January 12 Child Care Provider Updates Ensure Your Child Care Provider Portal Information is Accurate Child care providers are reminded to regularly update their program’s information in the Child Care Provider Portal (CCPP) to ensure the individuals listed include only current or prospective employees or household members. DCF conducts ongoing compliance monitoring based on information entered in the Portal, so accuracy is important. Inaccurate information also may impact eligibility for potential funding opportunities in the future. For more information about updating your CCPP account, review the Child Care Provider Portal Tip Sheet. If you have questions, please contact your licensing or certification specialist. You can also contact the Child Care Background Unit by email to DCFPlicBECRCBU@wisconsin.gov or by calling 608-422-7400. Catch up with PDG: Dream Up! Cohort 3 – Application Questions Preview In the latest issue of the PDG Newsletter, we announced the release of the application questions preview for Dream Up! Cohort 3. This preview is for informational purposes only to get you to start thinking about how you and your community’s core team will complete the application when it is posted on February 20. First Children’s Finance will be available for further questions once the application window is open. As a reminder, the competitive application period for Cohort 3 of the Dream Up! grant program will be open February 20 – March 17, 2023. Read the full PDG Newsletter for more information. Reminder: Listserv Messaging Changing to Once a Week Effective Tuesday, January 17, the Child Care Provider Updates will be published once a week on Tuesdays. Ad hoc messages will be published as needed. Reminder: Child Care Counts December Application Period is Closed The latest payment program application period is closed. Applications for the December Child Care Counts: Stabilization Payment Program are being reviewed. For applications submitted before the regular December 23 deadline, providers will be notified of their eligibility for funds by January 13, 2023 via a payment letter uploaded to the Child Care Provider Portal. Late-submitted applications will be reviewed on a delayed schedule, and approved applications will receive payment on February 8, 2023. The next update/application period January 16-23. The January Update/Application week has been extended. It will be open on January 16 and will close on Monday, January 23 at 11:59 p.m. This extended Update/Application Week is for the January application only. Spending Deadline Reminder All Stabilization Payment Program Funds must be spent within 120 days of the payment letter date. The spending deadline for August 2022 funds is January 14, 2023. If you need assistance, please email DCFDECECOVID19CCPayments@wisconsin.gov or call and leave your detailed questions at 608-535-3650. Child Care Counts Información en español. Reminder: Cultivating Staff with a Healthy Organizational Culture Join this Regional Learning Collaborative Series (virtual) on Wednesday, January 18 from 9 a.m. to 10:15 a.m., where peers in the out-of-school time field share successes and tools you can use to grow your own supportive program. The Wisconsin Afterschool Network, through a partnership with the Department of Children and Families, is offering this learning collaborative to tackle the complex issues that go into hiring, training, supporting, and retaining staff. This statewide initiative starts with foundational sessions to bring the issues into focus followed by regional cohorts that will take a deeper dive into your local challenges and opportunities. Register today. Questions? Email wisconsinafterschoolnetwork@marshfieldclinic.org
