Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
Group child care centers are facilities operated by an individual required to be licensed under Wis. Stat. § 48.65 and licensed by the Department of Children and Families [delegated to and hereafter referred to as the Bureau of Early Care Regulation (BECR)] under Wis. Stat. § 48.66 to provide care and supervision for nine or more children under 7 years of age for less than 24 hours a day.
Pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 48.65(1), no person may for compensation provide care and supervision for four or more unrelated children under the age of 7 for less than 24 hours a day unless that person obtains a license to operate a child care center from DCF.
This page last updated 05/2018.