Chapter DCF 250
FAMILY CHILD CARE CENTERS
DCF 250.01 Authority and purpose. DCF 250.02 Applicability. DCF 250.04 Operational requirements. DCF 250.055 Supervision and grouping of children. DCF 250.06 Physical plant and equipment. DCF 250.08 Transportation. DCF 250.09 Additional requirements for infant and toddler care. DCF 250.095 Additional requirements when the licensee is not providing care to children at least 50% of the center’s licensed hours. DCF 250.10 Additional requirements for night care. DCF 250.11 Licensing administration. DCF 250.12 Complaints, inspections and enforcement actions. Ch. DCF 250 NoteNote: Chapter HSS 45 was renumbered chapter HFS 45 under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., Stats., and corrections made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 6. and 7., Stats., Register, September, 1998, No. 513. Chapter HFS 45 as it existed on December 31, 2004, was repealed and a new Chapter HFS 45 was created, eff. 3-1-05. Chapter HFS 45 was renumbered to chapter DCF 250 under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635. DCF 250.01DCF 250.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 48.67, Stats., to carry out licensing requirements under s. 48.65, Stats., for family child care centers. The purpose of the chapter is to protect the health, safety and welfare of children being cared for in family child care centers. DCF 250.01 HistoryHistory: CR 03-052: cr. Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 3-1-05. DCF 250.02(1)(1) Included and excluded care arrangements. This chapter applies to all family child care centers, but does not include any of the following: DCF 250.02 NoteNote: Section 48.65 (2), Stats., exempts parents, guardians and certain other relatives; public and parochial (private) schools; persons employed to come to the home of the child’s parent to provide care for less than 24 hours per day; and counties, cities, villages, towns, school districts, and libraries that provide programs for children primarily intended for social or recreational purposes from the requirement for a license. DCF 250.02(1)(a)(a) Care and supervision of children in a program that operates no more than 4 hours a week. DCF 250.02(1)(b)(b) Group lessons to develop a talent or skill, such as dance or music, social group meetings and activities and group athletic activities. DCF 250.02(1)(c)(c) Care and supervision while the parents are on the premises and are engaged in shopping, recreation or other non-work activities. DCF 250.02(1)(d)(d) Seasonal programs of 10 days or less duration in any 3-month period, including day camps, vacation bible school and holiday child care programs.