Yahara River Learning Center
4165 TIMOTHY CT, DEFOREST, WI 53532-2301Childery 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.4 / 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 4 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 4 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
- Not Available
- Licensed capacity
- 115
- Teacher-child ratios & group sizesState Minimum Displayed
Age Max ratio Max group Infants 1:4 8 Toddlers 1:4 8 Preschool 1:13 26
Teacher Credentials
- Lead teacher credentialState Minimum Displayed
- High School Diploma
Inspection History
Across 5 inspections since 2024, the issues cited most often were First Aid & Pediatric CPR (2), Medication Administration (2), and Discipline & Adult-Child Interaction (1). None of the 12 findings were critical.
See All 5 Inspection Visits
Jan 20, 20265 Findings5 Important
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training251.05(3)(c)
All employees in regular contact with children did not obtain a current certificate of infant and child CPR when Staff A
- Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children251.06(2)(d)
Children had access to hazardous items when children were walking in the parking lot and staff abruptly moved a toddler
- Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions251.07(2)(e)
Actions were emotionally harmful and may have been physically painful when a teacher moved a toddler abruptly and spoke
- Medical Log - Medication Administration251.07(6)(dm)3.c
Medication administration as not documented in the medical log book for January 14, 2026 and January 15, 2026.
- Wiping Bodily Secretions251.07(6)(g)1.
Bodily secretions, such as runny noses, were not wiped when several children in the toddler room had mucus around their
Dec 10, 20253 Findings3 Important
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training251.05(3)(c)
All employees in regular contact with children did not obtain a current certificate of completion for infant and child C
- Supervision Of Children251.055(1)(a)
Each child was not supervised by a child care worker who was within the sight and sound of children to guide the childre
- Child Tracking Procedure251.055(1)(f)
The center did not adhere to a procedure that the number, names, and whereabouts of children in care were known at all t
Jan 30, 20251 Finding1 Important
- Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children251.04(2)(m)
On January 6, 2025, staff provided a toddler's known allergen to the child for morning snack and the child consumed the
Dec 2, 20241 Finding1 Important
- Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises251.07(6)(f)6.
Medication intended for use by a child in care was being kept at the center without a current medication administration
Jul 11, 20242 Findings2 Important
- Continuing Education Requirement - Full Time Staff251.05(4)(c)1.
Each child care worker did not have at least 15 hours of continuing education when Staff B had six hours of continuing e
- Outdoor Play Space - Enclosure251.06(11)(b)7.
The permanent enclosure has an open area greater than four inches when there was an opening in the enclosure from the gr
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