2024 Child Care Provider Updates Listserv Archive

Complete your December Child Care Counts application by Sunday, December 22. | Read the latest YoungStar Engagement Findings Summary. | Reminder: Complete your old Child Care Foundational Training courses by December 31. | Catch up on the latest Early Childhood Health Consultation (ECHC) podcasts. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Get ready – December Child Care Counts application period starts Sunday. | Reacquaint yourself with the Wisconsin Shares Closure Policy. | Complete your old Child Care Foundational Training courses by December 31. | Catch up on the November Tuesday Talks by watching the recording. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Take the Child Care Foundational Trainer Survey to help plan spring 2025 training events. | Read about the CCC payment increase for November payments and get ready for the December Child Care Counts application period which begins December 14. | Update your Provider Portal staff information. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

November Child Care Counts application period closes Sunday, November 24. | Read the new report about early care education programs funded by DCF’s ARPA CCDBG awards. | Download the early childhood feelings thermometer tips for parents. | Final reminder to complete and return your BIF. Reminder: DCF is hiring a Western Regional Licensing Manager position in Eau Claire. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

November Child Care Counts application period starts Sunday, November 16. | Preview the November Child Care Counts survey questions. | Join us for Tuesday Talks on November 19 at 1:30 p.m. | Come work with us! DCF is hiring a Western Regional Licensing Manager position in Eau Claire. | Review the free program integrity training for providers. | Complete your older Child Care Foundational Trainings by December 31. | Reminder: Complete your Business Information Form (BIF) by Nov. 30. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Complete your Business Information Form (BIF) by Nov. 30. | October Child Care Counts application/update period is closed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

October Child Care Counts application/update period closes Sunday, November 3. | Read the latest Wisconsin Shares Handbook updates. | Apply for the EC-SDC Grant Program to help eliminate PFAS and manganese contaminants. | Listen to the October Tuesday Talks recording to catch up on the latest from DECE. | Complete your older Child Care Foundational Trainings soon – deadline December 31! | Submit your ECHS health and safety practices survey by November 4. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

October Child Care Counts application/update period starts Sunday, October 26. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Get ready for the October Child Care Counts application/update period! | Sign up for the updated Child Care Foundational Trainings today! | Take the ECHC Survey to help improve early childhood care program health resources. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Reminder: Beware of fake emails. | Check out the new Who Do I Contact If… resource on the DCF website! | Join us for Tuesday Talks on October 15! | Learn more about Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and how to prevent it. | September Child Care Counts application period is closed! | Complete and return your BIF to your local CCR&R agency today! | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

The Department of Children and Families (DCF) has been made aware of a fake email being sent to some child care providers requesting information verification and threatening license revocation. This is a spam/fake email. 

Reminder: Subscribe to the new Spanish Child Care Provider listserv coming October 10! | Apply for September Child Care Counts payments by October 6! | Catch up on Tuesday Talks with DECE and watch the September recording.  | Complete and return your BIF to your local CCR&R agency today! | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read about the high number of Whooping Cough cases in Wisconsin and the DHS vaccination recommendations. | Subscribe to the new Spanish Child Care Provider listserv coming soon! | September Child Care Counts update/application period begins September 28. | Catch up on Tuesday Talks with DECE by listening to the August Tuesday Talks recording about Child Care Counts and the Child Care Supply and Demand Survey. | Reminder: Register for the October 21-24 Child Care Foundational Training Train-the-Trainer events. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read the special message from DCF Secretary-designee Jeff Pertl. | Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for Tuesday Talks with DECE! | Explore the results of the Child Care Supply and Demand Survey. | Get ready for the September Child Care Counts update/application period. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Reminder: Register for the October 21-24 Child Care Foundational Training Train-the-Trainer events. | Reminder: August Child Care Counts update/application period is closed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Register for the October 21-24 Child Care Foundational Training Train-the-Trainer events. | Update your Child Care Provider Portal staff information. | August Child Care Counts update/application period is closed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

