YMCA Before Care Chegwin

109 E Merrill Ave, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935 · Fond Du Lac County

7cited violations

1serious

3inspection visits

1enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 20
Ages: 4 years – 10 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:15 AM-08:15 AM (Sep-Jun)
Licensee: Tom Huempfner
Contact: Winke, Nicole
Phone: 920-921-3698
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 09/17/2025
DCF IDs: Facility 2008608 · Provider 4000558514/009
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Staff background & training 5
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

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

Enforcement actions

Feb 24, 2026 — Orders Letter
251.05(2)(a)2. (Staff Record - Completed Background Check ) on 2/4/2026 : Based on records review, the center did not have a completed background check for staff member A.

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

Sep 23, 2026 Licensing visit · 70 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Feb 4, 2026 Licensing visit · 544 rules checked, 3 not met 1 serious
- Staff background & training
  Based on records review, the center did not have the staff records form on file for staff member A.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information
- Staff background & training Serious
  Based on records review, the center did not have a completed background check for staff member A.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check
- Staff background & training
  Based on records review, the center did not have documentation on file pertaining the educational qualifications for staff member A. The center provided the staff transcripts to Licensing on 02/10/2026.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)4.d. — Staff Record - Educational Qualifications
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Dec 1, 2025 Licensing visit · 696 rules checked, 4 not met
- Records & paperwork
  The enrollment form was missing the information for the person authorized to call for or receive the child, for child # 1.
  
  DCF 251.04(6)(a)1. — Child Record - Enrollment Information
- Illness & medication
  The center did not have the immunization information on file for child #1.
  
  DCF 251.04(6)(a)6m. — Child Record - Immunization History
- Staff background & training
  Based on records review, the program did not have the staff record information available for staff member B.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a) — Staff Record - Maintenance & Availability
- Staff background & training
  Based on records review, the program did not have a physical examination on file for staff member C.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
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 Northeastern Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLNERO@wisconsin.gov · 920-785-7811

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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 Ymca Before Care Chegwin, 109 E Merrill Ave, Fond Du Lac, WI 54935-3553 (DCF facility number 2008608; provider number 4000558514, location 009; applicant/licensee number 100077307), 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 9, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.