Wisconsin Shares Audit Results

If you are a Wisconsin child care provider you are probably aware of the Milwaukee Sentinel articles this past spring exposing two providers in Milwaukee for committing fraud against the system. These series of fraud articles led to a quick formation of an audit committee to look over the program integrity and find the errors that allowed such fraud and misuse to occur. The results of that audit are now available.

The Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau reports that 400 cases were reviewed during the audit and they estimate that providers received $4.0 million in improper subsidy payments as a result of errors or potentially fraudulent reporting.

As it is likely these findings will result in changes to the system, it is important for all providers to be aware of this report. To read a summary and the full report visit: http://www.legis.wisconsin.gov/lab