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184 • Parent is not in their approved activity, and any ACTS or TBRK periods would have expired • Suspicion of fraudulent documentation • Report of parent and provider colluding to commit fraud (including kickbacks) • Frequent requests in a short period for registration fee funds to the same provider
Provider Referral Examples Examples of child care provider fraud referrals that local agencies should submit to the Child Care Fraud Mailbox include, but are not limited to: • Care is being provided at a location where the child does not have an authorization • Care is being provided at an unauthorized and unregulated location. • Certified provider is holding outside employment during the facility’s hours of operation • Children who attend the center also reside with the provider • Payments are being made to the provider for children who have not attended for 30 or more calendar days • Payment is being made to a provider for a child who has never attended the provider location • Two (2) or more no access visits by department or local agency staff have occurred • Missing or incomplete attendance records • Children in attendance are not on attendance records or are missing arrival and departure time(s) • Children not appearing on the attendance record for over 30 calendar days • Children signed in on attendance records are not present • Prefilled arrival or departure times for children for future dates or times • Recording arrival and departure times on a schedule (i.e., Monday - Friday 7 a.m. – 4 p.m.) • Rounding of arrival and departure times • Suspicious record completion (i.e., attendance records appear to be completed in one (1) sitting vs. as children arrive and depart) • Provider does not have a Written Payment Agreement with each family receiving Wisconsin Shares subsidies