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Reporting Instructions: DCF CORe Code 0831

Child Care Certification

Report direct costs for all costs associated with certification of child care providers. Examples of eligible costs include:

• Screening Applicants (background checks, etc);
• Processing applications;
• Home visits;
• Entering data into WISCCRS;
• Investigating complaints;
• Provider enforcements (denials, suspensions, revocations);
• Providing information sessions to providers;
• Renewing certification;
• Mailing and administrative costs, including background checks.

Report costs net of any fees collected from the child care provider for certification.

Counties:

Do not include the following costs on this line code:

• child care program operations (see line codes 0851/8851),
• administration (see line codes 0850/8850);
• eligibility (see line code 8203),
• eligibility redetermination (see line codes 0832/8832),
• child care fraud-provider (see line codes 0841/8841 and 0846/8846),
• child care fraud-client (see line codes 0843/8843 and 0847/8847),

Costs reported on the County Shared Cost Report are not to be reported on this line code. Instead, these costs are reported on line code 8831/County Alloc Non-direct costs – CC Certification.

Tribes:

All Child Care Program Operations costs should be reported on line code 0851. Line codes 0831 and 8831 are not available to tribes.