Description: Located on Prairie View Farm, an eight-acre farmette on Madison's west side, Kids Express Learning Center provides daily opportunities for your child to observe nature and study a variety of gentle, exotic, domesticated animals.
Additional Information: Initial License Date: 6/23/1997. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-09 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2025-11-14 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-11-14 | The center did not report an incident where the whereabouts of two children were unknown to the assigned child care workers to the department as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(3)(i) — Report - Unknown Whereabouts Or Left Premise | ||
| 2025-11-14 | Based on staff interviews, a staff member worked in a classroom for several weeks without an eligible background check as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2025-11-14 | Based on staff interviews, each child was not supervised as required when, on November 12, 2025, two 2-year-old children were left unsupervised on a playground for between 2 and 10 minutes while the rest of the group left the playground and was walking back inside to the classroom. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2025-11-14 | Based on staff interviews, the center's child tracking procedure failed when, on November 12, 2025, staff did not complete an attendance check when taking a group of children back inside the center from the playground. This resulted in two 2-year-old child being left unsupervised on the playground for between 2 and 10 minutes. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2025-04-04 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2025-04-04 | Staff B did not have documentation of training in child abuse and neglect reporting requirements within the previous two years as required. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training | ||
| 2024-09-10 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
| 2024-02-12 | No Violations found *** | Licensing |
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Kids Express has exceeded our expectations. The teachers are awesome and personalize their care toward the children. They are always giving us updates on our 17 month old regarding words she says, connections she makes, food she likes/dislikes, and shares pictures/video frequently. The campus is beautiful. It's relatively expensive and doesn't have a meal program like other places, but you get great facilities, fantastic teachers, and great care for your child. Worth every penny.
I know a couple parents who've taken their children to Kids Express for many years. They're very pleased with their experiences. In addition, knowing Matt Dahl in a different capacity, I can certainly see his passion for the children, the campus, and the future of the school