Ms. Clay's Learning Center LLC

3410 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210 · Milwaukee County

16cited violations

0marked serious

3inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 25
Ages: 6 weeks – 11 years, 11 months
Hours: 06:00 AM-10:00 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Latoya Swift
Contact: Swift, Latoya
Phone: 414-748-0564
YoungStar: 3 Stars
Regulated since: 07/06/2021
DCF IDs: Facility 2005458 · Provider 0000590410/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	8	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (2), Illness & medication (1), Supervision & ratios (1), Food & allergies (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (2)
2024	8	0	Cleanliness & sanitation (3), Supervision & ratios (1), Safety & premises (1), Staff background & training (1), Records & paperwork (1), Other (1)

Inspection visits

Sep 17, 2025 Licensing visit
- Staff background & training
  Staff B and Staff C do not have current biennial training in Child Abuse and Neglect. The training on file expired in February 2025.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
- Supervision & ratios
  Staff who is used to meet ratio is not free of classroom duties when meals and snacks are being prepared.
  
  DCF 251.055(2)(L) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Non-Classroom Duties
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  There is a large amount of dust on two fans in the toddler room.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair
- Food & allergies
  There is no thermometer in the freezer.
  
  DCF 251.06(9)(d)1.c. — Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  The cots with bedding is not completely covered with a sheet, leaving blankets and sheets exposed.
  
  DCF 251.07(4)(e) — Naps Or Rest Periods - Bedding Maintenance, Storage, Cleanliness
- Other
  The menus are not dated.
  
  DCF 251.07(5)(a)5.b. — Menus - Plan
- Other
  Changes to the menus are not being kept on file for review.
  
  DCF 251.07(5)(a)6. — Menus - Changes
- Illness & medication
  The medical log book has not been reviewed in the last 6 months. It was last reviewed on 12/30/24.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 30, 2024 Licensing visit
- Records & paperwork
  After review of attendance, it was observed that the records were not current and accurate on 10/4/24 when 2 children were not signed out of care.
  
  DCF 251.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record
- Staff background & training
  Staff B does not have current documentation of CPR training on file. The CPR training on file expired on 2/25/24.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  Sight and sound supervision was not maintained when children were allowed to use the bathroom unassisted.
  
  DCF 251.055(1)(a) — Supervision Of Children
- Supervision & ratios
  Child care workers shall be free of non-classroom duties when they are counted in meeting the staff-to-child ratios. This is not occurring as a teacher who is used to meet ratio is preparing lunch for children.
  
  DCF 251.055(2)(L) — Staff-To-Child Ratios - Non-Classroom Duties
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  A potty chair in the bathroom has dry urine in it. Potty chair receptacles shall be emptied and rinsed after use and immediately disinfected.
  
  DCF 251.06(10)(dm)2. — Potty Chairs - Disinfected
- Safety & premises
  There is a loose cord on the floor of the infant room from a baby swing which is accessible to children. Loose cords are a strangulation hazard.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(a) — Potential Source Of Harm On Premises
- Cleanliness & sanitation
  There is a can of powder Ajax cleaning product accessible to children as it was in an unlocked cabinet under the sink in the bathroom. The cleaning product was removed during the visit. There are several tubes of diaper cream on an exposed shelf below the changing table, therefore accessible to children. The diaper cream states keep out of reach of children.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children
- Other
  One of the four infant and Toddler intake forms reviewed has not been updated in the last 3 months. The last update was 3/4/24.
  
  DCF 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Jan 5, 2024 Licensing visit

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report

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Send to: DCF Records Custodian · DCFRecordsRequest@wisconsin.gov · fax (608) 422-7161 · 201 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI 53703
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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 Ms. Clay'S Learning Center Llc, 3410 W Burleigh St, Milwaukee, WI 53210-1908 (DCF facility number 2005458; provider number 0000590410, location 001; applicant/licensee number 9100374199), 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,

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[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 Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan.

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