Description:
Our goal at Children’s Day Center is to provide a nurturing, safe and stimulating environment that embraces learning through play to promote the physical, social, emotional and cognitive development of our students. We believe children learn best by “doing,” and encourage creativity, curiosity and exploration. Given opportunities to explore the world around them, young children become active, involved learners. Children’s Day Center is a place where they can be successful and discover that learning is fun. We believe that it takes a village to raise a child, and the child care provider is part of a family’s village. Parent involvement is encouraged at Children’s Day Center. Together with parents, we foster a community of support by having open and regular communication between teachers and parents. We hope to build this support system through monthly parent meetings, family events and volunteer opportunities.
Additional Information:3 stars. Initial License Date: 5/20/1997. Open Jan - Dec.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-01-05 | Center staff are not following their written policies, which state time-out is not used. During the course of a complaint investigation, more than one staff person stated staff put children in time-out. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(2)(h)8. — Policy Submitted & Implemented - Child Guidance | ||
| 2026-01-05 | Former managerial Staff A failed to report many instances of inappropriate child guidance to the department, including the following. On 11/26/25 former Staff B screamed at a 4-year-old child and took them into the office where they screamed at the child again, the child then screamed, "Stop! You're hurting me!" In early 2025, Former Staff F put toddlers in "leg jail", crossing staff ankles over children's legs. Former Staff B, C, D and E frequently yelled at children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(jm) — Report - Prohibited Actions | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, staff admitted they and former Staff D and former Staff E put one- and two-year-old children in time-out. This occurred in the Red Room and in the Purple Room. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)1. — Time Out - Age | ||
| 2026-01-05 | Based on staff interviews during a complaint investigation, former Staff D put a 17-month-old child in time-out in the office one day for almost the entire day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)3. — Time Out - Time | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, on 11/26/25 former Staff B grabbed a four-year-old child who was not a danger to themself or other children, took the child into the office and kept the child in the office for approximately ten minutes. On another occasion, former Staff D took a 17-month-old child into the office where the child remained for the majority of the day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(c)5. — Time Out - Not Removed From Classroom | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, staff reported that former Staff F, who worked in early 2025, used to put children as young as one-and-one-half years old in "leg jail". Former Staff F used "leg jail" whenever a child was running or stomping. Former Staff F would sit in a rocking chair and have the child sit with their back against the chair, F would cross and lock their ankles over the child's shins for approximately two to three minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)3. — Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure | ||
| 2026-01-05 | Former Staff B, C, D and E yelled at children, some daily. On 11/26/25 former Staff B screamed at a child, took them into the office and screamed again, the child said, "Stop! You're hurting me!" B also yelled at a toddler, "Don't look at me like that!" Center staff who were close-knit threatened children with former Staff B & C. C aggressively threw blankets over children's bodies and heads, yelling "Lay down!" Children feared C, and C once made a child cry. Former Staff D targeted a 17-month-old child, the child was so afraid when D yelled, the child froze in place and wouldn't move. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(2)(e)5. — Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, menus were reviewed for an eight-week period. During that timeframe, there were several instances in which food components did not meet the USDA minimum meal requirements for either breakfast or afternoon snack. The following dates included breakfast or snack that did not meet minimum requirements: 12/17/25, 12/08/25, 11/25/25, 11/24/25, 11/11/25, 11/10/25, 11/05/25, and 10/27/25. There were five instances in which menu items were not clearly identified and were noted only as "cereal", "mixed cereal", or "mixed crackers". | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)4. — Meals & Snacks - Minimum Meal Requirements | ||
| 2026-01-05 | Based on menu reviews and an interview with former Staff C during a complaint investigation, none of the center's menus were dated. They were only identified as "Week 1", "Week 2", "Week 3", and "Week 4". The week numbers 1 through 4 kept repeating for the entire winter and summer sessions. There was no way of verifying menu dates. Menus posted in classrooms during the licensing visit on 12/16/5 were not for the current week and were not dated. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)5.b. — Menus - Plan | ||
| 2026-01-05 | Based on an interview with former Staff C, and on menu observations during the 12/16/25 licensing visit, menu changes were only recorded on the copies kept in the kitchen, they were not posted for parents as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(5)(a)6. — Menus - Changes | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, it was discovered that former Staff F, who worked in early 2025, did not respond to crying children's needs. Instead, Staff F squirted crying infants with water bottles to get them to stop crying. Former Staff F and former Staff E had a "rule" that staff were not allowed to pick up crying children. Infants were left to cry for five or ten minutes, and sometimes all day. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(a) — Infant & Toddler - Responding To Crying Children | ||
| 2026-01-05 | During the course of a complaint investigation, according to staff interviews, former Staff E, who worked in the Red Room (infant room) forced infants to nap at specific times. Former Staff E prevented a five-month-old infant from sleeping when the child was tired, former Staff E forced the infant to stay awake until 11:00 am, which is the time former Staff E wanted all of the infants to take their nap. | Violation |
| Description: 251.09(2)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Individual Sleep Patterns | ||
| 2025-10-13 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-10-13 | The files for two volunteers who are being used in the capacity of assistant child care teachers were unavailable during the licensing visit. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability | ||
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