Wisconsin Code § 48.657

Child care center reports
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(1) The department
shall provide each child care center that holds a license under s.
48.65 (1) or a probationary license under s. 48.69 with an annual
report that includes the following information:
(a) Violations of statutes, rules promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or provisions of licensure
under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center. In providing information under this paragraph, the department may not disclose the
identity of any employee of the child care center.
(b) A telephone number at the department that a person may
call to complain of any alleged violation of a statute, rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1) by the child care center.
(c) The results of the most recent inspection of the child care
center under s. 48.73.
(2) A child care center shall post the report under sub. (1)
next to the child care center’s license or probationary license in a
place where the report and the inspection results can be seen by
parents, guardians, or legal custodians during the child care center’s hours of operation.
(2g) If the report under sub. (1) indicates that the child care
center is in violation of a statute, a rule promulgated by the department under s. 48.658 (4) (a) or 48.67, or a provision of licensure under s. 48.70 (1), the child care center shall post with the
report any notices received from the department relating to that
violation.
(2m) The department shall make available on the department’s Internet site, as part of the department’s licensed child
care center search database, a specific description of any violation described in sub. (1) and a description of any steps taken by
the child care center to correct the violation.
(2r) Each child care center that receives a report under sub.
(1) shall make available to a parent, guardian, or legal custodian
of a child who is receiving, or who is a prospective recipient of,
care and supervision from the child care center the reports under
sub. (1) from the previous 2 years and any notices received from
the department relating to any violations identified in those reports. In providing information under this subsection, a child

care center may withhold any information that would disclose the
identity of an employee of the child care center.
(3) The department may require a child care center to provide
to the department any information that is necessary for the department to prepare the report under sub. (1).

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