I Am a Child Care Provider Are you a child care provider, or are you interested in becoming one? Did you know there is a state law specifying when a child care license is required? Anyone providing care and supervision for four (4) or more children, under age 7 years, for less than 24 hours a day must be licensed by the Department of Children and Families. See Wisconsin Child Care Regulation page for more information. Find the information you need to provide child care-related services. Learn how to be a certified or licensed child care provider, provide out-of-home care, get your child care program rated by YoungStar, accept Wisconsin Shares subsidy children into your program, get paid for child care services via the MyWIChildCare EBT card, find a comprehensive list of child care resources, and much more. Child Care Regulation Background Check Requirements Child Care Certification Child Care Information Email List Child Care Licensing Emergency Preparedness and Response in Child Care web page Certification Contacts Licensing Contacts Licensing Communications Provider Portal Login Starting a Child Care Center Child Care Resources Child Care Subsidy - Wisconsin Shares for Providers Provider Portal Login Forms and Publications Forms Publications General Information Contact DCF Doing Business with DCF Public Assistance Collection Unit Milwaukee Early Care Administration (MECA) for Providers MyWIChildCare EBT Card Out-of-Home Care Independent Living Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Kinship Care Subsidized Guardianship Provider Information Exchange (PIE) Reports, Plans, and Grants CCDBG Race to the Top (RTTT). YoungStar for Providers
