DCF 252.07(1)(a)(a) The licensee shall ensure that the day camp does not discriminate in employment against properly qualified individuals in a manner prohibited in ss. 111.31 to 111.395, Stats. DCF 252.07(1)(b)(b) The licensee shall ensure that the day camp does not discriminate against any enrolled child and family or any applicant for enrollment in admission, privilege of enrollment, or discharge condition on the basis of age, race, color, sex, sexual orientation, creed, disability, national origin, or ancestry as provided in s. 106.52, Stats. DCF 252.07(2)(a)(a) The licensee is responsible for the day camp’s compliance with s. 48.78, Stats., and this subsection. DCF 252.07(2)(b)(b) Persons who have access to children’s records may not discuss or disclose personal or other information about a child or a child’s relatives. This paragraph does not apply to any of the following: DCF 252.07(2)(b)2.2. Any person, business, school, social services provider, medical provider, or other agency or organization if written parental consent has been given. DCF 252.07(2)(c)(c) If a parent requests a record or report on the parent’s child, the day camp shall make the record or report accessible to the parent. DCF 252.07(2)(d)(d) All records required by the department for licensing purposes shall be made available to licensing representatives upon request. DCF 252.07(3)(a)(a) A licensee, employee, or volunteer at a day camp who knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has been abused or neglected as defined in s. 48.02 (1) or (12g), Stats., shall immediately contact the county department of social services under s. 46.22, Stats., the county department of human services under 46.23, Stats., the department in a county with a population of 750,000 or more, or the local law enforcement agency in compliance with s. 48.981, Stats. DCF 252.07(3)(b)(b) The licensee shall ensure that every employee or volunteer who comes in contact with the children at the day camp has received annual pre-camp training in all of the following: DCF 252.07(3)(b)3.3. The process for ensuring that known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect are immediately reported to the proper authorities. DCF 252.07 NoteNote: Failure of the licensee to report known or suspected incidents of child abuse or neglect does not lessen the legal duty of the child care worker to report known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.
DCF 252.07 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1984, No. 346, eff. 11-1-84; CR 07-102: r. and recr. (1) and (2), am. (3) (b) (intro.) Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09; EmR1918: emerg. am. (title), r. and recr. (2) (b) 1., 2., am. (2) (c), (3) (title), (a), (b) (intro.), 3., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: am. (title), r. and recr. (2) (b) 1., 2., am. (2) (c), (3) (title), (a), (b) (intro.), 3. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20. DCF 252.08(1)(1) Pets that are kept on the premises of a day camp shall be maintained in good health and appropriately vaccinated against rabies. Rabies vaccinations shall be documented with a current certificate from a veterinarian. DCF 252.08(2)(2) A pet that is suspected of being ill, or infested with external lice, fleas, ticks, or internal worms shall be inaccessible to children. DCF 252.08(3)(3) In the event that an animal bites a child, the parent shall be notified and a veterinarian shall be contacted by center personnel to determine a course of action in the diagnosis of possible rabies in the animal. Procedures for emergency care of children shall be followed. Parents shall be notified of any action taken by the veterinarian. DCF 252.08(4)(4) Turtles, skunks, exotic animals, wild animals and poisonous reptiles may not be kept as pets on the premises of the day camp. DCF 252.08(6)(6) All contact between pets or animals and children shall be under the supervision of a camp counselor who is close enough to remove the child immediately if the pet or animal shows signs of distress or the child shows signs of treating the pet or animal inappropriately. Pets shall be kept and handled in a manner which protects the well-being of both children and pets. DCF 252.08(7)(7) Pets in rooms used by children shall be confined in cages while food is being prepared or served. Pets, cages and litter boxes are prohibited in kitchens, lunch rooms and other food storage areas. Pet and animal feeding dishes and litter boxes may not be placed in areas accessible to children. DCF 252.08(8)(8) No horses or other livestock may be permanently quartered closer than 500 feet from any building in which the day camp is located. DCF 252.08(9)(9) Pets that pose any risk to the children shall be restricted from the areas used by children.