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 maintain and submit accurate attendance records as required by the Shares program and 2) the provider’s failure to comply with the statutes, promulgated rules, or policies of the Wisconsin Shares program.

The Department has evidence that the provider:

• Billed for children no longer attending the child care center, even after the parents stopped bringing their children to the child care center.

• Billed for more hours than children actually attended.

• Billed for children who were not in attendance.

• Maintained attendance records anticipating children’s attendance, rather than being an actual record of children’s attendance.

• Was licensed to provide licensed child care for no more than 680 hours per week (capacity 8 children, 5 days/week, open 6:00 am – 11:00 pm [17 hours] 8x5x17=680) On the following week the provider reported providing child care that exceeded 680 hours:

o 8/22/2010 714 hours of attendance reported

• The Department reviewed the provider’s billing records for the identified period of time above. Contrary to statute and rule, the provider billed the Wisconsin Shares program for more hours of care than authorized to provide according to the provider’s child care license limit of 8 children in care at any one time during licensed hours of operation. The provider billed those excessive hours for the week listed above.