Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education

Bureau of Early Care Regulation

Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual

3.1 Exceptions to Issuing a CFS-294

A CFS-294 is not issued under the following circumstances:

• The facility visit is solely for the purpose of providing technical assistance or a license amendment and no other monitoring occurred.

• The facility visit is for purposes of investigating a complaint or incident/accident report that does not result in a violation and no other monitoring occurred.

• The facility visit is for purposes of investigating a complaint or incident/accident self-report and the investigation is not completed and no other monitoring occurred. A CFS-294 is not issued until the investigation is completed and all violations related to the complaint or self-report are cited on the same CFS-294.

• The facility visit is to verify correction of violations cited on a previously issued CFS-294 and no other monitoring occurred.

• The facility visit is a pre-licensing technical assistance visit or an initial licensing visit made prior to licensure. The administrative rule requirements that must be met prior to licensure are identified on the:

• DCF-F-CFS-2241 Initial Licensing Checklist – Family Child Care Centers

• DCF-F-CFS-2242 Initial Licensing Checklist – Group Child Care Centers  

• DCF-F-CFS0070 Licensing Checklist - Day Camps

This page last updated 12/2018.