Parents Cooperative Preschool

320 S Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538 · Jefferson County

6cited violations

4serious

4inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 46
Ages: 2 years – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 07:00 AM-05:00 PM (Sep-Jun)
Licensee: Danielle Holtz
Contact: Delacruz-Raub, Jeanne
Phone: 920-563-7252
YoungStar: Not Rated
Regulated since: 02/01/1997
DCF IDs: Facility 220396 · Provider 4000577834/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Safety & premises (1)
2025	3	3	Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)
2024	1	1	Staff background & training (1)

Inspection visits

Mar 3, 2026 Licensing visit · 559 rules checked, 2 not met
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Bathroom used by children in the 2 to 3 year old classroom was not in good repair when broken ceramic tiles were observed to be in an area accessible to children.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair
- Safety & premises
  Fire extinguishers on the premise did not bear a label of being inspected annually when the last inspection was documented in 2024.
  
  DCF 251.06(4)(a) — Fire Extinguishers - Operable, Inspected, Labeled
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 8, 2025 Licensing visit · 251 rules checked, 3 not met 3 serious
- Staff background & training Serious
  Documentation of staff orientation was not on file for Staff A.
  
  DCF 251.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document
- Other Serious
  Multiple cords for electronics were accessible.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises
- Safety & premises Serious
  Chipping and peeling paint was accessible on the stairs in the gym.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(i) — Deteriorating Paint
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Sep 17, 2024 Licensing visit · 493 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

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)

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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 Southern Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLSRO@wisconsin.gov · 608-422-6765

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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 Parents Cooperative Preschool, 320 S Main St, Fort Atkinson, WI 53538-2229 (DCF facility number 220396; provider number 4000577834, location 001; applicant/licensee number 100219802), 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 9, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.