Dreamland Child Care 3

Violations by category

• Cleanliness & sanitation 7
• Illness & medication 8
• Discipline & child guidance 2
• Safety & premises 9
• Food & allergies 3
• Staff background & training 20
• Records & paperwork 3
• Other 4

Year by year

Enforcement actions

• Sep 9, 2026 — Warning Letter

  251.055(1)(f) (Child Tracking Procedure ) on 9/1/2026 : On the day of the licensing visit, a combined group of children (toddlers, school age, and preschool) were observed napping in the toddler room; the attendance used for tacking for the school age and preschool group was left in the classrooms and was not in the in the toddler room were they were napping. 251.06(2)(d) (Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children ) on 9/1/2026 : In the hallway bathroom, diaper creams and ointment creams, labeled keep out of reach of children, were observed on the lower shelf of the diaper changing table, accessible to children. **The ointment and creams were moved during the monitoring visit** Based on entries in the medical log book, on 6/8/26, a child in care (age 8) was burned while using a hot glue gun and on 8/18/26, a child (age 6) was zapped by an electric fly swatter, that was accessible to children. Note, the fly swatter was inaccessible to children on the day of the monitoring visit

• Feb 18, 2026 — Warning Letter

  251.05(3)(c) (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training ) on 2/11/2026 : Staff D and Staff E do not have a current CPR certificate on file.

• Dec 17, 2025 — Orders Letter

  251.07(2)(e)3. (Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure ) on 11/12/2025 : The director disclosed that a teacher used both of her hands and picked a child up by one arm from their cot that was on the floor. 251.07(2)(e)5. (Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions ) on 11/12/2025 : It was found during the investigation that the teacher was yelling at the child for misbehaving before pulling the child up by one arm.

A warning letter is not an enforcement action under Wisconsin law and carries no appeal rights. Orders and forfeitures are enforcement actions and can be appealed.

Inspection visits

1. Sep 1, 2026 Licensing visit · 85 rules checked, 14 not met 3 serious
   • Safety & premises

     The file for Child 1 lacked all the required information including parent/guardian contact information, childs home address/telephone number, persons authorized to call for/receive the child, emergency contact information, consent for emergency medical care or treatment and consent to participate in field trips or other off premise activities.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)1. — Child Record - Enrollment Information

   • Illness & medication

     There was no health history and emergency care plan on file for Child 1 and Child 3. The health history for Child 2, identified as having an allergy and asthma, is incomplete. There is no information and emergency care plan that correspond to the asthma.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)6. — Child Record - Health History

   • Staff background & training

     On the day of the licensing visit, staff hours worked when used to meet ratio was not accurate.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked

   • Other Serious

     On the day of the licensing visit, a combined group of children (toddlers, school age, and preschool) were observed napping in the toddler room; the attendance used for tacking for the school age and preschool group was left in the classrooms and was not in the in the toddler room were they were napping.

     DCF 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure

   • Illness & medication Serious

     In the hallway bathroom, diaper creams and ointment creams, labeled keep out of reach of children, were observed on the lower shelf of the diaper changing table, accessible to children. **The ointment and creams were moved during the monitoring visit** Based on entries in the medical log book, on 6/8/26, a child in care (age 8) was burned while using a hot glue gun and on 8/18/26, a child (age 6) was zapped by an electric fly swatter, that was accessible to children. Note, the fly swatter was inaccessible to children on the day of the monitoring visit

     DCF 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     Multiple ceiling tiles and light fixtures throughout the center were stained, broken and/or missing and one classroom that was missing ceiling tiles had exposed insulation.

     DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair

   • Safety & premises Serious

     Flaking paint was observed on the front wall near the rocking chair in the school age room.

     DCF 251.06(2)(i) — Deteriorating Paint

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     In the kitchen, single serving utensils (spoons) were observed sitting in the drying rack. Single serving utensils shall be nontoxic, stored in a clean, dry place, kept covered, and may not be reused.

     DCF 251.06(9)(a)5. — Kitchen - Single-Service Utensils

   • Food & allergies

     The thermometer in the kitchen freezer was broken and there was no thermometer in the refrigerator in the school age room that is being used to store milk.

     DCF 251.06(9)(d)1.c. — Food Storage - Cold Storage Thermometers

   • Food & allergies

     A container of prepared food (peas) being stored in the kitchen refrigerator was dated 8/28/26 and was not used within 36 hours or frozen immediately.

