The Coloring Box Childcare Center
5505 W LLOYD ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208-1002Childery Rating: 3/5
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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.3 / 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.3 / 5
Why this rating
This daycare earned 3 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 2 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 2 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
- 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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