Smoke Detectors - Testing250.06(4)(a)3.
There is no documentation for the month of January 2026 demonstrating the required monthly smoke detector test was condu
- Medical Log Book - Pages And Entries250.07(6)(b)2.
Per a review of the medical log book, the entries have not been signed or initialed by the person having made the entry.
- Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface - Disinfection250.09(4)(b)
Per observation of a diaper change the diaper changing surface was not cleaned with soap and water prior to disinfecting
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