Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Certification Policy Manual
A provider who is an employee or volunteer of the child care operator, and who is involved in the care and supervision of children on behalf of the operator, is also subject to pre-service training requirements. Existing providers who are not substitutes, but work with the operator to provide care and supervision of children, and providers who replace the operator as the primary provider were to complete department-approved pre-service training by 10/1/18. New providers shall complete pre-service training within three (3) months after employment or volunteer work commences starting 4/1/18.
A substitute is someone who replaces the certified child care operator on an infrequent pre-arranged or planned basis. A substitute who replaces the certified operator on an infrequent, pre-arranged basis is not required to meet pre-service training requirements until the substitute has worked for 240 hours. If there is no regularly scheduled provider other than the “substitute” the substitute is considered the “provider” and must meet pre-service training requirements within three (3) months after employment or volunteer work commences.
This page last updated 01/2020.