Child Placing Agencies

The Department of Children and Families (DCF), is responsible for licensing and monitoring private Child Placing Agencies, child welfare agencies licensed to place children in licensed family foster homes, treatment foster homes, and licensed group homes.

Child Placing Agencies are licensed by DCF under Wisconsin Administrative Code DCF 54. Child placing agencies may license their own family foster homes (under DCF 56).

The purpose of the licensing program is to promote the health, safety and welfare of children in community care arrangements.  The Department ensures that licensing requirements are met through on-going inspections of programs.

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