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.

During an onsite visit, the provider was unable to provide investigators with requested attendance records for the weeks of 5/1/2011, 6/12/2011, and 8/7/2011 for location 001.

The Department has evidence that the provider cared for children authorized and billed at the 2808 N 37th St facility, but were actually in care at the 4434 W Capitol Dr facility.

The Department has evidence that the provider cared for children authorized and billed at the 4434 W Capitol Dr facility, but were actually in care at the 2808 N 37th St facility

The Department has evidence that the provider:

• Billed for more hours than children actually attended.
• Billed for children who did not appear on the attendance records or were marked as absent on the attendance records.