Wisconsin Administrative Code

DCF 250.08 Transportation. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), this section applies to all transportation of children in care, including both regularly scheduled transportation to and from the center and field trip transportation, if any of the following apply:…

DCF 250.09 Additional requirements for infant and toddler care. (1) APPLICABILITY, QUALIFICATIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Family child care centers providing care and supervision to infants and toddlers shall comply with the additional requirements of this section. (c) Gene…

DCF 250.095 Additional requirements when the licensee is not providing care to children at least 50% of the center’s licensed hours. A licensee who does not provide care and supervision to children at least 50% of the center’s licensed hours shall comply with the following requir…

DCF 250.10 Additional requirements for night care. (1) APPLICABILITY. Family child care centers that operate during any period of time between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. shall comply with the requirements of this section. (2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) When the same premises are use…

DCF 250.11 Licensing administration. (1) LICENSING REQUIREMENT. If a person provides care on a regular basis to 4 or more children under the age of 7 years, that person shall be deemed to be providing care for compensation and shall be licensed. (2) GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR APPROVA…

DCF 250.12 Complaints, inspections and enforcement actions. (1) COMPLAINTS. (a) Anyone having a complaint about a licensed or illegally operating family child care center may submit that complaint to the department by telephone, letter or personal interview. A representative of t…

DCF 251.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 48.67, Stats., to establish licensing requirements under s. 48.65, Stats., for group child care centers for children. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the health, safety and welfare o…

DCF 251.02 Applicability. (1) INCLUDED AND EXCLUDED CARE ARRANGEMENTS. This chapter applies to all group child care centers, whether the facility in which the child care and supervision are provided is known as a day care center, nursery school or preschool, head start or school-…

DCF 251.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1g) “Abusive head trauma” means a serious type of head injury, including shaken baby syndrome, that is caused by shaking, throwing, hitting, slamming, or jerking. (1m) “Administrative authority” means a licensee’s decisionmaking power reg…

DCF 251.04 Operational requirements. (1) TERMS OF A LICENSE. (a) The number of children in care at any one time may not exceed the licensed capacity of the center. (b) The age of children served by a center may not be younger or older than the age range specified in the license. …

DCF 251.05 Staff. (1) DEFINITION. In this section, “the Registry” means a brand of The Registry, Inc., a professional development recognition agency. Note: For further information, see https://www.wiregistry.org. (2) STAFF RECORDS. (a) The licensee shall maintain a file on each e…

DCF 251.055 Supervision and grouping of children. (1) SUPERVISION. (a) Each child shall be supervised by a child care worker who is within the sight and sound of the children to guide the children’s behavior and activities, prevent harm, and ensure safety. (b) At least one child …

DCF 251.06 Physical plant and equipment. (1) BUILDING. (a) The building in which a center is located shall comply with applicable state and local building codes. The licensee shall maintain a building inspection report that specifies that the building meets the applicable Wiscons…

DCF 251.07 Program. (1) PROGRAM PLANNING AND SCHEDULING. (a) Each group child care center shall have a written program of daily activities posted that are suitable for the developmental level of each child and each group of children. The program shall provide each child with expe…

DCF 251.08 Transportation. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), this section applies to all transportation of children in care, including both regularly scheduled transportation to and from the center and field trip transportation if any of the following apply: …

DCF 251.09 Additional requirements for infant and toddler care. (1) APPLICABILITY AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) Group child care centers providing care and supervision to infants and toddlers shall comply with the additional requirements of this section. (am) Prior to admission, …

DCF 251.094 Staff in school-age programs. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) This section applies to group child care centers that serve only school-age children and group child care centers that serve school-age children in groups separate from children who are under 5 years of age. the cha…

DCF 251.095 Additional requirements, modifications, and exceptions for school-age programs. (1m) APPLICABILITY. (a) This section applies only to group child care centers that serve only school-age children and group child care centers that serve school-age children in groups sepa…

DCF 251.10 Additional requirements for night care. (1) APPLICABILITY. Group child care centers that operate during any period of time between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. shall comply with the additional requirements of this section. (2) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS. (a) A center offering ni…

DCF 251.11 Licensing administration. (1) GENERAL CONDITIONS FOR APPROVAL OF LICENSE. (a) A facility that provides care on a regular basis to 13 or more children under the age of 7 years shall be deemed to be providing care for compensation and shall be licensed as a group child c…

DCF 251.12 Complaints, inspections and enforcement actions. (1) COMPLAINTS. (a) Anyone having a complaint about a licensed or illegally operating group child care center may submit that complaint to the department by telephone, letter or personal interview. A representative of th…

DCF 251.13 Programs established or contracted for by school boards. (1) A child care program established or contracted for by a school board under s. 120.13 (14), Stats., shall comply with the applicable standards for group child care centers under this chapter. 32 (2) The depart…

DCF 252.02 Authority and purpose. (1) AUTHORITY. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of s. 48.67, Stats., to establish licensing requirements under s. 48.65, Stats., for day camps for children. (2) PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the hea…

DCF 252.03 Included and excluded care arrangements. This chapter applies to all day camps but it does not apply to family child care centers regulated under ch. DCF 250, group child care centers regulated under ch. DCF 251, or any of the following: Note: Section 48.65, Stats., ex…

DCF 252.04 Definitions. In this subchapter: (1g) “Abusive head trauma” means a serious type of head injury, including shaken baby syndrome, that is caused by shaking, throwing, hitting, slamming, or jerking. (1k) “Administrative authority” means a licensee’s decisionmaking power …

DCF 252.05 Licensing administration. (1) LICENSING PROCEDURES. (a) A person making an inquiry to the department about obtaining a license to operate a day camp shall be provided with all of the following: 1. A copy of this chapter. 2. Written procedures on how to obtain a day cam…

DCF 252.06 Complaints, inspections and enforcement actions. (1) COMPLAINTS. Anyone having a complaint about a licensed or illegally operating day camp may submit that complaint to the department by telephone, letter, e-mail, fax or personal interview. Every complaint shall be inv…

DCF 252.07 Non-discrimination, confidentiality, and reporting child abuse or neglect. (1) DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED. (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 …

DCF 252.08 Pets and other animals. (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. (2) A pet that is suspec…

DCF 252.09 Transportation. (1) APPLICABILITY. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), this section applies to all transportation of children in care, including both regularly scheduled transportation to and from the camp and field trip transportation, if any of the following apply: 1…

DCF 252.40 Scope. Sections DCF 252.40 to 252.44 apply to all licensed day camps for children.

DCF 252.41 Operational requirements for day camps. (1) ADMINISTRATION. The licensee shall do all of the following: 8 (a) Comply with all laws governing the camp and its operation. (b) Comply with all requirements in this chapter. (bm) Ensure that all information provided to the d…

DCF 252.42 Personnel. (1) STAFF RECORDS. (a) The licensee shall maintain a file on each employee and contracted employee that shall be available for examination by the licensing representative. Each employee’s file shall include all of the following: 1. The employee’s name, addre…

DCF 252.425 Supervision and grouping of children. (1) SUPERVISION. (a) Each child shall be supervised at all times to guide the child[s behavior and activities, prevent harm, and ensure safety. (b) All children in care shall be assigned to a counselor. The camp shall implement a …

DCF 252.43 Base camp and facilities. (1) SITE AND BUILDING. (a) The licensee shall identify a base camp that provides an environment that allows the program to be oriented to the out-of-doors. The base camp shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. (b) T…

DCF 37.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 48.67 (intro.) and 895.485 (4) (a), Stats., to specify the types of information that a placing agency that places a child in out-of-home care is to provide to the child[s out-of-home care prov…

DCF 37.02 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAllegationY means a charge or statement regarding a child or the child[s family that is known to the placing agency but for which has not been a finding by a governmental body or court or any known substantiating evidence, except Xalle…

DCF 37.03 Information to be provided to an out-ofhome care provider by the placing agency. (1) Before a prospective out-of-home care provider agrees to placement of a child, the placing agency shall do all of the following: (a) Gather all available information about the child and…

DCF 37.04 Exceptions. (1) A placing agency may make an exception to the provision of any kind of information required under this chapter if the placing agency determines that all of the conditions in par. (a) or (b) are met: (a) All of the following apply: 1. The information is c…

DCF 37.05 Confidentiality. (1) Except as permitted under s. 252.15 (6), Stats., an out-of-home care provider that receives any information under this chapter shall keep the information confidential and may disclose that information only for the purposes of providing care for the …

DCF 39.01 Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 48.195 (6) and 227.11 (2), Stats., to establish procedures under which a parent may relinquish a newborn who is 72 hours old or younger and procedures by which a law enforcement officer, emerg…

DCF 39.02 Initial applicability. This rule applies to newborns relinquished on or after the effective date of this rule.

DCF 39.03 Definitions. In this chapter: (1) XAgentY means any person providing services under a contract with an emergency medical service provider. (2) XAmbulance service providerY means a person licensed to engage in the business of transporting sick, disabled or injured indivi…

DCF 39.04 Relinquishing custody of a newborn. (1) INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY RELINQUISH A NEWBORN. A newborn may only be relinquished under this chapter by a parent of the newborn. (2) PARTICIPATION OF OTHERS DURING RELINQUISHMENT. A parent may select any person to assist the parent in …

DCF 39.05 Taking a newborn into custody. (1) WHO MAY TAKE CUSTODY OF A NEWBORN. The following individuals may take custody of a newborn relinquished under this chapter: (a) An emergency medical technician. (b) A hospital staff member specified in s. DCF 39.03 (14) (a) to (g). (c)…

DCF 39.06 Court authority upon relinquishment. Upon completion of the act of relinquishment, the court has exclusive original jurisdiction of a relinquished newborn as specified under s. 48.13 (2m), Stats. Custody of a relinquished newborn may not be returned to a parent or trans…

DCF 39.07 Health and safety of a newborn upon relinquishment. (1) A law enforcement officer, emergency 2 medical technician, or hospital staff member who takes a newborn into custody under this chapter shall take any action necessary to protect the health and safety of the newbor…