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...]
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Some Milwaukee County parents leaving workforce due to sky-high child care costs
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...]
Historic Wisconsin Shares Rate Increase to Reach over 28,000 Children
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...]
Trouble Finding Child Care? You’re Not Alone, and Here’s Why.
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...]
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Rock-a-bye Baby: Why The American Child Care Crisis is Bad for the Economy
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...]
Next Door Earns Perfect Score On Latest Youngstar Rating
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...]
St. Ann Center Bucyrus Campus Now Enrolling Adult and Child Day Care
Would-be business owners move one step closer to dream
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...]
Child Care choices for students make a differenc
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...]
Free MATC courses now available to child care providers seeking to advance quality rating
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...]