The Crayon Box
1622 N 27TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53208-2060Childery 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Infants, Preschool
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Preschool 1:13 26
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 (5), Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (1), and Emergency Preparedness & Drills (1). Of 8 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 21, 20261 Finding1 Critical
- Staff File - Background Check Results250.05(2)(b)
Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001
Sep 24, 20257 Findings7 Important
- Child Record - Enrollment Information - Address & Telephone250.04(6)(a)1.c.
Child 5 & 7 did not have home address available on enrollment form
- Child Record - Enrollment Information - Parent Contact Info250.04(6)(a)1.d.
Child 7 did not have parent contact information on enrollment form
- Child Record - Enrollment Information - Other Emergency Cont250.04(6)(a)1.e.
Child 3, 7 and 8 did not have an emergency contact listed on enrollment form
- Child Record - Enrollment Information - Medical Contact250.04(6)(a)1.f
Child 5,6 & 7 did not have physician information listed on enrollment form
- Child Record - Enrollment Information - Date Of Attendance250.04(6)(a)1.h
Child 2-7 did not have first day of attendance date listed on enrollment form
- Emergency Plans - Practice250.06(3)(b)
Fire drills and tornado drills were not practiced or documented for the months of Jun-Sept
- Smoke Detectors - Testing250.06(4)(a)3.
Smoke detectors or carbon monxicide detectors were not tested for the months of Jun-Sept
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