August Child Care Counts update/application period closes Sunday, September 1. Apply today! | Sign up for the free online Abusive Head Trauma Prevention Training at the Wisconsin Registry. | Read about the dangers of water beads. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Join us today for Tuesday Talks at 1:30 p.m. | Organize your records for August Child Care Counts update period August 24 – September 1. | Encourage families to request their fall Wisconsin Shares child care authorizations. | Maintain or restore your facility water quality after temporary closures. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Join the Male Teachers in Early Childhood Education Neighborhood. | Get ready for August Child Care Counts update period August 24 – September 1. | Brush up on your program integrity training by viewing the updated Wisconsin Shares video! | Reminder: Register for the Training and Technical Assistance Professional (T-TAP) course series this fall. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read about the 2024 Market Rate Survey. | Encourage families to request their fall Wisconsin Shares child care authorizations. | Download Wisconsin Shares posters and flyers to help teach families about how they can get help paying for child care. | Register for the Training and Technical Assistance Professional (T-TAP) course series this fall. | July Child Care Counts initial application period is closed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Complete your Round 5 July Child Care Counts initial application between now and August 4. | Check out the new Southeastern Regional Licensing Office drop-off location for Milwaukee County providers. | Complete the DHS Maternal and Child Health Needs Assessment. | Learn the difference between Abusive Head Trauma Training and Child Abuse and Neglect Training. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Complete your Round 5 July Child Care Counts initial application between now and August 4. | Register to join a Child Care Foundational Training train-the-trainer event. | Listen to the June Tuesday Talks recording about Child Care Counts and Background Check Updates. | Order or download the updated Wisconsin Childhood Communicable Diseases Chart for your center. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.
 

Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for Tuesday Talks with DECE. | Get ready – Round 5 July Child Care Counts initial application period begins July 20-August 4. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Get ready for Round 5 July Child Care Counts application period July 20-August 4. | Reminder: Ask families to take the YoungStar child care survey today! | Reminder: Come work with us! DCF is hiring for the Bureau of YoungStar Director position. | Reminder: Download the free Early Childhood Feelings Thermometer from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Update your June Child Care Counts application this week. | Ask families to take the YoungStar child care survey today! | Review the group policy sample for child care centers. | Come work with us! DCF is hiring for the Bureau of YoungStar Director position. | Download the free Early Childhood Feelings Thermometer from the Wisconsin Office of Children’s Mental Health. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read about how Wisconsin Shares can help more families pay for child care. | Update your June Child Care Counts application June 29 – July 7. | Reminder: Read about the YoungStar quality adjustment percentage changes coming in July. | Join our Spanish YoungStar Analysis and Update Project listening session on June 26. | Reminder: DCF is hiring three positions: Licensing/Certification Specialists in the Western and Northeastern Regions, and a Child Care Licensing Supervisor in the Southern Region. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Tuesday Talks with DECE is today at 1:30 on Zoom. | Get ready for the June Child Care Counts Update Week – June 29 – July 7. | Reminder: Read about the YoungStar quality adjustment percentage changes coming in July. | Join our Spanish YoungStar Analysis and Update Project listening session on June 26. | DCF is hiring two Licensing/Certification Specialists in the Western and Northeastern Regions. | Reminder: Submit a workshop proposal for the 2024 Out of School Time Conference in November. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read about the new Expression of Interest tool for individuals who are considering applying for child care regulation. | Join us at the additional listening sessions scheduled for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | View the May Tuesday Talks with DECE recording. | May Child Care Counts application period is closed, and applications are being reviewed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Read about the new Communications Options in the Child Care Provider Portal. | Learn about the changes to immunization requirements for children in child care centers and schools. | Review the latest Child Care Foundational Training FAQs and learn how to enroll in the updated trainings. | Update your contact list with SERO’s new mailing address. | Update your Child Care Provider Portal staff information. | May Child Care Counts application period is closed, and applications are being reviewed. |Join us at the additional listening sessions scheduled for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

We want to hear from you! Join us at an upcoming YoungStar listening session in June!

