Jean's Loving Care

506 Merrill St, Sparta, WI 54656 · Monroe County

3cited violations

2marked serious

2inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Family child care
Licensed capacity: 8
Ages: 6 weeks – 5 years, 11 months
Hours: 05:45 AM-04:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Jean Swartz
Contact: Swartz, Jean M
Phone: 608-487-0228
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 11/18/2004
DCF IDs: Facility 1008676 · Provider 0000558930/002
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Discipline & child guidance 1
Records & paperwork 2

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2025	1	0	Records & paperwork (1)
2024	2	2	Discipline & child guidance (1), Records & paperwork (1)

Inspection visits

Oct 28, 2025 Licensing visit · 375 rules checked, 1 not met
- Records & paperwork
  Each child 2 years of age and under age 5 shall have an initial health examination not more than one year prior to nor later than 3 months after being admitted to the center, and a follow-up health examination at least once every 2 years thereafter. Child record #1 did not have documentation of a follow-up health examination at least every 2 years.
  
  DCF 250.04(6)(a)4.b. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Over 2, Under 5
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Nov 12, 2024 Licensing visit · 360 rules checked, 2 not met 2 serious
- Records & paperwork Serious
  The attendance was not current and accurate on the day of the licensing visit when one of the children was not signed in on the attendance record.
  
  DCF 250.04(6)(b) — Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record
- Discipline & child guidance Serious
  During the course of a complaint investigation the provider admitted, during outdoor play time, there have been occasions when she has yelled and/or screamed so loudly at the children in her care that it caused them to cry. Actions that are cruel, aversive, humiliating or frightening to a child are prohibited.
  
  DCF 250.07(2)(c)5. — Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating
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 Western Regional Licensing Office · DCFPlicBRLWRO@wisconsin.gov · 715-930-1148

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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 Jean'S Loving Care, 506 Merrill St, Sparta, WI 54656 (DCF facility number 1008676; provider number 0000558930, location 002; applicant/licensee number 9100003093), 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.