Vita Kids Learning Center

1205 W Royal Lee Dr, Palmyra, WI 53156 · Jefferson County

6cited violations

0serious

5inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 102
Ages: 6 weeks – 11 years, 11 months
Hours: 05:30 AM-05:00 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: John Casagrande
Contact: Mehring, James
Phone: 262-495-6400
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 05/01/2003
DCF IDs: Facility 1006555 · Provider 6000558236/004
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Safety & premises 2
Staff background & training 2
Records & paperwork 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	6	0	Safety & premises (2), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspection visits

May 11, 2026 Licensing visit · 312 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 21, 2025 Licensing visit · 406 rules checked, 2 not met
- Safety & premises
  There was no documentation of a tornado drill being conducted for the month of September.
  
  DCF 251.06(3)(b)4. — Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills
- Other
  The center did not have a plan in place for an isolation area, whether in the classroom or in another designated area of the center, to ensure other children are kept away from an ill child.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(b) — Isolation Area
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Mar 11, 2025 Licensing visit · 556 rules checked, 4 not met
- Records & paperwork
  Alternate arrival/release agreement was not on file for children that are arriving via school bus.
  
  DCF 251.04(6)(a)5. — Child Record - Alternate Arrival / Release Agreement
- Staff background & training
  Staff A did not have a physical examination report within 30 days of hire.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
- Staff background & training
  Staff B did not complete a biannual training on Wisconsin child abuse and neglect reporting laws.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
- Safety & premises
  The center did not document or practice fire drills for the month of February.
  
  DCF 251.06(3)(b)4. — Emergencies - Record Of Fire / Tornado Drills
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Aug 21, 2024 Licensing visit · 368 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jan 16, 2024 Licensing visit · 141 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 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 Vita Kids Learning Center, 1205 W Royal Lee Dr, Palmyra, WI 53156 (DCF facility number 1006555; provider number 6000558236, location 004; applicant/licensee number 7100114276), 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 3, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.