Wisconsin Children and Families secretary says he’s confident in child care accountability measures

The Wisconsin Department of Children and Families Sec.-designee Jeff Pertl told reporters that he is confident in the state’s ...
WTAQ News Talk

How child care funding works in Wisconsin and what checks are in place to prevent fraud

Wisconsin made sweeping reforms after extensive reports in 2009 from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed widespread child ...

Wisconsin officials highlight measures to prevent child care fraud amid Minnesota scandal

Officials are reassuring the public about safeguards in place to prevent widespread child care fraud from occurring in ...

Wisconsin reports 2.9% error rate for childcare system payments, well below federal limit

Wisconsin officials say the state has learned from past mistakes and built strong protections against childcare fraud.
WKOW

Wisconsin child care providers begin receiving funds through Child Care Bridge Payments Program

MADISON (WKOW) — Child care providers throughout Wisconsin have started to receive funds through the Child Care Bridge Payments Program aimed at stabilizing child care in the state. The Wisconsin ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Child Care Counts Wisconsin is a necessary investment in our future. Evers knows. | Opinion

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers is demanding continued funding for Child Care Counts, a program supporting child care providers and working families. The author points to New Mexico as a successful ...
Yahoo

Wisconsin Is Cutting State Funding for Child Care. Providers Are Taking a Stand

On Monday, child care providers across the country participated in the fourth annual Day Without Child Care, closing their doors and gathering to demand a better child care system with more public ...
Channel 3000

On 'Day Without Child Care' Wisconsin providers, parents raise alarm on loss of funding in state budget

WAUNAKEE, Wis. – Many child care and preschool classrooms across the country were empty Monday as providers nationwide marked a Day Without Child Care — because here in Wisconsin, providers say ...
The Post-Crescent

In many places in Wisconsin child care is more expensive than rent

Recently, Leah Doepke, her husband and their two children moved from Oshkosh to a city of less than 2,000 on the Wisconsin-Michigan border. The move to Niagara, Wisconsin, wasn’t for a new job, or a ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Child care costs as much as college. Here is what you need to know about fixes. | Opinion

Child care costs are a significant burden on parents, comparable to college tuition, while providers struggle to stay open. Low wages and difficulty finding qualified staff exacerbate the challenges ...
The Post-Crescent

These three Wisconsin legislators all had child care careers. Here's how this shapes their policy:

When state Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, discusses policy, she sees more than the words on the pages in front of her. She sees the children who crawled, toddled and eventually walked through the ...