Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
Pursuant to Wis. Stat. §§ 48.715(7) and 108.227(1)(d), BECR must deny a child care or day camp license if the Department of Workforce Development (DWD) certifies that the applicant is liable for delinquent Unemployment Insurance (UI) contributions. By the time that BECR receives notification from DWD of an applicant’s delinquent UI contribution status, the applicant or licensee will have already received several DWD warning letters and separate notifications from DWD of the delinquent UI contribution certification, including a certified notice of liability for delinquent contributions.
As required under Wis. Stat. § 108.227(2)(b), upon receipt of a UI delinquency notice, a notice of denial is issued by BECR that notifies the applicant of their right to have the certificate of delinquent UI contributions on which the license denial is based reviewed at a DWD hearing, as specified in Wis. Stat. § 108.227(5). The written request for hearing must be filed with DWD within 30 days of the denial or revocation letter. Under Wis. Stat. § 108.227(5)(a), the issues at the hearing before DWD are limited to the questions of either mistaken identity of the applicant or licensee, or prior payment of the delinquent UI contributions. Attached to BECR’s denial letter is a copy of the certificate showing the liability for unpaid UI contributions.
For more information regarding denials resulting from state tax delinquencies, see the procedure chapter titled Delinquent Unemployment Insurance Denial.
This page last updated 10/2019.