St Marks Lutheran Preschool

600 Stevens Dr, Wausau, WI 54401 · Marathon County

11cited violations

1serious

4inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 48
Ages: 3 years – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Leon Woller
Contact: Page, Cathy
Phone: 715-848-5511
YoungStar: Not Rated
Regulated since: 09/10/1973
DCF IDs: Facility 620149 · Provider 3000572963/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 8

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	10	1	Illness & medication (2), Staff background & training (8)
2024	1	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (1)

Inspection visits

May 5, 2026 Licensing visit · 559 rules checked, 10 not met 1 serious
- Staff background & training
  Staff B, Staff G, and Staff I did not have a staff record form or information on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability
- Staff background & training
  Staff I and Staff J did not have a health report on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
- Staff background & training
  Staff D did not have a Registry Certificate or information in her file indicating she is Teacher qualified.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate
- Staff background & training
  Staff C and Staff D did not have documentation on file indicating they completed abuse head trauma training.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(b) — Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training
- Staff background & training
  Staff C did not have an updated CPR certificate on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
- Staff background & training
  Staff A, Staff G, Staff I and Staff J did not have an current child abuse and neglect training certificate on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
- Staff background & training Serious
  Staff I and Staff J did not have completed staff orientation documentation on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document
- Staff background & training
  Staff C did not have documentation on file that 15 hours of continuing education was completed in 2025.
  
  DCF 251.05(4)(c)9. — Continuing Education - Documentation Of 12 Month Period
- Illness & medication
  Per review, a medical log book did not times documented of when injuries/incidents occurred.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. — Medical Log - Injury In Care
- Illness & medication
  Per observation, Child 1 on the Child ID Key had an expired Epi-Pen at the center. The Epi-Pen expired in 11-2024.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Sep 23, 2025 Licensing visit · 543 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 16, 2024 Licensing visit · 398 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Aug 6, 2024 Licensing visit · 260 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.
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Per Discussion With Staff, Eating Surfaces Are Not Being Both Washed And Sanitized Before And After Use. Staff Have Been Using A Sanitizing Solution Only.
  
  DCF 251.07(5)(b)5. — Eating Surfaces - Cleaned, Sanitized
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 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 St Marks Lutheran Preschool, 600 Stevens Dr, Wausau, WI 54401-2977 (DCF facility number 620149; provider number 3000572963, location 001; applicant/licensee number 6100072661), 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.