The Coloring Box Childcare Center
5505 W LLOYD ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208-1002Childery 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.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
- Group Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 70
- 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 3 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Children's Records & Files (6), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (5), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (3). Of 27 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Nov 5, 20259 Findings9 Important
- Child Record - Health History251.04(6)(a)6.
Health history and emergency care plan information on file for Child #1 is incomplete. Child #1 has been identified as h
- Staff Record - Physical Examination251.05(2)(a)3.a.
Staff B, who has been employed since 5/28/25, and Staff C who has been employed since 6/2/25, do not have physical exami
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training251.05(3)(c)
Staff B, who has been employed as a teacher since 5/28/25, has not completed a department-approved course in Infant and
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
The classroom tracking clipboard, which is used to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care ar
- Potential Source Of Harm On Premises251.06(2)(a)
Loose cords including a television and radio cord are accessible to children being cared for in the infant and toddler
- Indoor Equipment - Developmental Level, Size251.07(3)(a)1.
School-age children who are in care prior to going to school in the morning are cared for in a classroom that does not h
- Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements251.07(5)(a)4.
USDA minimum meal requirements were not met for breakfast on 11/5/25 when milk was not served with breakfast as required
- Menus - Plan251.07(5)(a)5.b.
The menu posted for parents on the parent board is not dated as required.
- Menus - Changes251.07(5)(a)6.
Changes to the menu were not made for breakfast on 11/5/27. The menu states scrambled eggs, whole wheat toast, melon cu
Sep 18, 20255 Findings5 Important
- Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record251.04(6)(b)
The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for one child observed in
- Daily Attendance Record - Transportation251.04(6)(c)
The daily transportation attendance record does not include a departure time for a child who was picked up and brought t
- Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked251.05(2)(a)6.
Documentation of the days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child r
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
The classroom tracking clipboard, which is used to ensure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care ar
- Child Safety Restraint System251.08(6)(a)
Two children under the age of 8 were not transported in a child safety restraint system that is appropriate for the chil
Aug 12, 202513 Findings1 Critical12 Important
- Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position251.09(2)(bm)
An infant is observed sleeping in a bouncy seat and another is observed sleeping in an infant rocker rather than on thei
- Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record251.04(6)(b)
The daily attendance record is not current and accurate. An arrival time has not been recorded for one child observed in
- Daily Attendance Record - Transportation251.04(6)(c)
The daily transportation attendance record does not include the actual time the child was picked up for multiple childre
- Staff Record - Personal Information251.05(2)(a)1.
Staff record information on file for Staff C does not include a reason for leaving previous child care positions.
- Staff Record - Physical Examination251.05(2)(a)3.a.
Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have a physical examination report that was completed
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have documentation on file demonstrating completion of
- Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document251.05(4)(a)
Staff D, who has been employed as a driver since 6/2/25, does not have documentation of completion of an orientation on
- Bathroom Supplies251.06(10)(f)
Paper towels are not provided and accessible to children in a classroom occupied by a group of children in the lower lev
- Potential Source Of Harm On Premises251.06(2)(a)
A box fan and cord observed on the floor of a lower level classroom is accessible to children near a child's cot.
- Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair251.06(2)(gm)
Multiple areas of water damage including multiple water stained ceiling tiles are observed in the lower level school-age
- Medical Log - Pages & Entries251.07(6)(dm)2.
Multiple lines and one full page have been skipped in the center medical log book.
- Information In Vehicle - Emergency Information251.08(3)(b)
The required emergency information was not carried in the vehicle for one child who was transported the morning of the v
- Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs251.09(1)(L)
A blanket and a bib and a blanket are observed hanging over the siderails of one crib and a blanket is observed hanging
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