Wisconsin Department
of Children and Families - Division
of Early Care and Education
Bureau of Child Care Subsidy Administration
Wisconsin Shares Handbook
Parents may receive funds for registration fees that their provider charges. Registration fee amounts are specified in Section 19.2.
Registration fees are fees that a provider might:
Initially charge to enroll or register the child
Charge on an annual basis to continue the child’s enrollment
Registration fees are not transportation fees, supply fees, late pick-up fees, etc. that a provider charges separately from a registration fee. Subsidy funds from an authorization can be used to pay those fees (see 18.7), but they are not considered registration fees.
To receive funds for a registration fee to the provider, the child must have:
An existing authorization to that provider
An authorization to that provider that begins 30 calendar days or less in the future
An authorization to that provider that ended within the past 30 calendar days
For authorizations that begin more than 30 days in the future, the earliest the parent can request a registration fee is 30 calendar days before the authorization begins. The agency worker must advise the parent that they will need to contact the local agency within the period that meets one of the requirements above to request and receive the registration fee funds.
The provider must charge a registration fee for the parent to be eligible to receive funds for registration fees. Parents cannot request funds for registration fees more frequently than the provider charges them. Registration fee funds are limited to one (1) payment per child per provider location within 30 calendar days. If a parent’s request for registration fee funds is questionable, the local agency should follow the guidance in Appendix VI – Red Flag Reports and Referrals for client referrals.
This section last updated 12/1/2023