Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
A repeat violation is a violation that is cited more than once within a two-year period beginning from the date it was first cited. The exact same citation number must be cited for it to be considered repeat. This occurs when:
A violation cited on a CFS-294 remains uncorrected after the expected correction date for the violation.
A violation that was cited on a CFS-294 and verified as corrected is subsequently found to again be in violation. This would include citing the same violation although the specific circumstances are somewhat different.
Should the licensing specialist cite the exact same citation number more than two years from the date when it was previously cited, the violation is treated as a new violation rather than a repeat violation.
When violations are entered in WISCCRS, the system automatically identifies violations that have been cited within the previous 24-month period. When there is a violation that has been previously cited within 24 months of the visit date, an informational alert will display indicating repeat violation.
Note that WISCCRS also identifies when a cited violation is ‘serious’, as defined by BECR’s Serious Violations listing. When four or more repeat and serious violations are entered into WISCCRS for a single visit, an informational message will alert the staff that an Order to Correct should be issued.
This page last updated 12/2018.