For Early Childhood Educators

Resources to help Early Childhood Educators and Child Care Facilities provide quality care.

ECE Career & Child Care Facilities Resources

If you are interested in starting your own child care business, here is information to help you choose your career path.

Types of Regulated Child Care Careers:
Certified Family Child Care providers may care for 3 unrelated children in their own home. Including related children, under the age of seven, the total number of children cannot be greater than 6. There are two levels of certification to choose from: provisional and regular. A regular certified provider is required to complete training in early childhood education. A provisional certified provider is required to complete AHT/SIDS.

Licensed Family Child Care providers may care for a maximum of 8 children at one time (depending upon the ages of the children, it could be less than 8) in a home environment. This type of care is regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Children & Families.

Licensed Group Child Care Centers provider care outside a home setting for 9 or more children. Typically, children are grouped with other children their own age. This type of care is also regulated by the Wisconsin Department of Children & Families.

Learn the ABCs of Early Childhood Education at Nicolet College. They offer a variety of certificates and degrees.
Become a Child Care Provider
DCF has a lot of information about providing child care related services. Learn how to be a certified or licensed child care provider, provide out-of-home care, get your child care program rated by YoungStar, accept Wisconsin Shares subsidy children into your program, get paid for child care services via the MyWIChildCare EBT card, find a comprehensive list of child care resources, and much more.
Northwest Connection Family Resources is Oneida County’s CCR&R. They support and strengthen families and care givers by building a long lasting foundation through education, information, referrals, and shared opportunities.

Wisconsin Early Childhood Association has long been a steadfast advocate for early childhood professionals and strong early care and education in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Family Child Care Association, WFCCA, is a statewide organization of Family Child Care providers and their supporters, formed to provide support, involvement, and communication with others in the profession.
Caring for children and helping them learn and grow through the most important developmental years can be an incredibly rewarding profession. Learn more about SFTAs Resources.
T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood® Wisconsin offers scholarships to early childhood educators to make credit-based education more affordable, improve teacher compensation, and increase early childhood educator retention.
The REWARD Wisconsin Stipend Program provides vital supplemental financial support to early childhood educators who continue to work in an under-compensated and under-resourced field.