Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Background Check Procedures
Applicants for certification/certified operators
Applicants for licensure/licensees
All caregiver employees of regulated child care programs
Assistants and volunteers counted in the staff-to-child ratio
Volunteers in certified child care who have unsupervised access to children in care
Adult household members in a certified or licensed facility
Minor household members ages 10-17 if the Background Check Request form discloses a concern that requires a background check
Students placed at the child care center for their practicum
Extended-stay visitors who live on the child care premises more two weeks
Non-caregiver employees and other contracted staff who have unrestricted access to the premise and opportunities for interactions with children in care
This page last updated 10/2019.