DCF 201.037 HistoryHistory: CR 18-088: cr. Register July 2019 No. 763, eff. 8-1-19. DCF 201.038(1)(1) Provider requirements. A child care administrative agency may authorize payment for child care services provided by a child care provider who meets all of the following conditions: DCF 201.038(1)(a)(a) Regulated child care. The child care provider is any of the following: DCF 201.038(1)(a)2.2. ‘Certified.’ A child care provider certified by a certification agency under s. 48.651, Stats., and ch. DCF 202. For purposes of this paragraph, a child care administrative agency may consider a provider to be certified beginning on the date the provider’s application for certification was received by the certification agency. DCF 201.038(1)(a)4.4. ‘Out-of-state provider.’ A child care provider licensed or regulated in Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, or Michigan. DCF 201.038(1)(b)(b) Quality rating system. The child care provider is any of the following: DCF 201.038(1)(b)1.1. A child care provider that is participating in the department’s quality rating system under ss. 48.659 and 49.155 (6) (e), Stats., who has received a 2-star rating or above or whose quality rating is pending. DCF 201.038(1)(b)2.2. An in-home provider or an out-of-state provider that has a signed child care subsidy participation contract in effect. DCF 201.038(1)(c)(c) Fingerprint background check. The provider is in compliance with the requirements in s. 48.685 (2) (a), Stats. DCF 201.038 NoteNote: Section 48.685 (2) (a), Stats., has been repealed.
DCF 201.038(1m)(a)(a) A licensed child care provider shall submit the provider’s full-time and part-time prices to the child care administrative agency upon request. DCF 201.038(1m)(b)(b) Each provider that charges a registration fee shall submit the amount of the fee to the department. DCF 201.038(2)(2) Electronic fund transfer. A provider shall complete the procedures necessary to receive payments by electronic fund transfer. DCF 201.038(3)(3) Parental choice. A parent may choose any child care provider that meets the conditions in sub. (1). DCF 201.038(4)(4) Price and rate. A parent may choose a child care provider with a child care price that is higher than the applicable maximum rate and pay the difference between the provider’s child care price and the applicable maximum rate under s. DCF 201.06 in addition to any required copayment. DCF 201.038(5)(a)(a) A provider shall enter into a written payment agreement with each parent that receives a child care subsidy for child care by the provider. DCF 201.038(5)(b)(b) The written payment agreement between a provider and parent shall include all of the following: DCF 201.038(5)(b)3.3. Any discounts or scholarships that are available to parents, and any discounts or scholarships that the parent is receiving. DCF 201.038(5)(b)6.6. Payment expectations for the child’s anticipated and unanticipated absences and the provider’s closure dates.