Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Background Check Procedures
The CBU must conduct a SOR name search using the first and last name (including aliases) of the licensee/certified operator, any employees, substitutes and volunteers (minor and adult), as well as household members age 18 and older. The results of the name search are printed to PDF and uploaded to WISCCRS Confidential Documents.
Before an individual associated with a childcare program can be approved, the individual must be checked in the Department of Corrections SOR system. The SOR check has been automated. If potential matches are found, those are reviewed by the Child Care Background Unit (CBU) and confirmed.
SOR does not include minors under age 18. However, the system is programmed to conduct the check after Initial DOJ has been received but there will never be a match brought into WISCCRS.
This page last updated 04/2021.