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Applying for Your Initial License

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Congratulations! Now that you understand and are prepared to meet Wisconsin’s standards for regulated day camps, it’s time to apply for an initial license. Your regional licensing office can guide you every step of the way. Want to know what to expect? Check out the details below.

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Prepare and Submit Your Initial License Application

Most of the items you’ll need to include with your Initial License Application for day camps can be found in the application materials packet. These include:

• The applicant’s section of the Initial Licensing Checklist – Day Camps for Children, completed and signed.
• Background Check Request forms for the licensee(s), and for those working or residing at your program’s location.
• The required proof of insurance for your business.
• A summary of your program’s policies, including a completed Policy Checklist – Day Camps document.
• A building inspection report which confirms your building complies with all applicable commercial building codes.

• A general description of the camp area: its geographic location, the size of the base camp, as well as the proposed itinerary of field trips, if a program will consist primarily of field trips.
• Your licensed capacity, calculated using the formula on page three of the Procedure for Obtaining an Initial License to Operate a Day Camp.
• A six-month probationary licensing fee payment, calculated by dividing the two-year licensing fee by four.
  • Currently, Wisconsin’s two-year licensing fee equals $30.25 (base fee) plus $16.94 per child (not to exceed a program’s approved capacity).