Tsl Roots Early Learning Center
801 S 5TH ST, WATERTOWN, WI 53094-4614Childery 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
- Infants, Toddlers
- Licensed capacity
- 75
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 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 Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (6), Children's Records & Files (2), and Food Safety & Allergic Reactions (1). Of 16 total findings, 1 was critical.
See All 4 Inspection Visits
Apr 7, 20263 Findings3 Important
- Time Out - Time251.07(2)(c)3.
A time out period exceeded three minutes when a 3 year old child was in a timeout for approximately seven minutes.
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
Actions may have been dangerous or potentially injurious when staff pulled a child up by both arms and moved them from t
- Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliati251.07(2)(e)5.
Actions were aversive and frightening to a child when staff pulled a child close to their face and yelled into the 3 yea
Mar 9, 20263 Findings3 Important
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
Actions were potentially injurious when staff pulled on a toddler's arm and another toddler's leg to get them into a lay
- Prohibited Actions - Withholding / Forcing Food Or Sleep251.07(2)(e)4.
On March 3, 2026, staff was forcing 5 toddlers to take naps when the staff person was pulling on one toddler's arm, anot
- Infant & Toddler - Individual Sleep Patterns251.09(2)(b)
Each toddler was not allowed to form and follow their own pattern of sleeping and waking when 5 toddlers were all put do
Feb 24, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Child Record - Immunization History251.04(6)(a)6m.
Child 3 does not have documentation indicating the child's immunization history.
- Child Record - Health Exam Report251.04(6)(a)8.d.
Child 1 does not have a health examination report.
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
Actions may have been psychologically and emotionally painful and potentially injurious when staff reported that they "m
- Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development251.09(1)(c)
Child care workers did not document changes in a child's development and routine every three months when Child 1's chang
- Infant & Toddler - Correct Food, Breastmilk, Or Formula251.09(3)(a)2m.
Staff fed an infant the incorrect break milk when they grabbed the wrong bottle out of the refrigerator and fed the bott
Oct 27, 20255 Findings1 Critical4 Important
- Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position251.09(2)(bm)
Each child under one was not placed to sleep on their back in a crib when an infant was observed sleeping in a swing and
- Staff Record - Orientation251.05(2)(a)8.
Staff B's start date was 10/08/2025 and they have not completed an orientation as required.
- Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training251.05(3)(cm)
Training on child abuse and neglect reporting was not completed one week after hire when staff B's start date was 10/08/
- Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized251.07(5)(b)5.
Eating surfaces were not washed before each use when the table was not washed before 8 toddlers ate morning snack.
- Washing Child's Hands & Face251.07(6)(i)1.
An infant's hands were not washed with soap and water or a wet fabric or paper washcloth, after being diapered.
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