Providers Accepting Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidies

Providers Who Want to Accept Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidies

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If you are a Wisconsin child care provider who wants to accept families using Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy, please read through the below information and complete all of the required steps.

Ensuring Continuity During Child Care Program Transition

How to Ensure Continuity of Wisconsin Shares Authorizations During Child Care Program Transitions

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In the case of a program ownership change, program location change, or a program changing the type of care provided, both families and providers must take a few steps to ensure that Wisconsin Shares Authorizations can continue.

MyWIChildCare Tips for Parents

MyWIChildCare Tips and Other Useful Information for Parents

MyWIChildCare EBT Card

The Department of Children and Families is committed to helping parents understand their Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy. Since late 2016, the MyWIChildCare EBT card has made it easier than ever for parents to pay for child care and get the most out of their subsidy.

Here's a list of additional tips and other information that you might find helpful:

Wisconsin Shares Subsidy Payments

Wisconsin Shares Subsidy Payments

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This is a report of average Wisconsin Shares State subsidy payments and family copayment amount. This page is updated on a quarterly basis. This data does not include Parent Share amounts.

This report displays the Issued Benefit and the associated copayment. Families have 90 days in which to spend the Issued Benefit, so the Issued Benefit may not reflect the final amount utilized.

MyWIChildCare for Providers

MyWIChildCare for Providers

MyWIChildCare EBT card

Child care providers who accept families receiving Wisconsin Shares are paid via an EBT card. Instead of being paid directly by the state, parents who receive Wisconsin Shares are using their MyWIChildCare EBT card to pay providers according to their payment policies.

The EBT system is called MyWIChildCare.

The card looks like the image to the right.

MyWIChildCare for Parents

MyWIChildCare for Parents

MyWIChildCare EBT Card Sample

Parents receiving Wisconsin Shares Child Care Subsidy are now using an EBT card to pay their child care provider, similar to using the Quest card for FoodShare. The EBT system is called MyWIChildCare.