Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
After receiving the authority to proceed with revocation from the licensing manager/licensing supervisor, the licensing specialist creates a draft of the Notice of Revocation. The draft is developed utilizing one of the standardized formats for revocation available on the BECR Intranet. If the revocation is related to the background check law, the Notice of Revocation must include the standardized language indicating that the Department will not issue another license to the licensee until the licensee, or household member, applies for and receives departmental rehabilitation review approval, if applicable.
The standardized format contains the statutorily required notice language; however, the unique case detail must be added. It is critical that the reasons for the revocation are clearly articulated, that all relevant statute and/or administrative rule sites are identified and that all facts related to the violation(s) are accurately and concisely documented, including dates, times and locations. The specific circumstances that require license revocation should be stated only once. It is important to keep in mind that should the revocation be appealed, the Notice of Revocation will become an important reference document in preparing for the administrative hearing.
The licensing manager/licensing supervisor is responsible for ensuring that the Notice of Revocation is properly drafted and may have it reviewed and approved by the OLC attorney before signing the final document. The original is then sent certified and regular U.S. mail to the licensee.
The Notice of Revocation instructs child care licensees that the notice must be displayed in an area visible to parents in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 48.657(2g) and Wis. Admin. Code DCF §§ 250.04(2)(i), 251.04(2)(L) and 252.41(1)(L) until such time as the revocation is lifted or the revocation takes effect. The Notice of Revocation also instructs the licensee to return the license to the licensing specialist within ten days of receipt of the Notice of Revocation. If the licensee does not return the license, the licensing specialist should not attempt to forcibly remove the license from the facility. Regardless of whether or not the license is surrendered, this has no bearing on the validity of the revocation.
As soon as the notice is finalized and sent to the licensee, the licensing specialist enters the revocation into the Enforcement module in WISCCRS. The step-by-step procedure for entering this information into WISCCRS is explained in the WISCCRS User Guide.
When the revocation is appealed, the facility may remain open during appeal proceedings and until the revocation proceedings are concluded. The revocation is identified in the Regulation Details section of the Regulated Child Care and YoungStar Public Search website. The revocation itself is not posted on the public search website; however an attached CFS-294 identifying the violations associated with the revocation is posted on the site. If the revocation is not appealed, the facility closes and drops off the public search website at the end of the appeal period.
2.1.1 Noncompliance Statement and Correction Plan (CFS-294)
This page last updated 10/2020.