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

Wisconsin Shares Handbook

5.3.6 Ending an Activity Break Period Early

An Activity Break Period may end earlier than the 3-month period set in CWW if:

The parent begins a verified new approved activity during an Approved Activity Search Period (ACTS) or reports that they have returned to their approved activity during a Temporary Break Period (TBRK).
The parent contacts the local agency and requests that the agency worker end the Activity Break Period or indicates that they no longer want to receive Wisconsin Shares.
Eligibility ends for any financial or nonfinancial reason. Examples include, but are not limited to:
- The family moved out of state.
- A parent failed to cooperate with the Child Support Agency.
- A new parent moved into the household who is not participating in an approved activity.
Another parent in the Assistance Group (AG) reaches the end of their Activity Break Period in a two-parent or three-generation family.
The parent’s renewal is due before the end of an ACTS period.

Note: Agency workers are not required to manually override the ACTS or TBRK period in CWW in these situations; updating the case according to the change is sufficient for ending the Activity Break Period. This includes running with dates when necessary (see 11.2).

Example 1: Molly is in an ACTS period from January 1 – March 31 and her spouse Peter is in an ACTS period from February 1 – April 30. If Molly does not start a new verified approved activity by the end of March, eligibility will end because at that time, there is one (1) parent in the AG who is not engaged in an approved activity.

Example 2: On September 6, Anya reports that she lost her job on August 28. Her annual eligibility renewal is due on October 31. Anya’s ACTS period should be from September 1 – November 30. However, her ACTS period will only be for two (2) months because an ACTS period cannot cross renewal. Her eligibility will end October 31 if she does not have a verified approved activity entered in CWW for November.

This section last updated 10/1/2023