Stepping Stones Childcare And Preschool INC.

124 Hale Dr, Holmen, WI 54636 · La Crosse County

8cited violations

4serious

8inspection visits

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 135
Ages: 6 weeks – 6 years
Hours: 06:30 AM-05:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Natasha Remis
Contact: Burrows, Jackie
Phone: 608-526-5888
YoungStar: 3 Stars
Regulated since: 01/01/2022
DCF IDs: Facility 2005899 · Provider 2000590752/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Supervision & ratios 3
Discipline & child guidance 2
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Supervision & ratios (1)
2025	5	3	Supervision & ratios (2), Discipline & child guidance (2), Safety & premises (1)
2024	2	1	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1)

Enforcement actions

Feb 5, 2025 — Orders Letter
251.055(1)(a) (Supervision Of Children ) on 1/3/2025 : On 08/14/2024, a four-year-old child was unsupervised in the outdoor play space for approximately six to eight minutes. 251.055(1)(f) (Child Tracking Procedure ) on 1/3/2025 : On 08/14/2024, center staff failed to implement the center's child tracking procedure when transitioning indoors from the outdoor play space, resulting in a four-year-old child being left outside.

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 1, 2026 Licensing visit · 638 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 28, 2026 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met
- Supervision & ratios
  On 4/15/26 parents were not immediately notified when their child was struck in the mouth area by a swinging child causing her to fall backward and biting her tongue causing a laceration requiring stitches. Per rule notification shall be made immediately and shall provide sufficient detail to reasonably apprise the parent in all of the following situations: The child experiences a head injury
  
  DCF 251.04(4)(a)2. — Parent Notification
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Dec 8, 2025 Licensing visit · 318 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 7, 2025 Licensing visit · 485 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jan 3, 2025 Licensing visit · 5 rules checked, 5 not met 3 serious
- Supervision & ratios
  The Licensee/center failed to report to the department within 24 hours that a staff person did not know the whereabouts of a child assigned to the worker for approximately 6-8 minutes on 8/14/24 when the child was left behind on the playground while the rest of their classroom went inside.
  
  DCF 251.04(3)(i) — Report - Unknown Whereabouts Or Left Premise
- Discipline & child guidance
  The licensee/center failed to report a prohibited action by an employee to a child in care to the Department within 24 hours of the occurrence.
  
  DCF 251.04(3)(jm) — Report - Prohibited Actions
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  On 08/14/2024, a four-year-old child was unsupervised in the outdoor play space for approximately six to eight minutes.
  
  DCF 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children
- Safety & premises Serious
  On 08/14/2024, center staff failed to implement the center's child tracking procedure when transitioning indoors from the outdoor play space, resulting in a four-year-old child being left outside.
  
  DCF 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  Staff A admitted to picking up a child in an aggressive manner and setting children down on the floor or carpet roughly. Staff A admitted to setting a child on their cot aggressively and yelling in a loud tone at children multiple times during summer 2024.
  
  DCF 251.07(2)(e) — Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 24, 2024 Licensing visit · 293 rules checked, 1 not met
- Safety & premises
  Per rule, children under one year of age may not sleep in a crib or playpen that contains soft or loose materials such as sheepskins, pillows, blankets, flat sheets, bumper pads, bibs, pacifiers with attached soft objects or stuffed animals. No blankets or other items may be hung on the sides of the drib or playpen. One child under one year of age were observed asleep in cribs that contained a blanket during the licensing visit.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(L) — Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 20, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious

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 Serious
  Fingerprints Not Completed For The Following Individuals: Individual 001
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 3, 2024 Licensing visit · 529 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

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 Western Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLWRO@wisconsin.gov · 715-930-1148

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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 Stepping Stones Childcare And Preschool Inc., 124 Hale Dr, Holmen, WI 54636-8933 (DCF facility number 2005899; provider number 2000590752, location 001; applicant/licensee number 4100378046), 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]

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Source: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, via the Child Care Finder and the licensed and certified directories. Last read Oct 15, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.