Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
A weekly full-time price must be entered in CSAW before agency workers can write full-time authorizations to a licensed provider location. If the child care provider does not submit a weekly full-time price, the local agency must work with the provider to choose one (1) of the following options based on the provider’s discretion:
If the child care provider has an hourly price, multiply the hourly price by 35 and enter that amount in CSAW for a weekly full-time price.
If the child care provider has a daily price, multiply the daily price by five (5) and enter that amount in CSAW for a weekly full-time price.
A weekly part-time price must be entered into CSAW before agency workers can write part-time authorizations to a licensed provider location. If the child care provider does not submit a weekly part-time price, the local agency must work with the provider to choose one (1) of the following options based on the provider’s discretion:
If the provider has a full-time weekly price, divide it by 35; then use that amount and multiply by 30 and enter that amount in CSAW for a weekly part-time price.
If the provider has an hourly price, multiply that price by 30 and enter that amount in CSAW for a weekly part-time price.
If the child care provider has a daily price, multiply the daily price by four (4) and enter that amount in CSAW for a weekly part-time price.
This section last updated 10/1/2023