Description: Bear Buddies Child Development Center is a privately owned organization founded in 1991 for the primary purpose of providing high-quality developmental childcare, which offers a nurturing, loving environment and developmental curriculum for young children
Additional Information: 2 stars. Initial License Date: 7/21/2006. Open Jan - Dec.Where possible, ChildcareCenter provides inspection reports as a service to families. This information is deemed reliable, but is not guaranteed. We encourage families to contact the daycare provider directly with any questions or concerns, as the provider may have already addressed some or all issues. Reports can also be verified with your local daycare licensing office.
| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-07 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-04-07 | Rule states infant seats with safety straps shall be provided for children who are not developmentally able to sit at tables and chairs. On 04/07/26 during a monitoring visit in the Panda Room the seats were missing the safety straps. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(3)(a)11. — Infant & Toddler - Care During Feeding | ||
| 2026-01-09 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-01-09 | The center did not have documentation of a completed child care background check for Staff G that indicates the person is eligible to work in a child care program as specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13. Staff G was working on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-01-09 | Staff G was missing documentation of having maintained a current certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training | ||
| 2026-01-09 | Staff F did not complete the educational requirements for a teacher prior to assuming the teacher position. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(f)3. — Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training | ||
| 2025-08-11 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-08-11 | Rule states that admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned. Two children were missing an intake form in the room or area in which the child was being cared for on the day of the monitoring visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(1)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information | ||
| 2025-03-31 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-03-31 | The attendance was not current and accurate on the day of the licensing visit when one of the children was not signed in on the attendance record. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2025-03-31 | Staff did not have sight and sound supervision of children ages 2 1/2 to 3 years of age when staff was behind a partial door in the bathroom assisting another child, while 4 other children were in the classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-03-31 | The center did not have a current parent authorization form for one child's prescription medication. A current medical authorization from the parent is required when medication is kept on the daycare premises. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises | ||
| 2025-02-26 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-02-26 | Two children ages 3 and 4 years old found an insulin pen on the playground. The 3-year-old child was poked with the needle left on the insulin pen that left a visible puncture wound. The insulin pen was determined to belong a staff member who had dropped it out of their fanny pack. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children | ||
| 2024-11-05 | See Violations below | Licensing |
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Definitely don’t recommend! My children were there for almost a year and have had problems from the beginning. I got emails demanding things or my children couldn’t attend until they did (stuff that was not necessary), was told by the director that she was “exhausted” from dealing with all my crap. I had to fix my bill each and every billing cycle as it was wrong and they had a color coordinated schedule for the entire summer, charged $25 for a pack of wipes for my daughter as the director didn’t email and I asked to be emailed about things needed as I couldn’t pick up my children due to work schedule and never was. My infant ran out of formula twice because they didn’t tell me that she was out and always brought in 2 cans and said to tell me when they opened the last can (the opener was an infant teacher!) I bought my daughter brand new shoes that she loved and she wore them 3 days before they were taken by a parent and no one cared to do anything about it considering there is a rule that shoes are to be worn at all times and there were many occasions in which she was picked up without shoes or told her didn’t have any when she was brought it! (I would NEVER drop off my children without shoes!) They also put a new rule into effect that for children to be given Tylenol there has to be a doctor’s note brought in or faxed EACH WEEK because their staff “weren’t comfortable” given medication based on the first doctors note (a chart for each age/weight and also on the medication slip that was brought in and signed by myself each week! (not a licensing rule) I was told that this was based on the staff not trusting parents on the correct dosage that they write on their medication slips and were afraid of overdosing children! The list goes on and on. My family also went through a very tragic experience that affecting my children significantly and they treated me and my girls horribly. Also the opening teacher never opened the door on time everyday there were days where my children and I stood outside the door for 2 or 3 minutes after 5 before they would come open the door and were hardly ever greeted or acknowledged by staff.