Chatterbox Kids Campus

331 W Wilson St, Valders, WI 54245 · Manitowoc County

2cited violations

0serious

2inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 49
Ages: 2 years, 6 months – 12 years, 11 months
Hours: 05:30 AM-07:45 AM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Colleen Steinbruecker
Contact: Steinbruecker, Colleen
Phone: 920-775-9510
YoungStar: Not Rated
Regulated since: 09/19/2025
DCF IDs: Facility 2008730 · Provider 0000593480/002
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Staff background & training 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	1	0	Staff background & training (1)
2025	1	0	Staff background & training (1)

Inspection visits

Jan 28, 2026 Licensing visit
- Staff background & training Severity not stated
  Staff member #B did not have CPR completed within 3 months of hire - see checklist.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Nov 6, 2025 Licensing visit · 712 rules checked, 1 not met
- Staff background & training
  One staff member, #C, did not have documentation of a physical within 30 days of employment in her file - see checklists.
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination
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 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 Chatterbox Kids Campus, 331 W Wilson St, Valders, WI 54245-9634 (DCF facility number 2008730; provider number 0000593480, location 002; applicant/licensee number 8100407584), 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 15, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.