Toad Hill Toddler House
4500 RUSTIC DR, MADISON, WI 53718-6559Childery 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
- 20
- 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 2024, the issues cited most often were Staff Qualifications & Background Checks (7), Children's Records & Files (3), and Staff-to-Child Ratios & Group Size (3). None of the 22 findings were critical.
See All 3 Inspection Visits
Apr 28, 20269 Findings9 Important
- Monitoring Results Posted251.04(2)(L)1.a.
The results of the most recent licensing visit, including violations, were not posted.
- Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability251.05(2)(a)
Staff F's file was not available for examination during the licensing visit as required.
- Staff Record - Physical Examination251.05(2)(a)3.a.
Staff F, who has been working longer than 30 days, is missing documentation of a health report stating they are free of
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training251.05(3)(c)
Staff A is missing a certificate in child and infant CPR/AED from an agency approved by the Department.
- Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training251.05(3)(f)3.
Staff A and Staff B, who have been working as lead teachers, are missing documentation of having completed required lead
- Exits & Passageways - Unobstructed, Minimum Width251.06(4)(d)
The staff-identified fire exit in the infant room is doubly blocked. There was a cubicle-type wall partition approximate
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
The center's medical log book has not been documented as reviewed with staff in more than six months.
- Infant & Toddler - Provider Training251.09(1)(e)
Staff who work with infants and toddlers are required to complete a minimum of ten hours of training in the care of infa
- Infant & Toddler - Audio Monitoring251.09(1)(m)
The room where infants nap is physically located away from the area where staff supervise awake infants. There is no aud
Jun 25, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Emergencies - Practice Written Plans251.06(3)(b)2.
Fire and tornado drills for May were not documented as completed, as required.
- Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records251.07(6)(dm)4.
Medical log book was not documented as reviewed within the last 6 months, as required.
- Infant & Toddler - Soiled Diapers Disposal251.09(4)(a)5.
The infant room diaper disposal container had a child lock installed on the lid, causing the container to not be hands-f
Aug 1, 202410 Findings10 Important
- Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record251.04(6)(b)
A current, accurate written record of the daily attendance that includes the actual time of arrival and departure for ea
- Staff Record - Physical Examination251.05(2)(a)3.a.
A report on a physical examination indicating that the person is free from illnesses detrimental to children, and that t
- Staff Record - Registry Certificate251.05(2)(a)4.a.
Staff G did not obtain a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that they have met the educational qualific
- Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked251.05(2)(a)6.
Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio
- Center Director / Small Center - Entry-Level Training251.05(3)(e)3.d.
The center director did not complete additional training requirements within one year of assuming their role, as require
- Assistant Child Care Teacher - Supervision251.05(3)(g)1.
Assistant child care teachers did not consistently work under the supervision of a lead child care teacher when working
- Assistant Child Care Teacher - Qualifications251.05(3)(g)2.
Staff B, who was hired as an assistant child care teacher, did not complete entry level training within 6 months of assu
- Contact With Person - Behavior251.05(3)(k)2.
After an assistant teacher was witnessed on several occasions to sleep while holding sleeping infants, concerns were bro
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
Each child was not supervised by a child care worker who is within the sight and sound of the children to guide the chil
- Infant & Toddler - Provider Training251.09(1)(e)
The regularly assigned child care teacher and assistant child care teacher for each group of infants and toddlers did no
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