YWCA Van Buren Child Care Program

1515 Lapham, Janesville, WI 53546 · Rock County

4cited violations

0marked serious

3inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 26
Ages: 5 years – 12 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:30 AM-06:00 PM (Aug-Jun)
Licensee: Andrea Ehret
Contact: Fairbairn, Jim
Phone: 608-743-7147
YoungStar: 3 Stars
Regulated since: 07/30/2000
DCF IDs: Facility 120346 · Provider 0000555770/011
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Staff background & training 4

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	4	0	Staff background & training (4)

Inspection visits

May 19, 2026 Licensing visit · 224 rules checked, 4 not met
- Staff background & training
  Staff B did not have a physical examination report on file and has been working longer than 30 days.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
- Staff background & training
  The center did not maintain accurate documentation of staff days and hours worked when staff were not signed into the classroom when included in staff-to-child ratio.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked
- Staff background & training
  Staff A did not complete CPR training that included infants and children.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
- Staff background & training
  Staff A, B and C did not have child abuse and neglect training on file, required every two years.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 16, 2025 Licensing visit · 319 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 15, 2024 Licensing visit · 640 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. 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 Ywca Van Buren Child Care Program, 1515 Lapham, Janesville, WI 53546 (DCF facility number 120346; provider number 0000555770, location 011; applicant/licensee number 100000207), 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.