Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Early Care Regulation
Child Care Licensing Procedure Manual
Procedures
1. Documentation of Visits to Public School Programs
2. Initial Announced On-Site Visit to a Public School Program
2.2. When the Public School Program Discontinues Wisconsin Shares Participation
2.3. Components of the Initial On-Site Visit
2.3.1. Documenting the Initial On-Site Visit
2.4. Public School Program Substantially Noncompliant at Initial Visit
2.5. First Monitoring Visit Following the Initial On-Site Visit
3. Routine Annual Monitoring of Public School Programs
3.1. When All Rules Cannot Be Monitored at the Annual Visit
3.2. Observation of Violations Not Included in the Annual Health and Safety Rule Tag
4. Reporting Monitoring Visit Results
4.1. Issuing the DCF-294A or DCF-785C
4.3. No Appeal Rights for Violations on the DCF-294A
4.3.1. Rescinding a Violation Cited on the DCF-294A
4.4. Correcting Violations Cited on the DCF-294A
5. Guidance for Documenting Violations
5.1. Administrative Rules that Do Not Apply to the Program
5.2. Only Some of the Rules Pertaining to a Section are Met on the Day of Visit
5.3. Some Administrative Rules Could Not be Observed on Day of Visit
5.4. Choosing the Administrative Rule Number
5.5. Rules Regarding Exceptions and Additional Requirements for Care of School-Age Children
5.7. How to Describe the Violation
5.8. Confidentiality Issues When Completing the DCF-785C or DCF-294A
5.8.1. Maintaining Employee Confidentiality
5.8.2. Maintaining Confidentiality of Children in Care
5.8.2.1. Example of Maintaining Confidentiality When Citing a Violation
6.1. When an Exit Interview is Not Conducted
7. Self-Reporting Requirements
7.1. Required Follow Up on a Self-Report
7.2. When the Public School Program Does Not Self-Report a Reportable Incident
7.3. When a Third Party is Investigating
8. Promoting Compliance with Licensing Requirements
8.1. Serious Situations in Public School Programs
8.2. Wisconsin Shares Referral
8.3. Serious Violations Defined
8.4. Repeat Violations Defined
9.1. Establishing Jurisdiction for a Complaint about a Public School Program
9.1.1. Communications with the Complainant
9.1.2. Referral to the Public School Program
11.1. Recording the DCF-785C or DCF-294A in WISCCRS
This page last updated 06/2018.