Wisconsin Shares Suspension

*At suspension unless otherwise noted

Rationale for Reasonable Suspicion of Program Violation:

The Department of Children and Families suspended this child care provider from the Wisconsin Shares program due to a combination of red flags signifying Shares violations and investigative findings. These include the provider’s failure to have attendance records available at the child care site when the department requested to review them, and the provider’s failure to maintain and submit accurate attendance records as required by the Shares program. During an unannounced visit on 09/30/2010 at 11:30 am, a DCF representative noted that there were 4 children present, but none of them were signed in.

DCF verified hours of alternate employment for this provider and matched them with the hours that were indicated on their sign in/out sheets. On Wednesday May 5th, 2010 and Thursday May 6th, 2010 she worked from 11:02 pm - 6:31 am and 11:02 pm – 6:31 am respectively. On the 5th and 6th the attendance records show that she had kids in care from 6:30 am -10:00 pm. The Department has evidence that the provider was working outside the home during periods that child care was allegedly being provided and the provider's claims of providing care combined with her verified hours of employment raise significant suspicion to whether child care was actually being provided.