Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 251.05

Current through September 30, 2024

Section 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 employee or contracted employee. The file shall be available for examination by the licensing representative at the center and shall include all of the following:

1. The employee's name, address, date of birth, education, position, previous work experience in child care, including the reason for leaving previous positions, and the name, address, and telephone numbers of persons to be notified in an emergency.

Note: The licensee may use the department's form, Staff Record - Child Care Centers, or the licensee's own form for recording staff information. The form is available at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/ccformspubs.

2. Documentation from the department, either paper or electronic, that indicates a child care background check was completed in compliance with the timelines and requirements specified in s. 48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13 and the person is eligible to work in a child care program.

Note: Information on child care background checks is available at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ccbgcheck.

a. A report on a physical examination that was completed not more than 12 months prior to nor more than 30 days after the person was hired. The physical examination report may be a printout of an electronic record from a medical professional or on a form provided by the department. The report shall be signed and dated by a licensed physician, physician's assistant, or other EPSDT provider. The report shall indicate that the person is free from illnesses detrimental to children, including tuberculosis, and that the person is physically able to work with young children.

b. The health examination requirement in subd. 3. a. does not apply to a provider who requests an exemption based on the provider's adherence to religious belief in exclusive use of prayer or spiritual means for healing in accordance with a bona fide religious sect or denomination.

Note: The department's form, Staff Health Report - Child Care Centers, is used for recording physical examination information. Forms are available on the department's website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/ccformspubs.

a. A certificate from the Wisconsin Registry documenting that the person has met the educational qualifications for the position under sub. (3) if the person has worked as a teacher, director, or administrator at the center for at least 6 months. A copy of an educator's license issued by the department of public instruction as a teacher may substitute for a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry.

b. For school-age administrators, school-age directors, and school-age program leaders who have been in the position for 6 months or more, a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry.

d. For persons not required to have a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry, including assistant child care teachers, program aides, school-age group leaders, school-age program aides, meal preparation personnel, substitutes, volunteers, and student teachers and a child care teacher, center director, administrator, school-age administrator, school-age director, or school-age program leader who has not worked for the center for more than 6 months, documentation of the person's educational qualifications.

Note: Information about how to obtain a certificate may be obtained from the Wisconsin Registry's website, https://www.wiregistry.org or by calling 608-222-1123.

5. For persons required to have a high school diploma or its equivalent, documentation of a high school diploma or its equivalent as determined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

6. Documentation of days and hours worked, and in which classroom, when the person was included in the staff-to-child ratio shall be maintained by the center.

7. Documentation of compliance with continuing education requirements under sub. (4) (c).

8. Documentation of compliance with orientation requirements under sub. (4) (a).

(b) A licensee shall maintain a file on each student teacher and each adult who works at the center and is compensated for their work from a source other than the center. The file shall contain the information specified in par. (a) 1., 2., and 3.

(3) QUALIFICATIONS OF STAFF.

(a)Competency. A child care worker, center administrator, center director, and volunteers counted in staff-to-child ratio shall be physically, mentally, and emotionally able to provide responsible care for all children, including children with disabilities.

(b)Training on preventing abusive head trauma. Each child care worker, center administrator, center director, volunteer counted in staff-to-child ratio, or substitute who provides care and supervision to children under 5 years of age shall document completion of department-approved training in abusive head trauma, and appropriate ways to manage crying, fussing, or distraught children prior to beginning to work with children under 5 years of age.

Note: Department-approved training in the prevention of abusive head trauma is included in the department-approved non-credit courses called Introduction to the Child Care Profession and Fundamentals of Infant and Toddler or the credit-based course called Health, Safety and Nutrition offered by a Wisconsin technical college, if the course was taken after July 1, 2005.

(c)Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training. All employees in regular contact with children shall obtain, maintain and place in the employee's file a current certificate of completion for infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator use from an agency approved by the department within 3 months after beginning to work with children in care. Volunteers included in determining staff-to-child ratios shall obtain a certificate of completion in infant and child cardiopulmonary resuscitation after volunteering for 240 cumulative hours. The time spent obtaining or renewing cardiopulmonary resuscitation training may be counted towards the required continuing education hours.

(cm)Training on child abuse and neglect reporting requirements. Within one week after beginning work at the center and at least every 2 years thereafter, each employee or volunteer who comes in contact with children in care shall complete training in all of the following:

1. Child abuse and neglect laws.

2. How to identify children who have been abused or neglected.

3. The procedure for ensuring that all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect are immediately reported to the proper authorities.

(d)Administrator.

1. The licensee may act as administrator of a group child care center. If the licensee does not act as administrator, the licensee shall designate a person or persons to be the administrator or administrators of the center. The administrator shall be responsible for the center's management, including personnel, finance, physical plant, and the day-to-day operation of the center.

2. An administrator, including a licensee that is an administrator, shall meet all of the following conditions:

a. Be at least 21 years of age.

b. Have completed high school or its equivalent, as determined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

3. Before a person assumes the position of administrator, the person shall have all of the following:

a. One year of experience as a manager or satisfactory completion of a noncredit department-approved course or of 2 credits in business or program administration.

b. One year of experience as a center director, as a child care teacher in a group child care center or kindergarten, or as a licensee of a family child care center under ch. DCF 250; or satisfactory completion of a non-credit department-approved course or of 2 credits in early childhood education or its equivalent.

4. If the board of a parent cooperative is responsible for management of a center, the requirements under subds. 2. and 3. do not apply.

5. Within one year of assuming the position, each administrator shall complete at least 10 hours of training in supervision or personnel management, if the administrator has not previously received that training. The training may be counted as part of the annual continuing education requirement.

(e)Center director.

a. A licensee with the applicable qualifications in this paragraph may act as the center director.

b. If the licensee does not act as center director, the licensee shall designate a person or persons to be the center director.

c. No person may act as the center director for more than 2 full-day or 4 part-day centers.

2. The center director shall be responsible for the supervision of the planning and implementation of the center's program for children, the supervision of staff at the center, staff meetings and orientation, and continuing education for staff.

3. A center director for a program licensed to serve 50 or fewer children shall meet all of the following conditions:

a. Be at least 21 years of age.

b. Have completed high school or its equivalent as determined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

c. Have at least 240 hours of experience as a teacher or assistant teacher in a group child care center or other approved setting or have at least 240 hours of experience as a licensee or provider of a family child care center under ch. DCF 250.

d. Have completed at least one of the preservice training requirements in Table 251.05A prior to beginning work as a center director, except as specified in subd. 5. a. The center director shall also complete any additional training requirements in Table 251.05A as provided.

Note: Additional qualifications for school-age only directors are in s. DCF 251.095.

TABLE 251.05A Director of a center licensed to care for 50 or fewer children
Preservice training	Additional training
Four credits in early childhood education	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
The Registry Program Development Credential	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
The Registry Preschool Credential	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
The Registry Infant Toddler Credential	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
Two noncredit department-approved courses in early childhood education	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
One noncredit department-approved course and 2 credits in early childhood education	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
Forty-eight credits from an accredited institution of higher edu- cation with at least 3 credits in early childhood education	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
A Child Development Associate (CDA) credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition	Within one year of assuming the position, one course in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential or its equivalent
A certificate from the Wisconsin Registry indicating the person is preliminarily qualified as a director for a center licensed to care for 50 or fewer children	No additional training required
A one-year diploma in child care or early childhood education from an accredited institution of higher education	No additional training required
An associate degree in early childhood education or child care from an accredited institution of higher education
A bachelor's degree from an institution of higher education in early childhood education, education, or child development	No additional training required
A license issued by the Wisconsin department of public instruction indicating that the person is qualified to act as a pre- kindergarten, kindergarten, or early childhood regular or special education teacher. The license may not be a one-year license with stipulations (formerly known as an emergency license); a 3-year, short-term substitute license; or a 5-year long-term substitute license, as defined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.	No additional training required

4. A center director for a program licensed to serve 51 or more children shall meet all of the following conditions:

a. Be at least 21 years of age.

b. Have completed high school or its equivalent, as determined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

c. Have at least 2 years of experience as a child care teacher or center director in a group child care center or other approved setting.

d. Have completed one of the preservice training requirements in Table 251.05B prior to beginning work as a center director, except as specified in subd. 5. b. The center director shall also complete any additional training requirements in Table 251.05B as provided.

TABLE 251.05B Director of a center licensed to care for 51 or more children
Preservice Training	Additional Training
Eight credits in early childhood education. Up to 2 courses in the Registry Administrator Credential series may be used to meet the early childhood education requirement if taken prior to beginning to work as a center director	Within 3 years of assuming the position the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
The Registry Program Development Credential	Within 3 years of assuming the position, the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
The Registry Program Development Credential	Within 3 years of assuming the position, the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
The Registry Infant Toddler Credential	Within 3 years of assuming the position, the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
A combination of 4 courses for credit and non-credit department- approved courses in early childhood education. Up to 2 courses in the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential series may be used to meet the early childhood education requirement if taken prior to beginning to work as a center director.	Within 3 years of assuming the position the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
A certificate from The Registry indicating that the person is preliminarily qualified as a director for a center licensed to care for 51 or more children	Within 3 years of assuming the position, the Wisconsin Child Care Administrator Credential
An associate degree in early childhood education or child care from an institution of higher education	No additional training required
A bachelor's degree in early childhood education, education, or child development from an institution of higher education	No additional training required
A license issued by the Wisconsin department of public instruction or the appropriate authority in another state to be a pre- kindergarten, kindergarten, or early childhood regular or special education teacher. The license may not be a one-year license with stipulations (formerly known as an emergency license); a 3-year, short-term substitute license; or a 5-year long-term substitute license, as defined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.	No additional training required

a. Notwithstanding subd. 3. d., a person is not required to complete preservice training under Table 251.05A if the person was employed as the director of a center licensed to serve 50 or fewer children prior to September 30, 2019, and met the preservice training requirement with a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry indicating the person was on Registry Level 12 or above.

b. Notwithstanding subd. 4. d., a person is not required to complete preservice training specified in Table 251.05B if the person was employed as the director of a center licensed to serve 51 or more children prior to September 30, 2019, and met the preservice training requirement with a certificate from the Wisconsin Registry indicating the person was on Registry Level 14 or above.

(f)Child care teacher.

1. A child care teacher shall plan, implement, and supervise the daily activities for a group of children.

2. A person who is a child care teacher shall meet all of the following conditions:

a. Be at least 18 years of age.

b. Have completed high school or its equivalent, as determined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

c. Have at least 240 hours of experience as an assistant child care teacher in a group child care center, as a licensed family child care provider, or in another approved early childhood setting.

3. Prior to assuming the position, a person hired to be a child care teacher shall complete or obtain one of the following:

a. Four credits in early childhood education or its equivalent.

b. Two non-credit department-approved courses in early childhood education.

Note: The non-credit courses approved by the department to meet the entry level training requirements for a child care teacher are Introduction to the Child Care Profession and Skills and Strategies for the Child Care Teacher or the assistant child care teacher or child care teacher training programs approved by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

bm. Two credits in early childhood education and one noncredit department-approved course in early childhood education.

c. A certificate from the Wisconsin Registry indicating that the person is qualified as a child care teacher.

d. The Registry Preschool Credential.

e. The Registry Infant Toddler Credential.

f. Forty-eight credits from an institution of higher education with at least 3 credits in early childhood education or its equivalent.

g. A one-year child care diploma in child care or early childhood education from an institution of higher education.

h. An associate degree in early childhood education or child care from an institution of higher education.

i. A Child Development Associate credential issued by the Council for Professional Recognition.

j. Certificate from American Montessori Society, Association Montessori International, or Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education.

k. A license issued by the Wisconsin department of public instruction or the appropriate authority in another state to be a pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, or early childhood regular or special education teacher. The license may not be a one-year license with stipulations (formerly known as an emergency license); a 3-year, short-term substitute license; or a 5-year long-term substitute license, as defined by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

Note: Information on how to obtain or renew a Wisconsin department of public instruction teacher license is available on the DPI website, http://dpi.wi.gov/tepdl.

l. A certificate from the department of workforce development, bureau of apprenticeship standards, as a child development specialist.

(g)Assistant child care teacher.

1. An assistant child care teacher shall work under the supervision of a child care teacher with a group of children.

2. Except as provided under subd. 3., a person hired to be assistant child care teacher shall be qualified in one of the following ways:

a. Be at least 18 years old and have satisfactorily completed 2 credits in early childhood education or its equivalent within 6 months after assuming the position.

b. Be at least 18 years old and have satisfactorily completed one, non-credit department-approved course in early childhood education within 6 months after assuming the position.

Note:Introduction to the Child Care Profession is the non-credit course that is approved by the department to meet the entry level training requirements for a child care assistant teacher. Information on agencies offering the department-approved course is available on the department's website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov.

c. Be at least 17 years of age and have satisfactorily completed an assistant child care teacher training program approved by the Wisconsin department of public instruction, 2 credits in early childhood education or its equivalent, or a noncredit department-approved course in early childhood education.

3. A parent serving as an assistant child care teacher in a center operated by a parent cooperative is exempt from the training requirements under subd. 2.

(gm)Program aide. A program aide shall work under the direction and supervision of a child care teacher.

2. A person who is a program aide shall be at least 16 years of age.

3. A person hired as a program aide shall have satisfactorily completed at least one of the following no later than 6 months after assuming the position:

a. An assistant child care teacher training program approved by the Wisconsin department of public instruction.

b. A noncredit department-approved course in early childhood education.

Note:Introduction to the Child Care Profession is the noncredit course approved by the department to meet the entry-level training requirements for a program aide.

4. A program aide may not be counted in the required staff-to-child ratios under Table DCF 251.055.

(gr)Meal preparation personnel. Personnel who help prepare meals shall meet all of the following conditions:

1. Be at least 17 years of age.

2. Participate in the orientation under sub. (4) (a).

a. Except as provided in subd. 3. b., complete and document at least 4 hours of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition prior to beginning work, and one hour of training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition annually thereafter.

b. Staff in a school-age program who help prepare meals shall complete one hour of annual training in kitchen sanitation, food handling, and nutrition.

(h)Non-credit course criteria. Non-credit courses offered to meet the non-credit course requirements specified in this subsection shall contain the components prescribed by the department and shall be approved by the department before being offered. The department may at any time withdraw its approval of a non-credit course. Instructors of non-credit department-approved courses shall be approved by the department prior to teaching a course.

Note: Information on the process for obtaining department approval for noncredit courses may be obtained from the Wisconsin Registry at https://www.wiregistry.org or 608-222-1123. A list of agencies approved to offer noncredit department-approved courses is available on the department's website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov.

(i)Substitutes.

1. When a regular required staff member is absent from a center, there shall be a substitute who is at least 18 years of age.

2. A substitute who is employed by the same licensee for more than 240 hours shall complete at least 2 credits or one noncredit, department-approved course in early childhood education before completing 240 cumulative hours of work as a substitute.

Note: The course for credit called Health, Safety and Nutrition offered by a Wisconsin technical college or the department-approved, non-credit course called Introduction to the Child Care Profession may be used to meet this requirement and if taken after July 1, 2005, also contains the department-approved training on preventing abusive head trauma. Information on agencies offering the department-approved course is available on the department's website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov.

3. The center director or designee shall maintain a record of the days and hours worked by each substitute.

(j)Volunteers and student teachers.

1. Volunteers and student teachers shall participate in the orientation required under sub. (4) (a).

2. A volunteer who is used to meet a center's required staff-to-child ratios under s. DCF 251.055 shall complete at least 2 credits or one noncredit, department-approved course in early childhood education before completing 240 cumulative hours of work as a volunteer.

Note: The 3-credit course called Health, Safety and Nutrition offered by a Wisconsin technical college or the department-approved, noncredit course called Introduction to the Child Care Profession may be used to meet this requirement and if taken after July 1, 2005, also contain the department-approved training in shaken baby syndrome prevention. Information on agencies offering the department-approved course is available on the department's website at http://dcf.wisconsin.gov.

3. A volunteer who is not included in determining the center's required staff-to-child ratios under s. DCF 251.055 shall have training in child care programming and procedures before working with children in care. The training shall include the responsibilities of the volunteer, general child supervision techniques, a review of the daily schedule and general health and safety practices including meal or snack preparation, dishwashing, toileting, personal hygiene and emergency evacuation procedures. This includes volunteers working in a center operated by a parent cooperative.

4. The center director or designee shall coordinate the volunteer program and keep on file documentation of the hours worked by volunteers who are used to meet staff-to-child ratios.

5. A volunteer used to meet the required staff-to-child ratios under s. DCF 251.055 shall be at least 18 years of age.

(k)Provider health.

1. No licensee, employee, volunteer, visitor, or other person with symptoms of serious illness that presents a safety or health risk to children or a communicable disease that is reportable under ch. DHS 145 and transmitted through normal contact may be in contact with children in care.

2. No licensee, employee, volunteer, visitor, or other person whose behavior gives reasonable concern for the safety of children may be in contact with the children in care.

3. The department may require a licensee, employee, or other person in contact with the children whose behavior gives reasonable concern for the safety of children to submit to an examination by a licensed mental health professional as a condition of licensure or employment.

Note: See also s. DCF 251.11 (1) (f), which requires a written statement from a physician or licensed mental health professional when there is reason to believe that the physical or mental health of a person may endanger children in care.

4. No person with a health history of typhoid, paratyphoid, dysentery, or other diarrheal disease may work in a center until it is determined by appropriate tests that the person is not a carrier of the disease.

(4) STAFF DEVELOPMENT.

(a)Orientation. Except as provided under subd. 14., each center shall develop and implement a written orientation program that all new employees, substitutes, and regular volunteers shall complete and document within their first week at the center. The orientation program shall cover all of the following:

Note: See DCF 251.08 (4) (b) for orientation requirements for persons transporting children.

1. A review of this chapter.

2. A review of center policies and procedures required under s. DCF 251.04 (2) (h).

3. A review of the center emergency plans required under s. DCF 251.04 (2) (h) 9., including fire and tornado evacuation plans and the operation of fire extinguishers.

4. Prevention and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions.

5. First aid procedures.

6. Administration of medications.

7. Job responsibilities in relation to the job description.

8. Training in the recognition of childhood illnesses and infectious disease control, including handwashing procedures, universal precautions for handling bodily fluids, and immunizations.

Note: Information on universal precautions may be obtained from the Child Care Information Center website, https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/ccic, or by calling 800-362-7353.

9. A schedule of activities of the center.

11. The procedure for ensuring that all child care workers know the children assigned to their care and their whereabouts at all times, including during center-provided transportation.

12. Child management techniques.

13. The procedure for sharing information related to a child's special health care needs including any physical, emotional, social, or cognitive disabilities with any child care worker who may be assigned to care for that child throughout the day.

14. If the center is licensed to care for children under one year of age, a review of procedures to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome prior to an employee's or volunteer's first day of work.

15. The procedure to contact a parent if a child is absent from the center without prior notification from the parent.

16. Information on any special needs that a child enrolled in the center may have and the plan for how those needs will be met.

17. Building and physical premises safety, including identification of and protection from hazards, bodies of water, and vehicular traffic.

18. The handling and storage of hazardous materials and the appropriate disposal of biocontaminants. In this subdivision, "biocontaminants" includes blood, body fluids, or excretions that may spread infectious disease.

Note: The licensee may use the department's form, Staff Orientation Checklist - Group Child Care Centers, for documenting staff orientation. The form is available on the department's website at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/ccformspubs.

(b)Staff meetings. To ensure that staff have the opportunity to receive pertinent information and clarification of problems and issues, each center shall conduct in-person staff meetings at least 9 times in a calendar year or one time for each month of center operation and shall document that staff meetings have been held.

(c)Continuing education.

1. Each administrator, center director, child care worker, school-age administrator, and school-age director shall participate in at least 15 hours of continuing education annually.

2m. Each administrator, center director, child care worker, school-age administrator, or school-age director who works fewer than 8 months per year shall participate in the equivalent of at least 2 hours of continuing education per month of employment as an administrator, center director, child care worker, school-age administrator, or school-age director.

3. Any continuing education hours completed that exceed the annual requirement for the year may be used to meet the annual requirement in the 2 years following completion.

4. Continuing education courses completed for credit that exceed the annual requirement for the year may be used to meet the annual requirement in the 2 years following completion.

5. Assistant child care teachers who are currently enrolled in their first entry level course are not required to earn continuing education for that year.

6. The types of training acceptable to meet continuing education requirements shall be limited to any of the following:

a. Formal courses resulting in credits or continuing education units.

b. Workshops, conferences, seminars, lectures, correspondence courses, and home study courses.

c. Training offered by the child care center through the use of guest or staff trainers.

d. Documented observation time in other early childhood programs.

e. Web-based training.

f. Independent reading.

g. Viewing educational materials, including videos, lesson plans, and websites.

h. For participants in the YoungStar program, technical assistance under s. 48.659, Stats.

7. Continuing education may be in any of the following topics:

a. Prevention and control of infectious diseases.

b. Medication administration.

c. Prevention of and response to emergencies due to food and allergic reactions.

d. Identification of and protection from hazards.

e. Building and physical premises safety.

f. Emergency preparedness and response planning.

g. Handling and storage of hazardous materials.

h. Handling and disposal of biocontaminants.

i. Child growth and development.

j. Caring for children with disabilities.

k. Guiding children's behavior.

l. Nutrition.

m. Physical activity.

n. Transportation safety.

o. Identification and reporting of suspected child abuse or neglect.

p. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

q. First aid.

r. Business operations.

s. Any other topic that promotes child development or protects children's health or safety.

9. Each administrator, center director, and child care worker shall have documentation of the 12-month period included in his or her training year for meeting continuing education requirements and begin a new training year in the same month each year.

Wis. Admin. Code Department of Children and Families DCF 251.05

Cr. Register, January, 1997, No. 493, eff. 8-1-97; reprinted to correct error in Table, Register, February, 1997, No. 494; reprinted to correct error in Table, Register, March, 1997, No. 495; CR 03-052: r. and recr. (title), (1) (a), (1) (j) 3., (2) (c) 3. to 7., am. (1) (b) 3. b., (c) 5. (intro.), Table 46.05-A, (6) (intro.), Table 46.05-B, (d) 3., Table 46.05-C, (2) (a) (intro.), 3., 6., 8., 11., (4) (e) (intro.) and 1., r. (1) (c) 5. a. to i. and 6. a. to f., (1) (d) 3. a. to i., renum. (1) (j) 4. to be 5., cr. (1) (j) 4. a. and b., (2) (a) 12., (2) (c) 8. to 10., (3) (g) Register December 2004 No. 588, eff. 3-1-05; corrections in (1) (j) 1. a., 3., (2) (a) 2. and 3. made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635; CR 07-102: r. and recr. (1), am. (2) (a), 9., (3) (b), (c), (f), (4) (d), (j) and Table D, cr. (2) (a) 13., 14., (3) (h) and (i), r. (2) (c) 6. and 10. Register December 2008 No. 636, eff. 1-1-09; renumbering in (1) (e) 4. and corrections in (1) (e) 4. d., 5. d., (L) 3., (4) (j) and Table D made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 1, 6. and 7., Stats., Register November 2008 No. 635.

Amended by, EmR1918: emerg. r. and recr., eff. 1-30-19; CR 19-089: r. and recr. Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4-1-20; correction in (4) (a) made under s. 13.92(4) (b) 7, Stats., and correction in (2) (a) 3. b., (4) (c) 7. d. made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register March 2020 No. 771, eff. 4/1/2020

Amended by, CR 20-003: am. (2) (a) 3. a. Register July 2020 No. 775, eff. 8/1/2020

Amended by, CR 21-100: am. (1), (2) (a) (intro.), 2., 3. a., 4. a., b., r. (2) (a) 4. c., am. (2) (a) 4. d., 5., cr. (2) (a) 8., am. (3) (b), cr. (3) (cm), am. (3) (d) 3. a., b., (e) 3. c., Table A, Table B, 5., (f) 2. c., 3. a., bm. to e., (g) 2. a., c., cr. (3) (gm), (gr), am. (3) (i) 2., (j) 2., r. (4) (a) 10., am. (4) (c) 1., r. (4) (c) 2., cr. (4) (c) 2m., am. (4) (c) 6. e., cr. (4) (c) 6. f. to h., r. (4) (c) 8. Register February 2023 No. 806, eff. 3/1/2023

The licensee may use either the department's form, Staff Continuing Education Record - Child Care Centers, or the licensee's own form to document the completion of continuing education. Forms are available on the department's website at https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/ccformspubs.