SB 425

Under current law, a person must obtain a license from the Department of

Children and Families in order to, for compensation including payments under

Wisconsin Shares, provide care and supervision for four or more children under the

age of seven for less than 24 hours a day. A person who provides care for fewer than

four children under the age of seven for less than 24 hours a day may receive

Wisconsin Shares payments if the person is certified by DCF. Under current DCF

rules, a person certified by DCF, called a certified child care operator, may care for

up to three children who are unrelated to the operator and up to six children in total.

Under this bill, certified child care operators may care for up to six children

under the age of seven in total, regardless of whether the children are related to the

operator.