Little Future Scholars

9509 W Melvina St, Milwaukee, WI 53222 · Milwaukee County

5cited violations

2marked serious

2inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Family child care
Licensed capacity: 8
Ages: 6 weeks – 13 years
Hours: 06:00 AM-10:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Devonya Key
Contact: Key, Devonya
Phone: 414-323-9298
YoungStar: 3 Stars
Regulated since: 04/30/2025
DCF IDs: Facility 2007776 · Provider 0000592620/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Staff background & training 3
Records & paperwork 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	1	Staff background & training (1)
2025	4	1	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (2), Records & paperwork (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 250.05(2)(b) — Staff File - Background Check Results
DCF visit report
Jul 23, 2025 Licensing visit · 308 rules checked, 4 not met 1 serious
- Staff background & training
  ILS was not to verify a Staff Record for Staff B & C.
  
  DCF 250.05(2)(a) — Staff File - Staff Record Form
- Illness & medication
  ILS was not able to verify a completed Free from Illness report for Staff B due 30 days after working with children.
  
  DCF 250.05(2)(d)1.a. — Staff File - Physical Examination - Illness
- Records & paperwork
  ILS was not able to verify a staff health report for staff B.
  
  DCF 250.05(2)(d)1.b. — Staff File - Physical Examination - Physical Ability
- Staff background & training Serious
  Staff B & C were missing a Staff Orientation Form completed.
  
  DCF 250.05(4)(a) — Staff Orientation - Documentation
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 Southeastern Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLSERO@wisconsin.gov · 262-446-7800

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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 Little Future Scholars, 9509 W Melvina St, Milwaukee, WI 53222-2540 (DCF facility number 2007776; provider number 0000592620, location 001; applicant/licensee number 2100398822), 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 Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan.