Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
The department publishes the Wisconsin Shares County and Tribal Subsidy Maximum Rates. Hourly and monthly maximum rates are established by:
Provider county or tribe
Provider type (licensed group, licensed family, regularly certified, or provisionally certified)
The age of the child in care
The maximum rates are based on statewide surveys of licensed child care providers regarding the child care prices they charge. The department has the authority to freeze the maximum rates due to budget constraints. Unlike copayments and Federal Poverty Level (FPL) amounts, maximum rates are not updated on an annual basis.
Hourly maximums for regularly and provisionally certified providers are set at 90% of the licensed family hourly maximum. Monthly maximums are not set for certified providers; however, the monthly subsidy payments are capped at the licensed family monthly maximum.
This section last updated 10/1/2023