Section 202.01. Authority, purpose and applicability.

 

(1)   Authority and purpose. This chapter is promulgated pursuant to s. 49.155 (1d) , Stats., and implements s. 48.651 , Stats. This chapter establishes standards for the certification of persons who provide child care for 1 to 3 children or who are not otherwise required to be licensed as a child care center under s. 48.65 , Stats., and whose services are purchased with state or federal child care funds. The standards are intended to protect and promote the health, safety and welfare of children in the care of these providers.

(2)   Applicability. This chapter applies to certification agencies and to all providers of child care who receive reimbursement with state or federal child care funds and who are not required to be licensed under s. 48.65 , Stats., including providers of child care for 1 to 3 children, providers of child care for a child in the child's home, and providers of child care for school-age children.