Camp Shalom

7762 County Road Pd, Verona, WI 53593 · Dane County

6cited violations

0serious

8inspection visits

2enforcement actions

Program

Type: Day camp
Licensed capacity: 254
Ages: 4 years – 12 years, 11 months
Hours: 07:30 AM-06:00 PM (Jun-Aug)
Licensee: Deborah Minkoff
Contact: Weismer, Ellen
Phone: 608-278-1808
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 06/06/2000
DCF IDs: Facility 1002394 · Provider 2000568962/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 1
Discipline & child guidance 1
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	5	0	Supervision & ratios (1), Discipline & child guidance (1), Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (1)
2024	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Enforcement actions

May 13, 2026 — Forfeiture: $1000 ($1,000)
252.41(1)(m) (Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children ) on 2/18/2026 : The health, safety and welfare of a child who attended the program was adversely affected when the child was sexually abused by a camp counselor during transportation to and from camp. $1000
May 13, 2026 — Orders Letter
252.41(1)(m) (Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children ) on 2/18/2026 : The health, safety and welfare of a child who attended the program was adversely affected when the child was sexually abused by a camp counselor during transportation to and from camp.

A warning letter is not an enforcement action under Wisconsin law and carries no appeal rights. Orders and forfeitures are enforcement actions and can be appealed.

Inspection visits

Jul 30, 2026 Licensing visit · 266 rules checked, 3 not met
- Safety & premises
  The camp premises contained the following hazards: 1) Abandoned materials behind the fence of the basketball court accessible to children. 2) A pavilion wrapped in tarp and plastic material, ripped in numerous places and contains hanging rope longer than 12 inches which is considered a strangulation hazard. 3) A clogged sink outside the main building
  
  DCF 252.43(1)(f) — Base Camp Premises & Structures - Condition, Maintenance, Safe
- Safety & premises
  The outside door on the shed near the basketball hoop contains flaking paint and the wood around the frame is rotting.
  
  DCF 252.43(1)(h) — Painted Surfaces - Lead Free & Maintained
- Supervision & ratios
  The waterfront supervisor did not enforce the method of supervising children in the water when Staff A (Kate) stated there were 17 children in the pool, then stated 12 children were in the pool, when the actual number of children in the pool was 14.
  
  DCF 252.44(7)(b)4. — Waterfront Supervision Plan
DCF visit report
Jun 15, 2026 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met
- Staff background & training
  Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: 002, 003, 004, 005
  
  DCF 252.42(1)(a)3. — Staff File - Background Check Results
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Feb 18, 2026 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met
- Discipline & child guidance
  The health, safety and welfare of a child who attended the program was adversely affected when the child was sexually abused by a camp counselor during transportation to and from camp.
  
  DCF 252.41(1)(m) — Health, Safety & Welfare Of Children
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jul 31, 2025 Licensing visit · 53 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jun 26, 2025 Licensing visit · 314 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Aug 7, 2024 Licensing visit · 448 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jun 27, 2024 Licensing visit · 358 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 20, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met

The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.
- Staff background & training
  Fingerprints Not Completed For The Following Individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002, Individual 003, Individual 004, Individual 005, Individual 006, Individual 007, Individual 008, Individual 009, Individual 010
  
  DCF 252.42(1)(a)3. — Staff File - Background Check Results
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

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DCF publishes about 3 years of monitoring. Older history, complaint files and self-reported incidents require a public records request. Wisconsin's public records law (Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31–19.39) gives anyone the right to ask. You don't have to say why.

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Send to: DCF Records Custodian · DCFRecordsRequest@wisconsin.gov · fax (608) 422-7161 · 201 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703 · agency instructions
Copy: DCF Southern Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLSRO@wisconsin.gov · 608-422-6765

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Letter text

Dear Records Custodian,

Under Wisconsin's public records law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31–19.39, I request copies of the following records for the child care program Camp Shalom, 7762 County Road Pd, Verona, WI 53593-9039 (DCF facility number 1002394; provider number 2000568962, location 001; applicant/licensee number 5100050055), for January 1, 2019 to the present:

1. Every licensing or certification monitoring, renewal and follow-up visit report, including noncompliance statements, compliance statements and rule-monitoring summaries.
2. Every complaint investigation: intake summaries, investigation reports, and the finding for each allegation.
3. Every warning letter, order, forfeiture or other enforcement action, with related correspondence.
4. Every plan of correction the program submitted, and the department's response.
5. Every incident the program reported to the department (for example under DCF 251.04(3) or 250.04(3)): injuries requiring medical care, prohibited actions, suspected abuse or neglect, communicable disease, and children whose whereabouts were unknown.

I understand that child and reporter identities, and material made confidential by Wis. Stat. § 48.981, may be redacted; please release the remainder and cite the basis for anything withheld. Please provide the records electronically (PDF by email). If the estimated cost exceeds $5.00, please send me an estimate before proceeding. Please confirm receipt of this request.

Thank you,

[Your name]
[Email] · [Phone]

If something is happening now, file a child care complaint with DCF. For suspected abuse, contact your county child protective services or law enforcement.

Source: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, via the Child Care Finder and the licensed and certified directories. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.