A certified child care provider can care for three children, who are unrelated to them, with a max group size of six children in care. The rules and regulations for certified child care can be found here or on the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families website.
Regulated child care (certified or licensed) is optional in Wisconsin as a provider can watch three children unrelated to them. Once a fourth child is added, the provider must become regulated.
Certified child care is provided within the provider’s home. The maximum number of children a provider is allowed to care for at one time is six (6).
Waukesha County Department of Health and Human Services Certification Staff reviews, approves, and monitors providers within Waukesha County. Certified child care providers are regulated under the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Chapter 202 Child Care Certification.
There are two types of County Certified care: This type of care is done in a child care provider’s home.
The rules and regulations for State Licensed child care can be found here. The phone number of the State Department Bureau of Early Care and Regulation is 262- 521-5100.
There are two types of State Licensed Care
In order to receive W-2 subsidy payments from the Wisconsin Shares Program a child care provider must be regulated. Please visit the Wisconsin Department of Children & Families website for additional information pertaining to regulated child care. We wish you the best of luck with your child care search!
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