Read about Gov. Evers’ request for $15M to support Wisconsin child care providers. | Apply for May Child Care Counts – now through June 2. | Brush up on your program integrity training by viewing the updated Wisconsin Shares video! | Reminder: Participate in the June YoungStar Analysis and Update Project listening sessions. | Reminder: Submit your Child Care Immunization Assessment by May 31. | Submit a workshop proposal for the 2024 Out of School Time Conference in November. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Join us today for Tuesday Talks with DECE at 1:30 p.m. | Read about the YoungStar quality adjustment percentage changes coming in July. | Get ready – May Child Care Counts Update Period is May 25-June 2. | Reminder: Participate in the May/June listening sessions for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | Submit your Child Care Immunization Assessment by May 31. | Update your address books with SERO’s new mailing address. | Read the PCEAC Annual Report. | Reminder: Encourage families to request their summer child care authorizations. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.
 

Reminder: Participate in the May/June listening sessions for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | Reminder: Provide feedback for the DCF Child Care Development Fund FFY 2025-27 public hearing today, May 14. | Updated Child Care Foundational Trainings (CCFT) available in June! | Read the April Tuesday Talks recording correction about annual background check charges. | DCF is hiring a 60% Licensing/Certification Specialist position in Milwaukee. | Reminder: Encourage families to request their summer child care authorizations. | Reminder: April Child Care Counts Update Period is closed. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.
 

Encourage families to request their summer child care authorizations. | April Child Care Counts Update Period is closed. | Reminder: Participate in the May/June listening sessions for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | View the April Tuesday Talks with DECE recording. | Provide feedback for the DCF Child Care Development Fund FFY 2025-27 public hearing on May 14. | Check out the new SFTA Consistency is Key program webpage. | Save the date for the WECA conference Oct. 10-12, 2024. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

April Child Care Counts Update period closes May 5. | Reminder: Participate in the May listening sessions for the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | See the upcoming events and education/training opportunities with DCF partners.

Get ready for the April Child Care Counts Update period. | Provide feedback for the DCF Child Care Development Fund FFY 2025-27 public hearing on May 14. | Read/download the updated licensing rule books with commentary. | DCF is hiring! Check out the IS Business Automation Consultant/Administrator position at DECE. | Reminder: Participate in the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. Reminder: Sign up for TTAP training opportunities through Supporting Families Together (SFTA). | Learn ways to deal with stress when caring for children at the May 2 ECHC free webinar. | Reminder: Learn about Behavioral Health at the free April 24 Wisconsin Afterschool Network virtual meeting. | Register for the Parents Place free virtual webinar on Empathetic Listening on May 1. 

Join us today, April 16 at 1:30 p.m. for Tuesday Talks with DECE for a free, statewide training for licensed day camp providers! | Get ready for the April Child Care Counts Update period. | Reminder: Participate in the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | DCF is recruiting to fill a Bilingual Licensing/Certification Specialist position. | Sign up at the Wisconsin Registry for YoungStar Connect live training opportunities April – July. | Register for the Wisconsin Family Child Care Association Conference May 2-4. | Learn about Behavioral Health at the free April 24 Wisconsin Afterschool Network virtual meeting. 

Read Governor Evers’ proclamation for the Week of the Young Child. | Participate in the YoungStar Analysis and Update Project. | The March Child Care Counts update period is closed. | Join the April 16 Tuesday Talks with DECE for a free, statewide training for licensed day camp providers! | Come work with us! DCF is hiring a Southern Regional Manager and a Bilingual Licensing/Certification Specialist. | Download the free Summer Camp Guide Book from Wisconsin Afterschool Network. | Register for the Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network (WEESSN), Conscious Discipline® trainings across Wisconsin this spring. | Register for the free virtual Spring 2024 Wisconsin 4K Leadership Forum on April 23.

Read about Governor Evers’ veto of Assembly Bill 388. | Five-Year Fingerprint Renewals due soon. Check your Provider Portal for quarterly notices. | Fill out your 2023-24 Child Care Immunization Assessment survey by May 31, 2024. | The March Child Care Counts update period is closed. | Watch the recording of the March Tuesday Talks with DECE. | Sign up for AHT and TTAP training opportunities through Supporting Families Together (SFTA). | Learn about child care community webinars and entrepreneurial trainings from First Children’s Finance.

Sunday, March 31 is the deadline for completed March Child Care Counts applications/updates. | Read the updated MyWIChildCare Provider FAQs regarding contacting FIS. | Register for the free April 4 Early Childhood Health Consultation webinar Catching Up on Check-ups. | Sign up for the free virtual Parents Place class on Managing Kids’ Anger. | Reminder: Register for the free workshop on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse through Awareness to Action’s website. 

Join us today at 1:30 p.m. for Tuesday Talks with DECE and learn more about the Child Care Foundational Training. | Read about the exciting changes to the Child Care Foundational Trainings. | Complete your March CCC application/update now through March 31. | Sign up for the free March 26 First Childrens Finance webinar on Separating Your Family Child Care Finances from Your Personal Finances. | Register for the upcoming WEESSN Conscious Discipline Trainings. 

Gov. Evers signs bipartisan bill to reduce annual child care costs for working families. | The February recording of Tuesday Talks with DECE is now available. | March CCC Application/Update Period begins Sunday, March 16. | Register for the Play is the Way Community Conference in Waupaca. 

Update your Child Care Provider Portal staff information. | Get ready – March CCC Application/Update Period begins March 16. | Register for the free ECHC webinar: Supporting Children who have Experienced Trauma. | Sign up for the SFTA Train-the-Trainer Events for T-TAP and AHT. 

February CCC Application Period is closed. Applications are being reviewed. | Sign up for the SFTA Train-the-Trainer Events for T-TAP and AHT. | Register for the Learning Through Play webinar hosted by the Parents Place. | Register for the free workshop on Preventing Child Sexual Abuse through Awareness to Action’s website. | Register for the March 9 Early Childhood Educator Conference: The Power of Connections. 

Join us for Tuesday Talks TODAY at 1:30 p.m. | Complete your February Application for Round 4 of Child Care Counts by February 25 at 11:59 p.m. | Read about the YoungStar Quality Adjustment percentage increases. | Learn about the new Enhanced Referral Services through your local CCR&R. | Reminder: Register for the March 5-7 PEC conference in Fond du Lac, WI. 

Apply now for Round 4 of Child Care Counts. Wisconsin Afterschool Network offers a small group learning cohort for day camp settings – Track 4 Directors YoungStar 101 Learning Cohort. Register for a Free Virtual Class – Being Bullied.

Get ready for Round 4 starting in February. Check out the new New Wisconsin Regulated Child Care Provider Dashboard on the DCF website! Don't forget about the CCFT Train-the-Trainer Informational Webinars in February. The January Tuesday Talks recording is now available online. The Promoting Early Childhood Conference registration is now open.
 

Read about the importance of the child care industry and Child Care Counts in last week’s State of the State Address from Governor Evers. January Child Care Counts application period is closed. Get ready for Round 4 starting in February. Check out the new Child Care Provider Resource Guide on the DCF website! Read about the UBBCARE Play Yard Mattress recall.  Register for the free virtual Parents Place class about Regulation Strategies for all ages. 
 

Complete your January Child Care Counts application this week! Sign up for the February CCFT train-the-trainer informational webinars hosted by DCF and The Wisconsin Registry. Learn about DHS recommendations for blood lead tests for Wisconsin children. Share your ideas about infant and early childhood mental health at an upcoming Healthy Minds Healthy Children webinar in February. Explore the many child care supports offered by WEESSN and WECA. Register for the free Parent Place virtual class: Handling Emotions on January 30. 

Join us for Tuesday Talks – Today at 1:30 p.m. Learn about Child Care Counts Rounds 4 and 5 payment levels. Read about the pre-licensing technical assistance transition. Did you know that January is Radon Action Month? Test your home for radon.  Apply for the Emerging Contaminants in Small or Disadvantaged Communities Grant (EC-SDC) for people with PFAS contamination in their water supply. 

Prepare for winter storms with information from ReadyWisconsin. Get ready for January Child Care Counts application/update period. Read about the changes to the Wisconsin Registry Profile Requirements. Sign up by January 10 for the latest Wisconsin Afterschool Network’s courses.

Maintain or restore your facility water quality after temporary closures. Reminder: December Child Care Counts application period is closed. Reminder: Read about the upcoming Child Care Counts Round 4 in early 2024. Reminder: Come work with us! DCF is hiring a Child Care Subsidy Lead in Milwaukee. Register for the Winter and Health ECHC webinar on January 4.