Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
Out-of-state child care providers accepting Wisconsin Shares are notified by the Department of Children and Families (DCF) three (3) months prior to the license expiration date that license renewal information is needed for any existing authorizations to continue.
A one-month grace period following the license expiration date is allowed for providers to submit updated information. DCF will mail a notice to parents when their child care provider is in the grace period and their authorization is at risk of ending if the provider does not submit updated license information by the due date.
If the provider submits the updated licensing information to DCF prior to the end of the grace period, the agency worker may authorize child care beginning that day. If the updated licensing information is not returned by the end of the grace period, all Wisconsin Shares authorizations will end systematically on the last day of the grace period month. Parents cannot receive new authorizations to the provider location until there is new licensing information entered in WISCCRS.
If updated licensing information is returned to DCF after the grace period, an authorization can be backdated to the license begin date, subject to the requirements in Sections 15.1 and 15.2.
This section last updated 12/1/2022