Touching Tender Hearts
2523 N 14TH ST, MILWAUKEE, WI 53206-2516Childery Rating: 4/5
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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.4 / 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 4 out of 5 stars overall. Process quality reflects a YoungStar rating of 3 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 3 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
- Family Child Care Home
- Age groups served
- Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 8
- 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 2 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were Curriculum & Developmental Programming (4), Children's Records & Files (3), and Abuse Recognition & Reporting (2). None of the 13 findings were critical.
See All 2 Inspection Visits
Jul 22, 20256 Findings6 Important
- Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record250.04(6)(b)
A child who is present is not signed in on the attendance sheet.
- Biennial Training - Child Abuse & Neglect250.05(3)(fm)
Staff A does not have documentation to show current training in Child Abuse and Neglect.
- Procedure - Number, Names, Whereabouts Known At All Times250.055(1)(L)
A child who was present at the center at the time of the visit was not signed in on the attendance sheet which is also w
- Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children250.06(2)(c)
In the outdoor play space there is a bottle of weed killer and several gas cans accessible to children.
- Deteriorating Or Toxic Paint250.06(2)(k)
Along the bottom of the house in the outdoor play space there is peeling flaking paint accessible to children.
- Meals & Snacks - Records250.06(9)(j)
There was no menu available for review for 7/21/25.
Dec 10, 20247 Findings7 Important
- Hours, Days, Months Of Operation250.04(1)(c)
The center is operating outside the licensed hours. The licensed hours for the center is currently 6-7am and 3:30-6pm.
- Child Record - Immunization History Compliance250.04(6)(a)4m.
Child #1s file does not contain an immunization record.
- Staff File - Days, Hours Worked250.05(2)(c)
Staff A is not consistently documenting hours worked when used to meet ratio. Hours that are documented are the hours of
- Biennial Training - Child Abuse & Neglect250.05(3)(fm)
Staff As file does not contain current training in Child Abuse and Neglect.
- Emergency Plans - Practice250.06(3)(b)
There is no documentation of a fire drill for October and November. There is no documention of a tornado drill for Octo
- Smoke Detectors - Testing250.06(4)(a)3.
There is no documentation of testing the smoke detector for October or November, 2024.
- Meals & Snacks - Records250.06(9)(j)
There is no documentation of snacks served for 7 days in December when children were in care.
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