New Morning Nursery School

718 Gilmore St, Madison, WI 53711 · Dane County

4cited violations

1serious

3inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 64
Ages: 2 years – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 08:30 AM-04:00 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Alison O'brien
Contact: Anderson-Brown, Rebecca
Phone: 608-233-0433
YoungStar: 5 Stars
Regulated since: 11/01/1996
DCF IDs: Facility 120035 · Provider 1000577881/001
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 2
Staff background & training 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Illness & medication (1)
2024	3	1	Illness & medication (1), Staff background & training (1), Other (1)

Inspection visits

Sep 16, 2025 Licensing visit · 457 rules checked, 1 not met
- Illness & medication
  A medication for a child enrolled at the center is missing a current medication administration authorization signed by the parent.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)6. — Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Oct 18, 2024 Licensing visit · 448 rules checked, 2 not met
- Other
  Multiple electrical outlets were not protected by outlet covers, as required.
  
  DCF 251.06(2)(b) — Electrical Or Hot Surface Protection
- Illness & medication
  Reviews of medical log books were last documented in October of 2023, and not every 6 months as required.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
May 20, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious

The DCF Finder's main page now lists this visit as "No Violations found". Its own visit report below still cites these rules. DCF's list drops violations after about two years.
- Staff background & training Serious
  Fingerprints Not Completed For The Following Individuals: Individual 001
  
  DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check
DCF visit report

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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 New Morning Nursery School, 718 Gilmore St, Madison, WI 53711 (DCF facility number 120035; provider number 1000577881, location 001; applicant/licensee number 7100220271), 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]

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Source: Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, via the Child Care Finder and the licensed and certified directories. Last read Oct 1, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.