Edgar Child Care Center

620 N 4th Ave, Edgar, WI 54426 · Marathon County

8cited violations

1serious

4inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 22
Ages: 6 weeks – 4 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:00 AM-05:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Cari Guden
Contact: Ruppert, Shannon
Phone: 715-352-2000
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 07/17/1989
DCF IDs: Facility 620126 · Provider 3000557023/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Safety & premises 1
Staff background & training 3
Records & paperwork 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	3	0	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (2)
2025	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2024	4	1	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspection visits

Apr 14, 2026 Licensing visit · 378 rules checked, 3 not met
- Staff background & training
  Per review of attendance, 2 staff did not sign in or out of the infant classroom.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked
- Staff background & training
  Staff D and Staff I did not have 15 hours of continuing education documented for 2025.
  
  DCF 251.05(4)(c)9. — Continuing Education - Documentation Of 12 Month Period
- Illness & medication
  Per review of medical log books, the medical log book for the toddler classroom has not been reviewed since 3-2025. The medical log book for the preschool classroom has not been reviewed since 4-2025.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 23, 2025 Licensing visit · 587 rules checked, 1 not met
- Records & paperwork
  Child 1 and Child 3 do not have current health reports on file.
  
  DCF 251.04(6)(a)8.a. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 15, 2024 Licensing visit · 254 rules checked, 3 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
  Per Review Of Center Sign-In Sheets, Not All Staff Are Accurately Documenting Time Worked.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked
- Safety & premises
  A Child Under The Age Of 1, Was Observed To Be Sleeping In A Pack-N-Play With A Pacifier That Had A Teddy Bear Attached To It. Another Child Under The Age Of 1 Was Sleeping In A Pack-N-Play That Had A Blanket Hanging Over The Side.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(L) — Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs
- Other Serious
  Staff In The Infant Room Have Been Placing A Child Under The Age Of 1 On Their Stomach To Sleep Without Written Consent From The Child's Doctor For This Sleep Position.
  
  DCF 251.09(2)(bm) — Infant & Toddler - Sleep Position
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Feb 7, 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.
- Records & paperwork
  At Least 30 Days Before The Continuation Review Of The License, An Applicant For License Renewal Shall Submit To The Department All Requested Continuation Materials And Fees.
  
  DCF 251.11(4)(b) — Continuation License - Application Materials Submission
DCF visit report

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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 Northern Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLNRO@wisconsin.gov · 715-361-7700

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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 Edgar Child Care Center, 620 N 4th Ave, Edgar, WI 54426-9150 (DCF facility number 620126; provider number 3000557023, location 001; applicant/licensee number 3100057236), 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 16, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.