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State Regulated Child
Care
State Licensed Child Care Centers
In Wisconsin
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Meet strict health and
safety standards, including staff health exams and Tuberculosis tests.
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Meet minimum programming
standards—one college course (40 hours) in early childhood, plus a
10-hour infant and toddler training if they have children ages 0-2
enrolled.
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Employees who work more
than 20 hours a week must have 25 hours of continuing education every
year.
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Employees who work 20
hours a week or less must have 15 hours of continuing education every
year.
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Criminal background
checks are required for all employees.
A state licensor makes a
site visit upon initial licensing, at the end of a six month probationary
period and then at least every year (a visit will also be made if a
complaint filed against the center warrants a visit).
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Age of Children |
Maximum Number of Child
Care Workers to Children Ratio |
Maximum Number of Children
In a Group |
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Birth - 2 Years |
1:4 |
8 |
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2 - 2˝ Years |
1:6 |
12 |
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2˝ - 3 Years |
1:8 |
16 |
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3 - 4 Years |
1:10 |
20 |
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4 - 5 Years |
1:13 |
24 |
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5 - 6 Years |
1:17 |
32 |
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6 Years and Over |
1:18 |
32 |
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State Licensed Family Child Care Homes
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Meet strict health and
safety standards, including staff health exams and Tuberculosis tests.
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Meet minimum programming
standards—one college course (40 hours) in early childhood, plus a
10-hour infant and toddler training if they have children ages 0-2
enrolled.
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Fifteen hours of
continuing education every year.
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Criminal background
checks are required of every individual 10 years old or older living in
the house or those who have regular contact with the children.
A state licensor makes a site visit upon initial
licensing, at the end of a six month probationary period and then at least
every year (a visit will also be made if a complaint filed against the
center warrants a visit).
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Children Under 2 Years of
Age |
Children 2 Years of Age and
Older |
Children 7 Years of Age and
Older |
Maximum Number of Children |
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0 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
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1 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
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2 |
5 |
1 |
8 |
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3 |
2 |
3 |
8 |
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4 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
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The State of Wisconsin has established rules which must be met in
order to qualify for a license and which protect and promote the
health, safety, and welfare of the children in a day care center or
home. These rules represent the MINIMUM level of acceptable care
that a license may provide to children in
a day care center or home
in Wisconsin. These rules should not be confused with accreditation
by professional organizations which are based on conformity with
ideal rather than minimal standards,
or with certification of day
care providers for purchase of services with public funds. |
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Quality Child Care
State Licensed Child
Care
County Certified Child
Care
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