The Department of Children and Families created YoungStar to improve the quality
of child care for Wisconsin children. Read more about YoungStar
What is Regulated Child Care?
Regulated child care is the foundation for safe child care settings. For tips on
choosing child care and more, visit Child Care Info for Parents
.
What is YoungStar?
YoungStar is Wisconsin's child care quality rating and improvement system. We give parents
tools and information to raise happy, healthy kids. We help preschools and child care
providers give children safe, nurturing places to grow. How do we do it?
By objectively measuring child care quality from one to five stars for thousands of
child care providers.
By giving parents an easy way to find programs that match their family's lifestyle,
budget, and special needs.
By supporting providers with tools and training to deliver high quality care.
By setting a consistent standard for child care quality.
What is Regulated Child Care?
Regulated child care provides a foundation for safe child care settings by conducting
background checks, regular inspections and complaint investigations. Types of regulated child
care include:
Certified Care (3 or fewer children under age 7 in care)
Licensed Family Child Care (up to 8 children under age 7)
Licensed Group Child Care (9 or more children under age 7)
Day Camp (seasonal program for 4 or more children ages 3 & up)
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Disclaimer: This information is provided as a public service by the Department
of Children and Families (DCF). The Department neither endorses any child care center
nor guarantees that this information is accurate, up-to-date or complete. This information,
which should not be used as a sole source in selecting a center, does not replace
official information sources. Users of this website are responsible for checking
the accuracy, completeness and/or suitability of all information. Persons wishing
current, official information may contact the appropriate
regional licensing office
or county/tribal certification office.
Child Care Finder search results are only for active regulated providers. To view information
on illegally operated and revoked providers, visit our
Illegally Operated/Revoked Providers
page. To view information on Terminated Providers,
visit our Terminated Providers page.