Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
Procedures
1. Voluntary Temporary Closure Initiated by Licensee and Licensed Center with No Children in Care
1.4. Provisions of a Notice of Voluntary Temporary Closure of Child Care Center
1.4.1. When Begin and End Dates are Uncertain or Change
1.5. Reopening a Center after Voluntary Closure
1.6. Continuing a Regular License During a Voluntary Temporary Closure
1.6.1. Requirements for Continuing a Regular License When the Licensee Was in Substantial Compliance
1.6.1.1. When the Licensee Was Not in Substantial Compliance
1.7. Issuing a Probationary License During a Voluntary Temporary Closure
1.7.1. When the Licensee Was Not in Substantial Compliance
1.10. Licensed Centers Not Temporarily Closed But with No Children in Care
1.10.1. License Requirements Continue to be in Effect
1.10.2. Continuing a Regular License When No Children Have Been in Care
1.10.2.1. When the Licensee Was Not in Substantial Compliance
1.10.3. Issuing a Probationary License When No Children Have Been in Care
1.10.3.1. When the Licensee Had No Children in Care During Two Probationary Periods
2. Immediate Closure Required by BECR
2.1. Immediate Closure through a Summary Suspension
2.2. Immediate Closure through a Temporary Closure Agreement
2.3.1. Executing an Agreement to Restrict Access to Children in Care
3. Executing Immediate Closure through a Temporary Closure Agreement
3.1. Making the Decision to Permit a Temporary Closure
3.2. Meeting with the Licensee
3.3. Conditions in the Temporary Closure Agreement
3.4. Finalizing the Temporary Closure Agreement Pending Investigation
4. Two-Week Suspension of a Child Care License
This page last updated 5/2016.