1.
(1)#
In this paragraph, “department” means the department or the county department or agency determining and authorizing the amount of child care for which an individual may receive a subsidy under this section.
(2)#
Except as provided in subd. 3., the department shall authorize no more than 12 hours of child care per day per child.
(3)#
The department may authorize more than 12 hours, not exceeding 16 hours, of child care per day for a child whose parent provides written documentation of work or transportation requirements that exceed 12 hours in a day.
(4)#
If the authorized hours of child care per day for a child will be reduced from more than 12 to 12 or less because the child’s parent does not provide the written documentation required under subd. 3., the department shall provide to the child’s parent who is receiving the subsidy under this section and to the child’s child care provider 4 weeks’ notice of the reduction in authorized hours before actually reducing the child’s authorized hours.
(5)#
The department shall take into consideration child learning and development and shall promote continuity of care when authorizing hours of child care. The department is not required to limit authorized hours based on the individual’s schedule of activities under sub. (1m) (a) or the number of hours the individual spends in those activities.