Cadence Academy Preschool Of Oak Creek

100 W Marquette Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154 · Milwaukee County

36cited violations

11serious

4inspection visits

3enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 140
Ages: 6 weeks – 11 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:00 AM-05:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Leigh-Ellen Louie
Contact: Sekach, Taylor
Phone: 414-762-0600
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 03/09/2017
DCF IDs: Facility 2003293 · Provider 4000589094/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Cleanliness & sanitation 1
Illness & medication 7
Supervision & ratios 1
Safety & premises 8
Food & allergies 4
Staff background & training 11
Other 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Staff background & training (1)
2025	20	7	Illness & medication (5), Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (6), Food & allergies (2), Staff background & training (3), Other (3)
2024	15	3	Cleanliness & sanitation (1), Illness & medication (2), Safety & premises (2), Food & allergies (2), Staff background & training (7), Other (1)

Enforcement actions

Jul 31, 2024 — Warning Letter
Jan 22, 2024 — Forfeiture
Oct 18, 2023 — Forfeiture

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

Aug 20, 2026 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
- Staff background & training Serious
  Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Nov 19, 2025 Licensing visit · 144 rules checked, 7 not met 2 serious
- Supervision & ratios Serious
  Staff did not guide childs behavior while three children were observed at the bottom of the slide pushing and falling on top of each other multiple times.
  
  DCF 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children
- Safety & premises
  An electrical outlet located in the outdoor play space is not secured to the wall.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(b) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection
- Safety & premises Serious
  There are two bottles of sunscreen in childrens cubbies. The both state keep out of reach of children. These were removed during the visit.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children
- Illness & medication
  Several incidents where a child was injured while in care were not entered into the medical log book the day of the incident as several entries entered are out of order.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. — Medical Log - Injury In Care
- Illness & medication
  One of the medical log books reviewed has not been reviewed in the last six months. It was last reviewed on 3/25/25.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
- Illness & medication
  The medication authorization form for a child with an Epi-Pen is expired.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises
- Food & allergies
  Several container of baby food brought from home are not labeled with a childs name.
  
  DCF 251.09(3)(a)2. — Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jan 28, 2025 Licensing visit · 330 rules checked, 13 not met 5 serious
- Staff background & training
  Staff H who has been employed for more than 30 days does not have documentation of a physical on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
- Staff background & training
  Staff D does not have a Registry Certificate on file for the position they hold.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate
- Staff background & training
  Staff Es Infant and Child CPR/AED training on file is not by an approved trainer.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
- Other Serious
  There is a long thin metal wire lying on the ground accessible to children in the school age room.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises
- Other
  An outlet outside is not guarded.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(b) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection
- Illness & medication
  The pages in two medial log books are not numbered all the way through the book.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)2. — Medical Log - Pages & Entries
- Illness & medication
  There are old medications on premise with outdated authorization from 2022 and 2021. All medications on premises need to have current authorization forms on file.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises
- Safety & premises Serious
  Two children who are transported do not have the required permission and Emergency information on file at the center or in the vehicle they are transported in.
  
  DCF 251.08(2) — Permission & Emergency Information
- Safety & premises Serious
  Two children who are transported daily do not have the name, address,and telephone number of the childs health care provider on the vehicle. One child transported daily does not have written consent from the parent for emergency medical treatment on the vehicle.
  
  DCF 251.08(3)(b) — Information In Vehicle - Emergency Information
- Safety & premises Serious
  The center does not have documentation in the center or on the vehicle of their scheduled routes and stops.
  
  DCF 251.08(3)(c) — Information In Vehicle - Route And Stops
- Safety & premises Serious
  Staff G and Staff I did not have documentation of an annual driving record for review at the time of the visit.
  
  DCF 251.08(4)(c)1. — Driver Record - Obtain & Review
- Other
  One of four infant and toddler intake forms reviewed was not updated within 3 months.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development
- Food & allergies
  A bottle of milk was not discarded after given.
  
  DCF 251.09(3)(a)7. — Infant & Toddler - Leftover Milk Or Formula
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jul 10, 2024 Licensing visit · 197 rules checked, 15 not met 3 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
  Staff D Does Not Have A Name, Address, And Telephone Number Of Persons To Be Notified In An Emergency On File.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)1. — Staff Record - Personal Information
- Staff background & training
  Staff A And Staff D Who Have Been Employed For More Than 30 Days Do Not Have Documentation Of A Physical.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
- Staff background & training
  Staff C's Documentation Of Cpr On File Is Not By An Approved Provider.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
- Staff background & training
  Staff D Does Not Have Documentation Of Child Abuse And Neglect Training.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
- Staff background & training
  Staff D Does Not Have The Required Four Hours Of Training In Kitchen Sanitation, Food Handling, And Nutrition Prior To Beginning Work.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training
- Staff background & training Serious
  Staff C And Staff D Who Have Been Employed For More Than A Week Do Not Have Documentation Of An Orientation.
  
  DCF 251.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Develop, Implement, Document
- Cleanliness & sanitation Serious
  In The 2S Bathroom There Is A Cabinet That Does Not Lock That Has Loose Plastic Bags And Several Containers Of Clorox Wipes. In The Preschool Room Bathroom There Is A Cabinet With A Lock But The Lock Was Not Engaged. In This Cabinet Are 5 Containers Of Clorox Wipes And Disinfectant Spray. In The School Age Room There Are Two Spray Bottles Of Sunscreen In A ChildS Cubby. All Of The Above Items Are Accessible To Children And State Keep Out Of Reach Of Children.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children
- Safety & premises
  The Center Did Not Document The Monthly Fire And Tornado Drill For June 2024.
  
  DCF 251.06(3)(b)4. — Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills
- Safety & premises
  The Center Did Not Document Testing Of The Fire Alarm/Smoke Detectors For June 2024.
  
  DCF 251.06(4)(jm)2. — Fire Alarms & Smoke Detectors - Testing
- Food & allergies
  A Child Who Has A Peanut Allergy Is Not Listed On The Classrooms Allergy List.
  
  DCF 251.07(5)(a)10. — Sharing Information About Food & Other Allergies
- Illness & medication
  Medical Log Books Have Not Been Reviewed In The Last 6 Months.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
- Illness & medication
  There Is No Medication Authorization Form For An Inhaler In The School Age Room.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises
- Staff background & training Serious
  Staff B, Staff F, Staff G And Staff H Do Not Have A Driver Orientation Within The Last Year.
  
  DCF 251.08(4)(b) — Driver Orientation - Requirement
- Other
  Two Infant And Toddler Intake Forms Reviewed In The Toddler 2 Room Have Not Been Updated In The Last 3 Months. They Were Last Updated In February 2024.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development
- Food & allergies
  Three Bottles For One Infant Were Not Labeled With A Date.
  
  DCF 251.09(3)(a)2. — Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

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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 Cadence Academy Preschool Of Oak Creek, 100 W Marquette Ave, Oak Creek, WI 53154-2033 (DCF facility number 2003293; provider number 4000589094, location 001; applicant/licensee number 8100354083), 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.