Wisconsin Licensing Standards for Day Care Centers

Child Care Teacher: Must be at least 18 years old and have high school education or equivalent or certificate, credentials, or diploma from a post-secondary early childhood training program approved by the department. Must have 120 days half-time or 80 days full-time experience in direct care; or certification by the Wisconsin department of public instruction as a nursery school teacher or as an exceptional education needs teacher (or be able to show evidence of meeting the qualifications for certification); and 2 years documented credit in an institution of higher education with at least 3 credits equivalent to early childhood education or satisfactory completion of 80 hours of department-approved training in early childhood education, CDA credentials, or satisfactory completion of another department-approved competency program.

Age Range	Ratio For Daycare Centers
Infants	(1:4)
Toddlers	(1:4)
2 - 2 ½ years	(1:6)
2 ½ - 3 years	(1:8)
3 - 4 years	(1:10)
4 - 5 years	(1:17)
6 years and older	(1:18)

Age Range

Ratio For Family Child Care

0 - 7 years

(1:8)

[if 3 or 4 children under the age of 2 are in care, the number of other children in care is reduced]

Child Care Licensing Agency Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services Division of Children and Family Services Bureau of Regulation and Licensing 1 West Wilson Street, Room 534 Madison, WI 53708-8916 Phone: (608) 266-9314 Fax: (608) 267-7252	Child Care Subsidy Agency Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development Child Care Section 201 East Washington Avenue P.O. Box 7972 Madison, WI 53707-7972 Phone: (608) 266-3443 Toll Free: (888) 713-5437 Fax: (608) 261-6968
Head Start - State Collaboration Office Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development P.O. Box 7946 Madison, WI, 53707-7946 Phone: (608) 261-2137 Fax: (608) 267-7952	Child Care Food Program Administrator Department of Public Instruction 125 South Webster Street Post Office Box 7841 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7841 Phone: (608) 267-9123 Fax: (608) 267-0363
State Resource and Referral Network Contact Wisconsin Child Care Resource & Referral Network, Inc. 5 Odana Court Madison, WI 53719 Phone: (608) 271-1230 Fax: (608) 271-1268	Office of Child Support Enforcement Bureau of Child Support Division of Economic Support 201 E. Washington Ave.E200 P.O. Box7935 Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7935 Phone: (608) 266-9909 Fax: (608) 267-2824
Child Abuse Reporting Hotline To report suspected child abuse in Wisconsin, call the county Department of Social or Human Services or the local sheriff or police department. For national child abuse information, call the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (staffed 24 hours daily with professional crisis counselors): 1-800-4-A-CHILD or 1-800-2-A-CHILD (T.D.D)