October 23 Child Care Provider Updates Updates to the Wisconsin Regulated Child Care Provider Dashboard! The Department of Children and Families is excited to announce new updates to the Wisconsin Regulated Child Care Provider Dashboard! This user-friendly tool provides publicly accessible data on the regulated child care landscape in Wisconsin. Along with the total number of active child care providers in Wisconsin and their regulated capacity, users can now view trends in YoungStar ratings of child care providers and explore new details in the child care data download available in Excel and CSV, including program regulated ages served, months and hours or operation, provider contact details, and first regulation date. View this tool and Wisconsin’s child care data collection tools. For questions or technical support email DCFDECECCProvDash@wisconsin.gov. Update Your Prices in Provider Portal When is the last time you checked and updated your prices in the Provider Portal? The new Wisconsin Shares Child Care Estimator is live, so you’ll want your prices to be accurate when parents and caregivers use the tool. The Estimator helps families better understand their subsidy amounts, plan their finances, and helps them make choices about child care in their area. To learn about the Wisconsin Shares Child Care Estimator, review the October 2024 Tuesday Talks with DECE recording (around the 14-minute mark). Update your prices in the Provider Portal today! If you have questions about updating your prices, contact your local agency. October Child Care Bridge Payments Update Period Closes Soon – Apply Today! Time is running out to complete required updates on your October Child Care Bridge Payments application. The deadline is Sunday, October 26 at 11:59 p.m. How to Apply The Child Care Bridge Payments application is available in the Child Care Provider Portal. If you have not yet applied for Child Care Bridge Payments, see the Application Guide for information about submitting your initial application. Update Week Reminders Once you are approved for payments, you must update your application every month. Please be sure to review any information that is copied over from the previous month and update all new information as required. Upload verification documents only if needed This includes child and staff records, if updates are needed. If your program was closed for the entire count week (for example, seasonal closures) or if you no longer wish to receive payments, you must withdraw your application during Update Week. Application Resources Submitting Your Child Care Bridge Payments Application Guide Update Week Guide – step-by-step instructions for updating and re-submitting your application Uploading Documents to the Child Care Provider Portal Guide Support Center Update We are currently transitioning our support center phone line operations. We are unable to answer incoming phone calls at this time, and can only accept voicemails. Please send your questions to the Child Care Payments mailbox: DCFDECECOVID19CCPayments@wisconsin.gov If you are unable to email, please leave your message at 608-535-3650. Please be sure to leave your name, phone number, provider number, and details of your question in your message. Your call will be returned by a Support Center specialist as soon as possible. Support Center hours are 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. M-F. Important Child Care Provider Portal Security Reminders The Child Care Provider Portal (CCPP) is designed so that child care center owners/directors can update all modules in the CCPP, including the Security module. CCPP security is based on each individual user’s role at the center and can be changed if/when needed. Each staff member who needs access to the portal must create his or her own account, request access, and log in using their own credentials. It is important to know who is submitting or entering information into the system. Note: The system date-stamps who made an entry and when. If shared User IDs are used, the system will record the incorrect individual’s entry. Never share your login credentials. The portal is set up so that different user profiles have different levels of access to the system. See the CCPP Security User Guide to learn more about establishing security profiles/access for multiple users or ending Portal access for specific individuals. Upcoming Events and Education/Training Opportunities The below events are hosted by DCF, one of its partners, or is one that may be relevant to the early childhood field. Click/tap on the titles below to learn more about each event. Explore Training Opportunities Across Wisconsin! Looking to grow your skills as a child care provider? The Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) Network offers a wide variety of training options to meet your needs—whether you prefer in-person, virtual, or self-paced Visit the Thriving Wisconsin Training Calendar, where you can find and register for a variety of trainings offered by CCR&Rs across the state.
