Description: THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE is a LICENSED GROUP in Sun Prairie WI, with a maximum capacity of 169 children. This child care center helps with children in the age range of 6 wks - 9 yrs 11 mo. The provider does not participate in a subsidized child care program.
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| Violation Date | Rule Number | Rule Summary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-21 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-21 | Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001 | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check | ||
| 2026-05-06 | See Violations below | Licensing |
| 2026-05-06 | Current, accurate record of the daily attendance was not maintained. April 22 at 9:24 a.m. in Preschool 2 there were 12 children but only 9 signed in on the app and paper attendance. April 29 and 30 attendance showed multiple children not signed out on the paper attendance. May 6 there were 19 children present in Twaddler A but only 16 signed in on the app attendance and 17 signed in on the paper attendance. | Violation |
| Description: 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when included in the staff-to-child ratio, was not maintained when child supervision records for April 29 showed Staff A signed in to both Toddler A and Twaddler A classrooms from 9:15 a.m. to 9:33 a.m., and Staff D signed in to both Twaddler A and Toddler C 9:11 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. | Violation |
| Description: 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked | ||
| 2026-05-06 | In Twaddler A on 4/22 children opened and closed the door repeatedly. Staff B yelled at them but did not go to the door until a child was locked out of the room by another child. The girl cried and tried to get back inside. At least 10 seconds passed before Staff B went to the door to allow the child back in. In Twaddler A on 5/6 children repeatedly climbed on tables and a bookshelf, and a child was playing with a dirty garbage can lid for at least 2 minutes. Staff did not intervene. Staff in Prepper A on 4/22 did not see a child open the room door and leave. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children | ||
| 2026-05-06 | April 29 Child 2 was signed out of Twaddler A at 8:30 a.m. but was not signed in to another room until they were signed in to Prepper A at 9:45 a.m. May 6 at 8:35 a.m. in Twaddler A, Child 1 was not signed in but was present. Parent sign in sheet showed Child 1 arrived to the center at 8:06 a.m., but no sign in sheet showed Child 1 signed in to any room prior to being signed in to Toddler C at 8:40 a.m. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Classroom attendance showed and licensors saw groups that exceeded minimum required staff-to-child ratios on several occasions. For example, review of attendance for April 29 and April 30 showed the Prepper A room was over ratio for over 15 minutes in the morning when Staff C worked alone with more children than legally allowed. On May 6 licensors saw 19 children who were younger than 3-years-old but at least 1-year-old in the Twaddler A classroom with only two staff. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(b) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Minimum | ||
| 2026-05-06 | On several occasions classroom attendance showed and licensors saw groups that exceeded the maximum group size allowed for groups that include infants and toddlers. For example, on April 29 the infant room exceeded 8 children for about 20 minutes during a 1 hour period in the morning. On April 22 and May 6 children younger than 18-months-old were seen in groups that were larger than 8 children. | Violation |
| Description: 251.055(2)(d) — Mixed Age Group With Children Under Age 2 - Group Size | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Toilet rooms and fixtures were not in a sanitary condition at all times when on April 22 the step stool and the wall next to the Preschool 2 toilet were visibly dirty. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(dm)1. — Washrooms - Sanitary Conditions | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Soap was provided but was not accessible to children in the Prepper A bathroom on April 22 and May 6 when the soap container was not the correct type of container for the soap dispenser, making it necessary for staff to assist in dispensing soap whenever children needed to wash hands. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(10)(f) — Bathroom Supplies | ||
| 2026-05-06 | The indoor premises was not free of hazards when on May 6 a toy rated for children age 18 months and older, "Letter Llamas," was found in the Twaddler A classroom and a child younger than 18 months old was seen playing in the room. On April 22 there was a plastic bag on the ground in the bathroom in Twaddler A. On April 22 in an unopened room, "Infant C", there were moldy crib mattresses in the bathroom and two crib frames also had mold. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises | ||
| 2026-05-06 | The premises was not in good repair when on April 22 there was chipped paint in the Prepper A room and the floor near the changing table in Toddler A was visibly dirty. On May 6 in Twaddler A there was a broken toy shelf taped back together, deteriorating grout along the classroom sink and a visibly dirty trash can lid. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Space used by children was less than 35 square feet of usable floor space for each child when there were 19 children present in Twaddler A on May 6, but the space only allows for up to 13 children total. | Violation |
| Description: 251.06(7)(a) — Indoor Space - Square Footage Per Child | ||
| 2026-05-06 | Routines such as toileting and eating and intervals between activities were not planned to avoid keeping children waiting in lines or assembled in large groups when on April 22 and May 6 children age 1.5 and 2-years-old had to sit at the table and wait for food to arrive for more than 10 minutes with nothing to do. | Violation |
| Description: 251.07(1)(d) — Daily Routines | ||
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