The Nurturing Nook River Point
8647 N PORT WASHINGTON RD, FOX POINT, WI 53217-2203Childery 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.5 / 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 5 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 5 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 5 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
- 99
- 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 4 inspections since 2025, the issues cited most often were Licensing & Administrative Compliance (7), Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (6), and Curriculum & Developmental Programming (4). Of 30 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Nov 14, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
The center did not have an authorization for an epi pen at the center.
Jun 27, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Access To Records & Reports - Parents251.04(7)(b)
A parent was not given access to video of her child.
Apr 16, 20257 Findings7 Important
- Monitoring Results Posted251.04(2)(L)1.a.
The most recent monitoring results were not posted.
- Department Notices Posted251.04(2)(L)1.b.
An enforcement action issued by the department on April 1, 2025, was not posted.
- Staff Record - Registry Certificate251.05(2)(a)4.a.
Staff I, working as a lead for more than six months, did not have documentation of a Registry certificate on file.
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Staff G's training in child abuse and neglect laws, identification, and reporting was expired.
- Indoor Equipment - Construction, Condition251.07(3)(a)2.
A table in the perky ponies room was damaged.
- Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home251.09(3)(a)2.
Food intended for a child in the darling ducklings room was not labeled with the child's name.
- Infant & Toddler - Diapering Lotions, Powders, Salves251.09(4)(a)10.
Directions for use of diapering lotions, ointments, and powders were not posted near the diaper changing table in the bo
Jan 3, 202521 Findings1 Critical20 Important
- Prohibited Actions - Corporal Punishment251.07(2)(e)1.
A review of center video and police reports from October-early November 2024 showed 11 days of incidents of two staff in
- Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children251.04(2)(m)
The center did not ensure the actions of two staff in the toddling teddies room did not adversely affect the health, saf
- Parent Notification - Injury, Consumption Of Allergen, Incor251.04(4)(a)2.c.
Staff in the toddling teddies room did not report to the parents head injuries children incurred from falls on 11/5/24 a
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
A review of center video from October-early November 2024 and police reports shows numerous instances of center staff fa
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
A review of center video from October-early November 2024 show tracking was not accurate in the darling duckling and tod
- Group Size - Maximum251.055(2)(a)
A review of video shows the toddling teddies room exceeded maximum group size when between 9 and 10 children were in car
- Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum251.055(2)(b)
A review of center video and police reports show the toddling teddies room did not meet staff to child ratios on numerou
- Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children251.06(2)(d)
A review of police reports showed children in the toddling teddies room had access to cleaning products for approximatel
- Manual Dishwashing - 3-Step Procedure251.06(9)(b)3.
A review of video from October-early November 2024 in the toddling teddies room showed cups with lids, used for snack, l
- Television As Part Of Program251.07(1)(c)
A review of center video from October-early November 2024 showed instances when children in the toddling teddies room we
- Time Out - Age251.07(2)(c)1.
A review of video from late October-early November 2024 showed staff in the toddling teddies room putting children under
- Time Out - Time251.07(2)(c)3.
A review of video from October-early November 2024 in the toddling teddies rooms showed multiple instances when children
- Prohibited Actions - Verbal251.07(2)(e)2.
A review of police reports and center video from October-early November 2024 from the toddling teddies room showed two s
- Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclos251.07(2)(e)3.
A review of center videos from October-early November showed instances where children in the toddling teddies room were
- Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliati251.07(2)(e)5.
Review of center video and police reports show in October 2024-early November 2024, two staff in the toddling teddies ro
- Naps Or Rest Periods - Awake Children251.07(4)(b)
A review of center video from October-early November 2024 showed children in the toddling teddies room who woke after na
- Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children 1 And Ol251.07(4)(cm)
A review of video from the toddling teddies room shows cots were placed closer than 2 feet apart on 11/5/24.
- Meals & Snacks - Intervals251.07(5)(a)3.
A review of center video showed a child in the toddling teddies room was not given a morning snack on 11/5/24.
- Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements251.07(5)(a)4.
A review of video from October-early November 2024 in the toddling teddies room showed instances when children who dropp
- Meals & Snacks - Additional Portions251.07(5)(a)4m.
A review of video from the toddling teddies room showed an instance when children requested more food and were told no.
- Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized251.07(5)(b)5.
A review of center video from October-early November 2024 of the toddling teddies room showed instances of the table not
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