Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Certification Policy Manual
The operator is responsible for completing the section of the noncompliance form labeled “Correction Plan”. In most cases this section is not to be completed by the certification worker (see Section 11.1 regarding Imposed Plan of Correction). The due date the Correction Plan is to be returned is typically 10 business days from the issue date. The Plan of Correction indicates the operator:
Is aware of the violation
Has or will be correcting the violation
Has developed a plan to ensure the violation will not occur again
DCF 202.06 (7) If a certified child care operator violates the provisions of this chapter, ch. DCF 13, or s. 48.686, Stats., the certification agency shall document the violations and, if appropriate, require the operator to submit a plan of correction for violation in writing.
DCF 202.08 (1m) (e) Plan of correction. 1. If requested by the certification agency, an operator shall submit a plan of correction for cited violations of this chapter, ch. DCF 13, or s. 48.686, Stats., to the certification agency by the date the agency specifies.
DCF 202.08(1m) (e) 2. The operator shall submit a revised plan of correction to the agency if the initial plan is not accepted by the agency.
The operator should include in the Plan of Correction a description of how the violation will be / was corrected and the expected completion date. Certification workers must monitor the return date of the form and grant a reasonable extension at his / her discretion. If the certification worker finds the Correction Plan is too vague, incomplete or untimely the certification worker may request revisions to the plan. Certification workers should not take responsibility for developing an acceptable plan for operators but may provide technical assistance and offer examples of ways to correct the violation.
It is expected that an operator will correct violations, immediately; however, some violations may take time to correct. Examples include, but are not limited to, repairing broken equipment or obtaining a missing physical examination form/documentation from parents. In these cases, the Plan of Correction may indicate, for example, that the broken equipment was removed from the area where children play and will be repaired or replaced by a certain date or that the parent was notified of missing forms and has supplied the operator with a date of an upcoming physical exam.
If the operator fails to submit a plan of correction, the certification agency may:
Send a reminder notice with new due date
Send a warning letter of suspension or revocation
Suspend certification
Conduct a follow up site visit / verification of 294 visit to ensure compliance / correction has been made
Monitor for correction / compliance at the next scheduled visit
Issue another sanction under DCF 202.06
Issue a second Noncompliance Statement citing DCF 202.08(1m)(e)
The certification worker reviews the Plan of Correction and scans it into WISCCRS to be posted on the Department’s Regulated Child Care and YoungStar Public Search website. Because the Noncompliance Statement and Plan of Correction is required to be uploaded into WISCCRS, and can be viewed on the Department’s website, it is important certified operators are provided clear instructions and information regarding the Plan of Correction. The department has posted on the Certification SharePoint Site a 294 cover letter and instruction document. A certification worker may choose to include the cover letter or instructions with the Noncompliance Statement. Use of these templates is optional. The template may be modified for certification agency use.
10.1 Imposed Plan of Correction
10.2 Screening the Plan of Correction
10.3 Verifying the Correction Plan
This page last updated 01/2020.