     DCF 251.06(9)(f)3. — Food - Leftover Prepared Food

   • Safety & premises

     In the infant room, mattresses in each crib were added. The manufacture notice on the crib states do not add extra mattresses.

     DCF 251.07(3)(a)5. — Indoor Equipment - Intended Use

   • Illness & medication

     The center failed to document in the medical log book an injury a child sustained while in care on 7/3/26.

     DCF 251.07(6)(dm)3.b. — Medical Log - Injury In Care

   • Illness & medication

     A medical log entry in the school age room, dated 6/8/26, noted Vaseline was administered to a child who received a burn while in care. Superficial wounds shall be cleaned with soap and water only.

     DCF 251.07(6)(j)6. — Cleaning & Protecting Superficial Wounds

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     On the day of the monitoring visit, two children under the age of 2 were being cared for in the toddler room that did not contain a handwashing sink for diapering.

     DCF 251.09(4)(b) — Infant & Toddler - Sinks In Self-Contained Area

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

2. May 21, 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 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check

   DCF visit report

3. Feb 11, 2026 Licensing visit · 232 rules checked, 18 not met 4 serious
   • Illness & medication

     There is no immunization history on file for Child 1 and Child 4.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)6m. — Child Record - Immunization History

   • Records & paperwork

     There is no record for Child 1 and Child 3 had a physical exam within the past 6 months.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)8.a. — Child Record - Physical Exam - Under 2

   • Staff background & training

     The registry certificate on file for Staff A does not show staff has met the educational qualifications for the position.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)4.a. — Staff Record - Registry Certificate

   • Staff background & training

     Staff A does not have documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent on file.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)5. — Staff Record - High School Diploma

   • Staff background & training

     Staff hours worked are documented but it does not include which classroom staff is working in when used to meet staff-to-child ratio.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)6. — Staff Record - Days & Hours Worked

   • Staff background & training

     Staff D and Staff E do not have a current CPR certificate on file.

     DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

   • Staff background & training

     Staff E does not have documentation of a current biennial child abuse and neglect training. The training on file was taken March 2023.

     DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training

   • Staff background & training

     Staff E, identified as the meal prep personnel, does not have documentation of completing the annual 1 hour training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition.

     DCF 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training

   • Cleanliness & sanitation Serious

     In the hallway bathroom, a bottle of bleach water was observed near the toilet and several diaper creams and ointment creams, labeled keep out of reach of children, were on a lower shelf, accessible to children.

     DCF 251.06(2)(d) — Access To Materials Potentially Harmful To Children

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     Throughout the center, multiple water stains were observed on ceiling tiles.

     DCF 251.06(2)(gm) — Premises - Well Drained, Clean, In Good Repair

   • Safety & premises Serious

     Several areas of flaking paint was observed in the pre-k classroom, accessible to children.

     DCF 251.06(2)(i) — Deteriorating Paint

   • Illness & medication

     The medical log book in the infant room has not been reviewed within the last 6 months.

     DCF 251.07(6)(dm)4. — Medical Log - Reviewing Injury Records

   • Illness & medication

     Not all of the diaper creams were labeled with a childs name. There was A & D diaper cream in both the infant room and hallway bathroom with no name.

     DCF 251.07(6)(f)1.b. — Medication Administration - Containers & Labeling

   • Staff background & training Serious

     Staff C, identified as the driver, does not have an annual driving record completed and on file. The driving record for Staff C expired July 2025.

     DCF 251.08(4)(b) — Driver Orientation - Requirement

   • Staff background & training Serious

     Staff C, identified as the driver, does not have an annual driver training completed. The last training was completed in October 2022.

     DCF 251.08(4)(c)1. — Driver Record - Obtain & Review

   • Other

     Under 2 intake forms for Child 1 and Child 3 have not been updated within the past three months.

     DCF 251.09(1)(c) — Infant & Toddler - Documenting Changes In Development

   • Other

     In the infant room, two children were observed sitting in high chairs without safety straps. **This was corrected during the monitoring visit**

     DCF 251.09(3)(a)11. — Infant & Toddler - Care During Feeding

   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     The diaper changing surface in the hallway bathroom has rips/tears, making the surface unable to be disinfected easily.

