Current through August 26, 2024
(1) RATE GROUPING.
(a)
County. The department
shall set maximum rates for child care services in each county within the
state. A tribal area shall be included in the county in which it is
geographically located.
(b)
Age groups. Within each county, the department shall set
maximum rates for the following age groups:
1.
Infants and toddlers under 2 years of age.
2. Children 2 years of age and over, but
under age 4.
3. Children 4 years of
age and over, but under age 6.
4.
Children ages 6 to 13 years.
(c)
Types of providers.
Within each county and within each age group, the department shall set maximum
rates for child care services by each of the following types of providers:
1. Group child care centers licensed under s.
48.65, Stats., and ch. DCF 251
and day camps licensed under s.
48.65, Stats., and ch. DCF
252.
2. Family child care centers
licensed under s. 48.65, Stats., and ch. DCF
250.
3. Level I regular certified
child care providers under s.
48.651 (1) (a),
Stats., and ch. DCF 202.
4. Level
II provisional certified child care providers under s.
48.651 (1) (b),
Stats., and ch. DCF 202.
(2) SURVEY OF LICENSED CENTERS AND DAY CAMPS.
(a) The department shall annually contact all
licensed group child care centers, family child care centers, and day camps to
obtain their child care prices and registration fee amounts.
(b) The department shall include only child
care prices and registration fee amounts submitted in writing in the survey
results.
(3) MAXIMUM
RATES FOR LICENSED CENTERS AND DAY CAMPS.
(a)
Licensed group child care centers and day camps. The
department shall set maximum rates so that at least 75 percent of the slots in
a county at group child care centers licensed under ch. DCF 251 and day camps
licensed under ch. DCF 252 may be purchased at or below the maximum rate. The
number of slots attributed to a group child care center or day camp shall be
equal to the licensed capacity.
(b)
Licensed family child care centers. The department shall set
maximum rates so that at least 75 percent of the slots in a county at family
child care centers licensed under ch. DCF 250 may be purchased at or below the
maximum rate. The number of slots attributed to a family child care center
shall be equal to the center's licensed capacity.
(c)
Exclusions. In
determining maximum rates for licensed group child care centers, licensed
family child care centers, and licensed day camps under pars. (a) and (b), the
department may exclude the child care prices of a group child care center,
family child care center, or day camp at which any of the following apply:
1. The center or day camp operates less than
5 days a week or 5 hours a day.
2.
The center or day camp has not established full-time weekly or full-time
monthly child care prices.
3. The
department issues child care subsidy payments for the care of more than 75
percent of the children attending the center or day camp.
(d)
Sibling rates. The
department may not establish reduced maximum rates for siblings.
(4) RATES FOR CERTIFIED CHILD CARE
PROVIDERS. The department shall set rates for certified child care providers
under s. 49.155 (6) (b) and (c), Stats., as follows:
(c) Rates for Level I regular certified
providers under s. 48.651 (1) (a),
Stats., may not exceed 75 percent of the rates established under sub. (3)
(b).
(d) Rates for Level II
provisional certified providers under s.
48.651 (1) (b),
Stats., may not exceed 50 percent of the rates established under sub. (3)
(b).
(5) RATES FOR
SCHOOL BOARD PROGRAMS. The rates for care at a child care program established
or contracted for by a school board under s.
120.13 (14),
Stats., shall be the same as the applicable rate for a licensed group child
care center under sub. (3) (a).
(6)
RATES FOR OUT-OF-STATE PROVIDERS. The maximum rate for an out-of-state provider
shall be the applicable maximum rate in the county in which the parent resides
or the out-of-state provider's actual rate, whichever is lower.
(7) SPECIAL NEED. On a case-by-case basis, a
child care administrative agency may set a rate higher than the rate
established under this section for the care of a child with a special
need.
