Wisconsin Department of Children and Families - Division of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration

Wisconsin Shares Handbook

16.5 Refusal to Authorize to a Provider

The local agency may refuse to issue an authorization to a provider if:

• The agency worker has verified that the provider currently has 2.5 or more authorizations per regulated slot

• A child care provider has a pending criminal charge alleging that they have committed a serious crime or have been convicted of committing a serious crime  

• The child care provider has been convicted or is charged with a crime for which the offense substantially relates to the care of children; or the department or local agency determines that the offense substantially relates to the operation of a business  

• The department or local agency reasonably suspects that the person has violated any provision under the Wisconsin Shares program  

• More than 40 percent of all children enrolled by the provider at a specific provider location are children of employees

Authorizations cannot be written unless:

• The child care provider submits their prices to the local agency

• The child care need matches the provider’s hours of operation

• The criteria in Chapter 14 are met

This section last updated 12/1/2022