DCF 202.08 Note Note: For further information, see the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards. These voluntary standards are designed to help child care providers develop programs and curriculum to help ensure that children are exposed to activities and opportunities that will prepare them for success in school and into the future. The standards are primarily intended as guidance on developmentally appropriate expectations and are not intended to be used as a checklist to gauge a child’s progress. The standards are based on scientific research. Copies of the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards are available on the Wisconsin Early Childhood Collaborating Partners website at http://www.collaboratingpartners.com/ or the Department of Public Instruction website at https://dpi.wi.gov/early-childhood/practice.

DCF 202.08(8m) (8m) Equipment and furnishings; certified family child care operators. A certified family child care operator shall ensure all of the following conditions are met:

DCF 202.08(8m)(a) (a) The certified child care home has safe indoor and outdoor play equipment that meets the following conditions:

DCF 202.08(8m)(a)1. 1. The play equipment is scaled to the size and developmental level of the children in care.

DCF 202.08(8m)(a)2. 2. The play equipment is constructed in a sturdy manner and is in good operating condition with no sharp, rough, loose, or pointed edges.

DCF 202.08(8m)(b) (b) Indoor and outdoor areas used for child care include sufficient space for play and for activities that meet the developmental needs of the children in care. Various types of play equipment are provided to allow for large and small muscle activity, dramatic play, and intellectual stimulation.

DCF 202.08(8m)(c) (c) Indoor play equipment is provided to allow each child a choice of at least 3 activities involving equipment when all children are using equipment.

DCF 202.08(8m)(d) (d) Outdoor play equipment is provided to allow each child at least one activity when all children are using equipment at the same time.

DCF 202.08(8m)(e) (e) No trampolines or inflatable bounce surfaces on the premises are accessible to children or used by children in care.

DCF 202.08 Note Note: Subsection (8m) does not apply to certified in-home child care operators.

DCF 202.08(9) (9) Transportation.

DCF 202.08(9)(a) (a)

DCF 202.08(9)(a)1. 1. Except as provided in subd. 2., this subsection applies to all transportation of children in care, including both regularly scheduled transportation to and from the premises and field trip transportation, if any of the following apply:

DCF 202.08(9)(a)1.a. a. The operator owns or leases the vehicle used.

DCF 202.08(9)(a)1.b. b. The operator contracts with another individual or organization that owns or leases the vehicle used.

DCF 202.08(9)(a)1.c. c. Employees, parents, or volunteers are transporting children other than their own at the direction of, request of, or on behalf of the operator.

DCF 202.08(9)(a)2. 2. The following requirements do not apply to transportation provided in vehicles owned and driven by parents or volunteers:

DCF 202.08(9)(a)2.a. a. The requirement that the certification agency obtain a copy of the driver’s driving record under par. (f).

DCF 202.08(9)(a)2.b. b. The requirements related to child care vehicle safety alarms under pars. (p) to (s).

DCF 202.08(9)(b) (b) Before transporting a child, an operator shall obtain signed permission from the parent for transportation and emergency information for each child. The form shall include all of the following information:

DCF 202.08(9)(b)1. 1. The purpose of the transportation and the parent or guardian’s permission to transport the child for that purpose.

DCF 202.08(9)(b)2. 2. The length of time the child will transported.

DCF 202.08(9)(b)3. 3. An address and telephone number where a parent or other adult can be reached in an emergency.

DCF 202.08(9)(b)4. 4. The name, address, and telephone number of the child’s health care provider.

DCF 202.08(9)(b)5. 5. Written consent from the child’s parent for emergency medical treatment.

DCF 202.08 Note Note: The operator may use the department’s form, Child Care Enrollment and Health History-Certified Child Care, to obtain consent of the child’s parent for emergency medical treatment. Forms are available on the department’s website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cccertification/ccformspubs.

DCF 202.08(9)(c) (c) An operator shall ensure that a written list of children being transported, copies of completed permissions, and emergency information for each child being transported is maintained at the premises and in any vehicle transporting children while the children are being transported.

DCF 202.08(9)(d) (d) The driver of a vehicle used to transport children in care shall be at least 18 years of age, have at least one year of driving experience, and hold a valid driver’s license for the state where the driver resides and for the type of vehicle driven.

DCF 202.08(9)(e) (e) Before a driver who is not the operator first transports children, the operator shall review all of the following with the driver: