DCF 202.07(2)(2) No later than the next day after a certification agency receives a complaint or self-report that suggests imminent danger may exist to the health, safety, and welfare of children in care, the certification agency shall respond to a complaint or self-reported incident.
DCF 202.07 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, December, 1991, No. 432, eff. 1-1-92; emerg. r. and recr. eff. 7-1-96; r. and recr. Register, February, 1997, No. 494, eff. 3-1-97; renum. from HFS 55.605, Register, July, 1999, No. 523, eff. 8-1-99; CR 07-071: am. Register May 2008 No. 629, eff. 6-1-08; 2015 Wis. Act 132: am. Register February 2016 No. 722, eff. 3-1-16; EmR1918: emerg. r. and recr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: r. and recr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20.
DCF 202.08DCF 202.08 Standards for family child care and in-home child care.
DCF 202.08(1)(1) Qualifications of providers.
DCF 202.08(1)(a)(a) Ability, age and health.
DCF 202.08(1)(a)1.1. A provider shall be physically, mentally, and emotionally able to provide responsible child care and shall be at least 18 years of age.
DCF 202.08(1)(a)2.2. Each child care operator shall demonstrate that the operator is free from tuberculosis prior to initial certification. Each provider shall demonstrate that he or she is free from tuberculosis prior to the date the provider begins working with children in care. The certification agency may accept the results of a test administered up to 12 months before the certification date or the date the person began to work with children in care.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)(b) Training.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)1.1. Training in the most current medically accepted methods for reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome is required as follows:
DCF 202.08(1)(b)1.a.a. Prior to certification for each child care operator.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)1.b.b. Prior to beginning to work with children in care for each provider, including volunteers, substitutes, and emergency back-up providers, or any other person who provides care and supervision for children under one year of age.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)2.2. Department-approved training on shaken baby syndrome, abusive head trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children is required, as follows:
DCF 202.08(1)(b)2.a.a. Prior to certification for each child care operator.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)2.b.b. Prior to beginning to work with children in care for each provider, including volunteers, substitutes, and emergency back-up providers, or any other person who provides care and supervision for children under 5 years of age.
DCF 202.08 NoteNote: A person who completed a non-credit, department-approved course called either Introduction to the Child Care Profession or the Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler Care after July 1, 2005 will have met the SBS department-approved training requirement. The department-approved SBS course is also included in the course called Health, Safety and Nutrition offered by a Wisconsin technical college taken after July 1, 2005.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)3.3. Each certified child care operator and each provider shall comply with s. 48.651 (1d) (b), Stats., and successfully complete all of the following training by the applicable date specified in subd. 4.:
DCF 202.08(1)(b)3.a.a. At least 2 credits in early childhood education or a department-approved non-credit course in caring for children.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)3.b.b. A department-approved non-credit course in operating a child care business or a course for credit in business or program administration.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)3.c.c. Training in child abuse and neglect laws and identifying, documenting, and reporting child abuse and neglect.
DCF 202.08 NoteNote: A person who completed a non-credit, department-approved course called the Introduction to the Child Care Profession will have met the child abuse and neglect training requirement.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)3.d.d. Obtain and recertify as necessary to maintain current certification in infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The CPR training must result in a certificate of completion. If the certificate of completion does not have a date specifying the length of time for which it is valid, the CPR training must be renewed every year. Time spent renewing cardiopulmonary resuscitation may be counted towards the required continuing education hours under subd. 5.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)4.4.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)4.a.a. A regular child care operator shall complete department-approved preservice training under subd. 3. prior to the certification agency granting regular certification.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)4.b.b. A provisional certified child care operator shall complete department-approved preservice training under subd. 3. within 3 months after provisional certification.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)4.c.c. A provider working in a regular or provisional certified child care program shall successfully complete department-approved preservice training under subd. 3. by 3 months after work commencing.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)4.d.d. A substitute shall complete the training specified in subd. 1. and 2. but need not meet requirements under subd. 3. until the substitute has worked for 240 cumulative hours.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)5.5. After completion of preservice training under subd. 3., a child care provider shall receive and document receiving at least 5 hours of qualifying continuing education annually. Continuing education qualifies under this subdivision if it covers any of the following:
DCF 202.08(1)(b)5.a.a. Prevention and control of infectious diseases.
DCF 202.08(1)(b)5.b.b. Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome and use of safe sleeping practices.