Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
Parents have the right and responsibility to choose a regulated child care provider who is participating in the YoungStar Quality Rating and Improvement System.
Children may not receive an authorization to attend a provider location where the parent or person residing with the child:
Is employed by a certified child care provider at the same location
Is self-employed as a certified or licensed child care provider and will be the provider for their own child(ren)
Parents who are child care providers may apply for a waiver to send their child(ren) to another child care provider (see 13.2). A child who lives with a child care provider who is not their parent can attend a different child care provider without a waiver.
| Example: Yuko lives with his parent and grandparent. Yuko’s grandparent is a licensed family child care provider. Yuko cannot receive an authorization to attend his grandparent’s child care program because they live in the same household, but he can receive an authorization to attend another child care program. Yuko’s parent does not need to apply for a waiver for Yuko to attend a different provider because the child care provider (the grandparent) is not the parent. |
This section last updated 12/1/2022