How Round 5 Child Care Counts Payments are Determined Return to Child Care Counts home page. Información en español. Each month, information will be posted on this page to inform providers about how payments were determined for that particular time period. Definition of Terms – How Payments are Determined Program A Per-Child Amount Program A Payment amount for each child entered in the application for the Count Week. Wisconsin Shares Add-on Amount Program A payment amount given in addition to the Per-Child Amount for each child included in the application who had a Wisconsin Shares Authorization during the Count Week. Program B Base Per-Staff Amount Program B payment amount for each eligible full-time/part-time staff listed in the application. Quality Incentive Per-Staff Amount Program B additional payment amount based on YoungStar star rating for each eligible full-time/part-time staff listed in the application. Providers must continue to meet program Terms and Conditions to receive monthly payments. Your monthly payment amounts may fluctuate as required by the program’s Terms and Conditions, based on available funding, and based on any adjustments DCF makes to the program. See Round 5 terms and conditions for additional details. Round 5 payment information will be posted after each payment letter is sent out. July 2024 Payment Amounts (Payment Letter Date 8/16/24) Payment information will be available on 8/16/24.
