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:: Group Size
Estimator
:: CCPC |
| Related Resources |
| :: Forms :: Manuals :: Publications :: Operations Memos :: Listing of Certifiers by County/Tribe - (pdf) :: E-Mail Subscription List |
| Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) Prevention |
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FAQs :: SBS Materials :: National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome :: Approved Trainers :: Provider Flier |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
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NY
video (includes SBS and SIDS) :: AAP - "Back to Sleep" :: NICHD :: "Safe Sleep for your Baby" |
| Certification Surveys |
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2007
(pdf) :: 2006 (pdf) :: 2005 (pdf) :: 2004 (pdf) :: 2003 (pdf) :: 2002 (pdf) :: 2001 (pdf) |
Child Care Certification
Information for Certifying Agencies
Background on Child Care Certification
State law requires counties/tribes to certify providers who receive public funding but are exempt from the licensing law. Most counties have made certification available for all family day care providers, whether or not public funding is involved. DCF promulgates rules establishing standards for the certification of child care providers.
Benefits of Child Care Certification
- Provider is able to care for Wisconsin Shares subsidized children
- Provider may participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program
- Provider may get parent referrals from Child Care Resource and Referral Agency
Certification related rules and statutes
- DCF 202 - Day Care Certification (12/1/08 - Replaced DWD 55)
- DHS 12 - Caregiver Law (Previously HFS 12)
- Chapter 48 - Children's Code (48.651 and 48.685 pertains to certification)
- Chapter 68 - Municipal Administrative Procedure - appeal process
Certification Group Size Estimator
The Group Size Estimator is a tool that will help the user understand when a certified provider’s day care schedule may be in violation of the State of Wisconsin child care certification rules.
Statistics on Child Care Certification Program
A survey is conducted annually on certification programs; here are the summaries:
- Certification Survey 2007 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2006 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2005 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2004 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2003 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2002 (pdf)
- Certification Survey 2001 (pdf)
Additional information on Child Care Regulations
Child Care
Licensing
Nationwide Child Care
Regulatory Information
Child Care Certification Forms
Certifying agencies may order paper copies of the forms from the Forms Repository.
Operation Memos
Subscribe to the Operation Memos List Serve to receive the most recent updates.. An archive of published memos is also available.
Caregiver Law related sites
Caregiver
Program
Caregiver
Manual
Wisconsin
Circuit Court Access
Crime Information Bureau
(DOJ)
Out-of-State
Record Checks (DOJ)
Other Child Care Related Links
Wisconsin links
Booster Seat Law (June 1, 2006)
DHS
Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Child and
Adult Care Food Program
Fact sheets on Communicable Diseases
Public Health
Departments - Local
Wisconsin Child Care Improvement
Project (WCCIP)
Wisconsin Child Care
Information Center (WCCIC)
Wisconsin Child Care Resource
and Referral Network (CCR&RN)
Wisconsin Council of Children and
Families (WCCF)
Wisconsin
Immunization Program (DHS)
Wisconsin Training
Network
National links
ADA and
Child Care
Allergy and Asthma Network
American Academy
of Pediatrics
Center
for Infectious Diseases - Childhood Diseases
Child Care Law Center
Kids in Danger
National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
National Center on Shaken Baby
Syndrome
National Child Care Information
Center (NCCIC)
National Resource Center for Health
and Safety in Child Care
Redleaf Institute
National SIDS and Infant Death Support Center
Certification Manuals
Child Care Manual,
Chapter 4, explains the Child Care Certification Policy in more detail.
Caregiver Manual includes information
about the Caregiver Law and how it pertains to child care certification.
Policy manual includes guidelines for
certifying agencies on administration of certification programs.
Listing of Certifiers by County/Tribe
Contact information for certifying agencies (pdf) by county/tribe.