Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Children and Families › DCF 201-252 - Early Care and Education › Chapter DCF 250 - Family Child Care Centers › Section DCF 250.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1g) " Abusive head trauma" means a serious
				type of head injury, including shaken baby syndrome, that is caused by shaking,
				throwing, hitting, slamming, or jerking.
(1r) "Background check request form" means a
				form prescribed by the department on which a person completes required
				information for the child care background check under s.
				48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF 13.
Note:
Form DCF-F-5296,
Background Check
				  Request
, is available on the department's website,
https://dcf.wisconsin.gov/cclicensing/ccformspubs
.
(2) "Care" means providing for the
				safety and developmental needs of a child in a family child care
				center.
(3) "Center-provided
				transportation" means transportation in a vehicle owned by or contracted for
				the center or a vehicle owned by the licensee or an employee that is used to
				transport children, but does not include a vehicle owned and driven by a parent
				or volunteer.
(3m) " Child care
				background check" means the requirements in s.
				48.686, Stats., and ch. DCF
				13.
(4) "Complaint" means an
				allegation of violation of this chapter or ch. 48, Stats.
(4m) "Crib" means a bed for an infant or
				young child that is enclosed on 4 sides including play pens and portable
				cribs.
(5) "Department" means the
				Wisconsin department of children and families.
(5m) " Early childhood education" means the
				teaching of children who are 8 years of age or less.
(6) "Emergency" means unforeseen
				circumstances that require immediate attention.
(7) "Emergency back-up provider" means a
				designated adult available within 5 minutes of the premises who can provide
				assistance in the event an emergency occurs that requires a provider to leave
				the premises occasionally for a short period of time.
(8) "Employee" means any adult who is
				compensated to provide care and supervision of children enrolled in a family
				child care center, including a helper or assistant to a child care
				provider.
(8m) "EPSDT provider"
				means a provider of health assessment and evaluation services that is eligible
				to be certified under s. DHS 105.37 (1) (a).
(9) "Family child care center" or "center"
				means a facility where a person provides care and supervision for less than 24
				hours a day for at least 4 and not more than 8 children who are not related to
				the provider.
(10) "Field trip"
				means any experience a child has away from the premises of the center while in
				the care of center staff, whether a child walks or is transported.
(11) "Fit and qualified" means displaying the
				capacity to successfully nurture and care for children and may include
				consideration of any of the following:
(a)
				Abuse of alcohol or drugs.
(b) A
				history of a civil or criminal conviction or administrative rule violation that
				is substantially related to the care of children, as determined under s. DCF
				13.05.
(c) Exercise of unsound
				judgment.
(d) A history of civil or
				criminal offenses or any other action that demonstrates an inability to manage
				the activities of a center.