     DCF 251.09(4)(a)3. — Infant & Toddler - Diaper Changing Surface Disinfection

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

4. Nov 12, 2025 Licensing visit · 2 rules checked, 2 not met 2 serious
   • Discipline & child guidance Serious

     The director disclosed that a teacher used both of her hands and picked a child up by one arm from their cot that was on the floor.

     DCF 251.07(2)(e)3. — Prohibited Actions - Physical Restraint, Restriction, Enclosure

   • Discipline & child guidance Serious

     It was found during the investigation that the teacher was yelling at the child for misbehaving before pulling the child up by one arm.

     DCF 251.07(2)(e)5. — Prohibited Actions - Cruel, Aversive, Frightening, Humiliating Actions

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

5. Aug 22, 2025 Licensing visit · 151 rules checked, 4 not met
   • Cleanliness & sanitation

     There was no cover on the garbage can in the classroom that had pull-ups and discarded food in it

     DCF 251.06(2)(n) — Garbage Containers - Construction & Disposal Schedule

   • Safety & premises

     There was no documentation of completed fire and tornado drills for July 2025.

     DCF 251.06(3)(b)2. — Emergencies - Practice Written Plans

   • Safety & premises

     There was an infant sleeping in the crib that was wrapped in a blanket and sleeping on a boppy pillow.

     DCF 251.09(1)(L) — Infant & Toddler - Soft Materials In Cribs

   • Food & allergies

     There was a can of Enfamil that was opened and not labeled with a date.

     DCF 251.09(3)(a)2. — Infant & Toddler - Food & Formula Brought From Home

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

6. Feb 14, 2025 Licensing visit · 465 rules checked, 8 not met 1 serious
   • Records & paperwork

     There was missing information on the child enrollment form for Child 1.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)1. — Child Record - Enrollment Information

   • Illness & medication

     There was no documentation of an immunization history for Child 4.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)6m. — Child Record - Immunization History

   • Records & paperwork

     There was no documentation of the required health report for Child 4.

     DCF 251.04(6)(a)8. — Child Record - Physical Examination

   • Staff background & training

     There was no documentation of a staff health report for Staff A & C.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination

   • Staff background & training

     There was no documentation of the required 15 hours of continuing education for Staff A & D.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)7. — Staff Record - Continuing Education

   • Staff background & training

     There is no documentation of a current CPR/First Aid Training for Staff C.

     DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

   • Staff background & training

     There was no documentation of the required 1 hour of food prep training required every year.

     DCF 251.05(3)(gr)3.a. — Meal Prep Personnel - Training

   • Other Serious

     The tracking sheet for the infants was in the preschool classroom. There were two infants in the infant room.

     DCF 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

7. Nov 20, 2024 Licensing visit · 1 rules checked, 1 not met 1 serious
   • Staff background & training Serious

     Fingerprints not completed for the following individuals: Individual 001, Individual 002

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)2. — Staff Record - Completed Background Check

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)

8. Jul 11, 2024 Licensing visit · 577 rules checked, 8 not met 4 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

     There Was No Documentation Of A Staff Health Report For Staff A.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)3.a. — Staff Record - Physical Examination

   • Staff background & training

     There Was No Documentation Of An Orientation For Staff A.

     DCF 251.05(2)(a)8. — Staff Record - Orientation

   • Staff background & training

     There Was No Documentation Of A Current Cpr/First Aid Training For Staff A & B.

     DCF 251.05(3)(c) — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training

   • Staff background & training

     There Was No Documentation Of A Current Child Abuse & Neglect/Mandated Reporter Training For Staff A.

     DCF 251.05(3)(cm) — Child Abuse & Neglect - Biennial Training

   • Safety & premises Serious

     There Was No Tracking Method Used For The Children That Were In The Outdoor Play Space.

     DCF 251.055(1)(f) — Child Tracking Procedure

   • Staff background & training Serious

     There Was No Documentation Of A Current Drivers Orientation/Training For The Driver.

     DCF 251.08(4)(b) — Driver Orientation - Requirement

   • Safety & premises Serious

     There Was No Current Driving Record For The Driver.

     DCF 251.08(4)(c)1. — Driver Record - Obtain & Review

   • Safety & premises Serious

     There Was No Documentation Of A Current Vehicle Inspection Form.

     DCF 251.08(5)(b) — Vehicle Inspection Report

   DCF visit report · Correction plan (PDF)