UW Oshkosh Head Start East Appleton

1800 S Lawe St, Appleton, WI 54915 · Outagamie County

2cited violations

1serious

5inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 85
Ages: 3 years – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 07:30 AM-04:00 PM (Sep-Jun)
Licensee: University Of Wisconsin
Contact: Gutschow, Danica
Phone: 920-410-0866
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 09/06/2017
DCF IDs: Facility 2003560 · Provider 4000559624/051
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Safety & premises 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Safety & premises (1)
2024	1	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (1)

Inspection visits

Apr 29, 2026 Licensing visit · 727 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
- Safety & premises Serious
  Room 162 had chipping paint on the wall to the right side of the door.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(i) — Deteriorating Paint
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Nov 3, 2025 Licensing visit · 426 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 7, 2025 Licensing visit · 431 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Nov 25, 2024 Licensing visit · 500 rules checked, 1 not met
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Premises failed to be in good repair- a windowsill in the gym contained broken/loose plaster material accessible to children.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair
DCF visit report
Apr 23, 2024 Licensing visit · 649 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 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 Uw Oshkosh Head Start East Appleton, 1800 S Lawe St, Appleton, WI 54915-2473 (DCF facility number 2003560; provider number 4000559624, location 051; applicant/licensee number 7100078172), 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 2, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.