Kindercare Learning Center

W5483 County Road Kk, Appleton, WI 54915 · Calumet County

3cited violations

0marked serious

2inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 105
Ages: birth – 12 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:00 AM-05:00 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: April Carter
Contact: Koehler, Ashley
Phone: 920-380-1033
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 02/02/2026
DCF IDs: Facility 2009144 · Provider 0000555710/051
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Safety & premises 1
Food & allergies 1
Staff background & training 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	3	0	Safety & premises (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (1)

Inspection visits

Jul 22, 2026 Licensing visit · 629 rules checked, 1 not met
- Staff background & training
  Based on record review on 7/22/26 according to the Staff Record Checklist Staff Member A and Staff Member B failed to have meal prep personnel training on file.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 23, 2026 Licensing visit · 249 rules checked, 2 not met
- Safety & premises
  Based on observation of the infant/toddler classrooms the cribs failed to be placed end-to-end and/or have an aisle not less than 2 feet in. Two cribs were placed end to side.
  
  DCF 251.07(4)(c) — Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children Under 1
- Food & allergies
  The program self reported on 4/8/26 that an infant failed to be fed the correct food/breastmilk/formula. An infant child who drinks breastmilk was fed 4 oz of another infant child's formula.
  
  DCF 251.09(3)(a)2m. — Infant & Toddler - Correct Food, Breastmilk, Or Formula
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 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 Kindercare Learning Center, W5483 County Road Kk, Appleton, WI 54915-9344 (DCF facility number 2009144; provider number 0000555710, location 051; 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]

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. History last read Sep 30, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan.