Wednesday, September 18, 2019 Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - 461 Wisconsin Dells Pkwy, Wisconsin Dells
The Wisconsin Child Care Administrators Association (WCCAA) has implemented a new format for 2019, providing informational sessions on 'must know' topics. The September 2019 Board Meeting morning session will be held at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott in the Wisconsin Dells, and will take place on Wednesday, September 18,, 2019 from 9:30-11:30 am. Tina Feaster, Child Care Licensing Specialist of the Bureau of Early Care Regulation, will be present talking about the proposed changes to licensing and information on background checks. We will have time for questions and answers. Two hours of continuing education is available for your attendance. Lunch will be available from 12:00-1:00 pm. The cost is $12 a person.
Please Note: Registration is required so that we can plan for your attendance. Registration must be filled out separately from the Board Meeting RSVP. Walk up registration will be taken, however, advanced registration is recommended.
The Department of Children and Families has proposed revisions and updates to the child care certification and licensing rules. The primary purpose of the proposed rule change is to ensure that the department’s rules affecting child care certification and licensing comply with the health and safety requirements in federal regulations based on the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act of 2014. The proposed revisions incorporate new federal background check requirements into child care administrative rules (202, 250, 251, and 252) and create DCF 13 as a new child care background check administrative rule in accordance with Wis. Statute 48.686. The proposed rules also regroup rules that address the same topics in different places, eliminate duplicative provisions, correct errors, and clarify language where needed to ensure proper implementation and administration of the health and safety requirements.
The proposed rule revisions, hearing notice, an abbreviated summary of the revisions are available on the department’s website: https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/childcare/publichearing/ccadminrule. Also available on the website are the proposed revisions incorporated into the full rule text of DCF 202, 250, 251, and 252 for ease of reading.
If you plan on attending the morning session with WCCAA, any comments/questions can be respectfully submitted to Tina directly at tina.feaster@wisconsin.gov.