The Learning Experience
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.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.5 / 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
- Infants
- Licensed capacity
- 169
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 2 inspections since 2026, the issues cited most often were Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (4), Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (3), and Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (2). Of 30 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
May 21, 20261 Finding1 Critical
- Staff Record - Completed Background Check251.05(2)(a)2.
Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001
May 6, 202629 Findings29 Important
- Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record251.04(6)(b)
Current, accurate record of the daily attendance was not maintained.
- Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked251.05(2)(a)6.
Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when included in the staff-to-child ratio, was not maint
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
In Twaddler A on 4/22 children opened and closed the door repeatedly. Staff B yelled at them but did not go to the door
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
April 29 Child 2 was signed out of Twaddler A at 8:30 a.m. but was not signed in to another room until they were signed
- Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum251.055(2)(b)
Classroom attendance showed and licensors saw groups that exceeded minimum required staff-to-child ratios on several occ
- Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size251.055(2)(d)
On several occasions classroom attendance showed and licensors saw groups that exceeded the maximum group size allowed f
- Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions251.06(10)(dm)1.
Toilet rooms and fixtures were not in a sanitary condition at all times when on April 22 the step stool and the wall nex
- Bathroom Supplies251.06(10)(f)
Soap was provided but was not accessible to children in the Prepper A bathroom on April 22 and May 6 when the soap conta
- Potential Source Of Harm On Premises251.06(2)(a)
The indoor premises was not free of hazards when on May 6 a toy rated for children age 18 months and older, "Letter Llam
- Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair251.06(2)(gm)
The premises was not in good repair when on April 22 there was chipped paint in the Prepper A room and the floor near th
- Indoor Space - Square Footage Per Child251.06(7)(a)
Space used by children was less than 35 square feet of usable floor space for each child when there were 19 children pre
- Daily Routines251.07(1)(d)
Routines such as toileting and eating and intervals between activities were not planned to avoid keeping children waitin
- Program Reflects Policies251.07(1)(h)
Programming does not reflect the center's written policies when scheduled curriculum activities were not implemented.
- Policy - Child Guidance251.07(2)(b)
Center staff did not follow the center's child guidance policy. Instead of providing positive reinforcement and clear li
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
Staff E used prohibited actions that could have been psychologically, emotionally or physically painful, discomforting,
- Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliati251.07(2)(e)5.
In response to 2-year-old Child 3 attempting to take another child's toy, Staff B used excessive physical force to abrup
- Equipment - Quantity For Indoors251.07(3)(b)2.
The center did not provide sufficient indoor play equipment to allow each child a choice of at least three activities in
- Equipment - Quantity For Outdoors251.07(3)(b)3.
Sufficient outdoor play equipment was not provided to allow each child at least 1 activity involving equipment when all
- Mealtime - Staff With Children251.07(5)(b)1.
Staff were not sitting at tables with children during mealtime, as required, on April 22 and May 6.
- Ill Child - Isolation251.07(6)(c)1.
A child was visibly ill the morning of April 22, but the child was not placed in a separate area. Children played very c
- Ill Child - Equipment251.07(6)(c)3.
An ill child was not provided with a bed, crib, playpen, cot or padded mat and a sheet and blanket or a sleeping bag to
- Medical Log - Pages & Entries251.07(6)(dm)2.
More than half of a page of lines were skipped in the Twaddler A medical log book between the April 1 and April 21, 2026
- Medical Log - Injury In Care251.07(6)(dm)3.b.
An injury received by Child 4 while in the care of the center on April 21 was not entered into the medical log book by A
- Wiping Bodily Secretions251.07(6)(g)1.
On April 22 runny noses were not wiped until licensors pointed out to staff that children's faces had bodily secretions
- Cleaning Bodily Secretions On Surfaces251.07(6)(g)2.
On May 6 in Twaddler A Child 6 rubbed their runny nose along the wall, leaving nasal discharge on the wall, but staff di
- Properly Clothed Children251.07(6)(g)4.
When the Twaddler A classroom went outside on May 6 some children were not properly clothed for comfort and warmth becau
- Wet Or Soiled Clothing251.07(6)(g)7.
On May 6 in Twaddler A 1.5-year-old Child 5 wore pants that were wet for over an hour. Staff B changed Child 5's diaper,
- Washing Child's Hands & Face251.07(6)(i)1.
Multiple children's hands were not washed after toileting in Twaddler A on May 6.
- Adult Handwashing251.07(6)(i)2.
Staff B never washed her hands and only changed her gloves between diaper changes on May 6 in Twaddler A.