Kindercare Learning Center

1991 Commerce Dr, Mount Horeb, WI 53572 · Dane County

5cited violations

2marked serious

4inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 147
Ages: 6 weeks – 12 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:15 AM-05:45 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: April Carter
Contact: Alvarado, Amber
Phone: 608-237-1826
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 12/08/2025
DCF IDs: Facility 2008894 · Provider 0000555710/049
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Discipline & child guidance 1
Staff background & training 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	5	2	Illness & medication (2), Discipline & child guidance (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)

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
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check
DCF visit report
Jun 16, 2026 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  The center self-reported that a staff member engaged in a prohibited action that may have been emotionally or physically painful, discomforting or potentially injurious to a child when a teacher forcefully grabbed and picked up a child by one arm out of frustration and spanked the child's bottom.
  
  DCF 251.07(2)(e) — Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Mar 31, 2026 Licensing visit · 367 rules checked, 2 not met
- Illness & medication
  Written parent authorization for a stored medication did not include the length of the authorization, parent signature and date. Blanket authorizations are prohibited.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)1.a. — Medication Administration - Parent Authorization
- Illness & medication
  Prescription and nonprescription medication being stored at the center were not in the original containers and labeled with the child's name, dosage and directions for administration.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)1.b. — Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Feb 17, 2026 Licensing visit · 507 rules checked, 1 not met
- Other
  Child 1 did not have documentation of changes on the intake form for children under age 2 every three months.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development
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. Electronic copies are generally free.

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Send to: DCF Records Custodian · DCFRecordsRequest@wisconsin.gov · fax (608) 422-7161 · 201 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
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 Kindercare Learning Center, 1991 Commerce Dr, Mount Horeb, WI 53572-9100 (DCF facility number 2008894; provider number 0000555710, location 049; applicant/licensee number 4100000146), 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. History last read Sep 30, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan.