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What About the Children?: Why Childcare Funding Does Matter

September 9, 2023

By LaKeshia N. Myers Reputable (and affordable) childcare is scarce. It is apparently so scarce, according to the Center for American Progress (CAP), 54% of people in Wisconsin live in a child … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Child Care Counts Program, LaKeshia N. Myers

Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs

June 24, 2023

Milwaukee County parents spend more of their income on child care than most Americans. Gov. Tony Evers wants to intervene as Wisconsin providers face a fiscal cliff. by Tyler Dedrick for … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Child Care Costs, Tyler Dedrick

Historic Wisconsin Shares Rate Increase to Reach over 28,000 Children

January 8, 2022

Wisconsin to exceed federal child care subsidy recommendation for first time in state history Many Wisconsin Shares families will see an increase in their subsidy amount this month thanks to a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Child Care Subsidies, Wisconsin Department of Children and Families, Wisconsin Shares

Trouble Finding Child Care? You’re Not Alone, and Here’s Why.

October 22, 2021

By Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Sam Woods, Sharimah Negrón, Tamara Johnson, Yimma Davila-Castro

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Rock-a-bye Baby: Why The American Child Care Crisis is Bad for the Economy

October 9, 2021

By LaKeshia N. Myers In 1984, my mother was one of the 52% percent of American women who worked outside the home. Both my parents being public school educators, they knew they would need to … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, LaKeshia N. Myers

Next Door Earns Perfect Score On Latest Youngstar Rating

April 1, 2017

Next Door is the only early learning agency in SE Wisconsin to ever receive a perfect score in the history of the state child care rating and improvement system Milwaukee, WI – Next Door, a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Next Door Early Learning School, YoungStar

St. Ann Center Bucyrus Campus Now Enrolling Adult and Child Day Care

August 15, 2015

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Popular Interests In This Article: Adult Day Care, Child Care

Would-be business owners move one step closer to dream

January 4, 2014

Refugees who have the dream of starting their own business are closer to making that a reality. The participants of the Refugee Childcare Microenterprise Development Project are working to start … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Entrepreneurship, Multicultural Entrepreneurial Institute, Nelson Soler, Pan African Community Association, Rawaa Al-Shamman, Social Development Commission

Child Care choices for students make a differenc

April 27, 2013

From Backpacks to Briefcases By Vincent Lyles Like many working parents, I always want to know where my children are when their school day ends. And I know I am not alone in this daily … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Boys and Girls Club, Child Care, Vincent Lyles, YoungStar

Free MATC courses now available to child care providers seeking to advance quality rating

December 14, 2012

A new educational option is now available to child care providers in the greater Milwaukee area who want to move from a 2-star to 3-star rating in YoungStar - Wisconsin’s child care quality rating and … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Child Care, Free Classes, Milwaukee Area Technical College, YoungStar

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