What are the state regulations and rules for non-licensed in home daycare providers in the state of WIsconsin.

Question

What are the rules for the number of children you may legally have, and at what ages do they have to go between.

Answer 1

As for the licenses and requirements in your state, the Administration for Children and Families provide a state by state listing of contacts for licensing and regulations governing child care businesses:
http://www.nccic.org/statedata/dirs/regoffic.html

In Wisconsin, this is the agency to contact

Division of Children & Family Services
Bureau of Regulation and Licensing
1 West Wilson Street Room 534
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Web site: http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/rl_dcfs/index.htm

You may want to read the Family Child Care Centers Manual in Wisconsin http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/rl_dcfs/CommManuals/FCC/hfs45.pdf I suggest you contact this agency for specifics on regulations for non licensed in home daycare providers

If you are thinking of starting your own daycare, the first step is to prepare a business plan. Even if you will not be applying for a bank loan, a business plan helps you to think through your business - what it needs, who it will benefit, how much it will cost, and what is its potential. Here are free business plans on childcare business that you may want to look into:

http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-30.doc
http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/BPWORKBK.pdf
http://www.misbtdc.org/documents/CDCPLAN.pdf
http://sbdcnet.utsa.edu/sbic/bplans.htm

You may want to read the free article "How To Start Your Own Day Care Center" http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol40/daycare.htm It covers various aspects of starting and running a daycare center including the demand for daycare centers, how to start this business, shoestring strategies, how to operate a daycare center, tips on caring for the children, income potential, how to manage your daycare, marketing your business and other additional income potential. There are so many things to learn about the business that the first step is to read everything you can find.

Other articles you may want to read:

Starting a Child Day Care Business http://www.libsci.sc.edu/BOB/class/clis748/Studentwebguides/ss02/pollack2.htm
Childcare.net http://childcare.net/indexnew.shtml
Starting a child-care services business http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/0,4621,290241,00.html
HOW TO START A QUALITY CHILD CARE BUSINESS http://www.sba.gov/library/pubs/mp-29.pdf

For in-depth information, I suggest checking out the following books:

- Start and Run a Profitable Home Day Care
- The Daycare Provider's Workbook
- Start Your Own At-Home Child Care Business
- So You Want to Open a Profitable Child Care Center :
Everything You Need to Know to Plan, Organize and Implement a Successful Program

It is also important that you learn the tax rules affecting daycare centers, especially if you are going to open one from your home. Here is the IRS page on child care centers: http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/industries/content/0,,id=99878,00.html

Answer 2

Here's where you can find that information:

Bureau of Regulation and Licensing
1 West Wilson Street, Room 534
P.O. Box 8916
Madison, WI 53708-8916

Phone: [phone]
Web Page: http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/rl_dcfs/INDEX.HTM or
http://www.dwd.state.wi.us/dws/programs/childcare/certification/default.htm

Hope that helps!

Answer 3

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Answer 4

http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/dws/programs/childcare/ccpi/default.htm

You know, you can always Google yuor home state and get its website.