BEAR BUDDIES CHILD DEV CTR

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

Rule states infant seats with safety straps shall be provided for children who are not developmentally able to sit at tables and chairs. On 04/07/26 during a monitoring visit in the Panda Room the seats were missing the safety straps. Rule 251.09(3)(a)11. (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

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

The center did not have documentation of a completed child care background check for Staff G that indicates the person is eligible to work in a child care program as specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13. Staff G was working on the day of the monitoring visit. Rule 251.05(2)(a)2. (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

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

Staff G was missing documentation of having maintained a current certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and automated external defibrillator (AED) use from an agency approved by the Department. Rule 251.05(3)(c) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Child Care Teacher - Entry-Level Training (251.05(3)(f)3.)

Staff F did not complete the educational requirements for a teacher prior to assuming the teacher position. Rule 251.05(3)(f)3. (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Infant & Toddler - Location & Sharing Intake Information (251.09(1)(b))

Rule states that admission information for an infant or toddler shall be on file in the room or area to which the child is assigned. Two children were missing an intake form in the room or area in which the child was being cared for on the day of the monitoring visit. Rule 251.09(1)(b) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Current, Accurate Daily Attendance Record (251.04(6)(b))

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. Rule 251.04(6)(b) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Supervision Of Children (251.055(1)(a))

Staff did not have sight and sound supervision of children ages 2 1/2 to 3 years of age when staff was behind a partial door in the bathroom assisting another child, while 4 other children were in the classroom. Rule 251.055(1)(a) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Current Authorizations For Medications On Premises (251.07(6)(f)6.)

The center did not have a current parent authorization form for one child's prescription medication. A current medical authorization from the parent is required when medication is kept on the daycare premises. Rule 251.07(6)(f)6. (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

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

Two children ages 3 and 4 years old found an insulin pen on the playground. The 3-year-old child was poked with the needle left on the insulin pen that left a visible puncture wound. The insulin pen was determined to belong a staff member who had dropped it out of their fanny pack. Rule 251.06(2)(d) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Child Guidance - Prohibited Actions (251.07(2)(e))

On 08/27/24, the center self-reported a staff person was mishandling children in the Pooh Classroom and aggressively putting children on cots and on the ground. Upon review of the video footage, staff members in two classrooms (Pooh and Panda Rooms) were observed roughly and improperly lifting and moving children in unsafe manners, pushing children's heads down onto cots, and repositioning children by pulling the child by an arm and a leg to turn the children to a different position on their cots. Rule 251.07(2)(e) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Naps Or Rest Periods - Sleeping Surfaces - Children Under 1 (251.07(4)(c))

Video footage dated 08/27/24, identified that children were not napping on cots placed at least 2 feet from the nearest sleeping child. Cots were placed so they were touching each other on the ends and a staff person was seated in the middle of four cots. Rule 251.07(4)(c) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).

Infant & Toddler - Individual Sleep Patterns (251.09(2)(b))

Each infant and toddler was not allowed to form and follow his or her own pattern of sleeping and waking when video footage from 08/27/24, identified staff in two rooms trying to force children to nap on the center's schedule. The children were observed repeatedly getting up from their cots and lifting their heads, while staff kept putting children back on their cots and pushing their heads down onto the cots. Rule 251.09(2)(b) (View official inspection document). Source: Wisconsin DCF Child Care Finder (childcarefinder.wisconsin.gov).