Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education

Bureau of Early Care Regulation

Child Care Background Check Procedures

Module 4 - Gathering Background Check Information

4.1 Background Check Sources

4.2 National FBI Criminal Record Search Using Fingerprints

4.3 Department of Justice Records Search

4.3.1 Levels of Criminal History Record Information

4.3.2 Disposition Not Noted

4.3.3 Background Check Request Form Reveals a Charge or Conviction Not Listed on DOJ Results

4.3.4 Dismissed Charges

4.3.5 Expunged Records and Pardons

4.3.6 Non-Criminal Charges

4.3.6.1 Ordinance Violations

4.3.6.2 Fraudulent Offenses

4.4 Information Provided by the Integrated Background Information System

4.4.1 Nurse Aide Directory Status

4.4.2 Non-Credentialed Caregiver Findings of Abuse or Neglect or a Client or Misappropriation of a Client's Property

4.4.3 Denials or Revocations of Operating Licenses for Adult Programs

4.4.4 Denials or Revocations of Operating Licenses and Certifications for Children's Programs

4.4.5 Rehabilitation Review Findings

4.4.6 The Status of Professional Credentials

4.4.7 A Hit on IBIS Search

4.5 Child Protective Service History and County Reference Letters

4.6 Circuit Court Records

4.7 Sex Offender Registry

4.7.1 SOR Search by Name

4.8 Out-of-State Background Checks

4.8.1 Initial Background Check

4.8.2 Annual FBI Checks

4.9 Obtaining Fingerprint Background Checks

4.9.1 Fingerprint Instruction Letters

4.9.2 Digital Fingerprints

4.9.3 Inked Fingerprints

4.9.4 Fingerprint Scans That Are Rejected

4.9.5 Dissemination of Fingerprint Records

4.10 Individuals Who Lived Out of the Country

4.11 Dishonorable Military Discharge Information

4.12 Law Enforcement Arrest Records

This page last updated 12/2018.