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 provide access to the child care facility during stated hours of operation; 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 Department has been unable to verify the actual care of children at the provider’s facility. The Department attempted to visit the facility on 4/20/2010 and 5/18/2010 and was unsuccessful in gaining access to the facility. The unsuccessful attempt(s) to verify the presence of children attending the facility raises a strong and reasonable suspicion that the provider is billing the Wisconsin Shares program for children who did not actually attend the child care facility.

The Department has evidence that the provider: 1) Billed for more than 13 children who were not in attendance while the facility was closed between 12/15/2010 and 12/23/2010. 2) Billed for children who were not in attendance. The provider told the Department children were not in attendance after 5:00 PM on 1/11/2011, yet the provider’s attendance records reflected six children in attendance after 5:00 PM. 3) The provider maintained three sets of attendance records that all contain differing times between 10/18/2010 and 10/22/2010.