Wisconsin Shares Suspension

*At suspension unless otherwise noted

Rationale for Reasonable Suspicion of Program Violation:

The Department of Children and Families suspended all Wisconsin Shares payments to the provider based on a reasonable suspicion that the provider violated provisions of the Wisconsin Shares program. The suspension was based upon a combination of red flags indicating a likelihood of Shares violations and the following findings from the Department’s investigation including but not limited to: 1) the provider’s failure to have attendance records available at the child care site when the department requested to review them; 2) the provider’s failure to maintain and submit accurate attendance records as required by the Shares program; and 3) the provider’s failure to comply with the statutes, promulgated rules, or policies of the Wisconsin Shares program.

The provider a) was unable to provide investigators with requested attendance records from 1/3/2010 through 1/9/2011, some attendance records were provided, but only a few of the 52 weeks requested; b) billed for children who were not in attendance; and c) billed for more hours than children actually attended.