Creando Preschool

1716 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711 · Dane County

3cited violations

0serious

3inspection visits

0enforcement actions

Program

Type: Group center
Licensed capacity: 48
Ages: 2 years – 10 years, 11 months
Hours: 07:30 AM-05:30 PM (Jan-Dec)
Licensee: Karen Haygood
Contact: Haygood, Karen
Phone: 608-395-5420
YoungStar: 2 Stars
Regulated since: 09/02/2021
DCF IDs: Facility 2005711 · Provider 1000589471/002
Official record: DCF Child Care Finder

Violations by category

Illness & medication 1
Staff background & training 1
Other 1

Year by year

Year	Violations	Serious	Main categories
2026	2	0	Staff background & training (1), Other (1)
2025	1	0	Illness & medication (1)

Inspection visits

Apr 7, 2026 Licensing visit · 511 rules checked, 2 not met
- Staff background & training
  Staff A did not have a current biennial training on child abuse and neglect reporting laws. Personal A no tenia vigente la capacitación bienal sobre las leyes de abuso y negligencia.
  
  DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training
- Other
  During nap time, multiple children in both classrooms were not placed at least 2 feet apart from each other. Durante la hora de la siesta, varios ninos en ambas aulas no fueron colocados a una distancia de al menos dos pies de distancia.
  
  DCF 251.07(4)(cm) — Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children 1 And Older
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 8, 2025 Licensing visit · 623 rules checked, 1 not met
- Illness & medication
  Original medication containers, being stored in individual zip-lock bags, did not have the name of the child on the container.
  
  DCF 251.07(6)(f)1.b. — Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling
DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)
Apr 3, 2024 Licensing visit · 441 rules checked, 0 not met

No violations cited on this visit.

DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

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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 Creando Preschool, 1716 Monroe St, Madison, WI 53711-2054 (DCF facility number 2005711; provider number 1000589471, location 002; applicant/licensee number 8100359689), 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 1, 2026. Violation text is DCF's own wording. The categories are ours, added to help you scan. About this data.