Content referencing Ruth Schmidt
Child Care Becoming Harder to Afford, State Report Finds
Value of state subsidy has declined and working families need help, Gov. Evers says.
Jul 31st, 2024 by Erik Gunn
Child Care Providers Renew Call for State Funding
Programs struggling to survive. Evers supports more funding, GOP legislators don't.
May 14th, 2024 by Erik Gunn
GOP Proposal Would Give Businesses Tax Credits For Paying For Child Care
Proposal would encourage businesses to create their own daycares or pay for outside providers.
Dec 1st, 2023 by Sarah Lehr
Evers Shifts $170 Million, Extends Child Care Support
Using federal reimbursement for FEMA expenses to extend child care funding into 2025.
Oct 17th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Child Care Providers ‘Reeling,’ Need Funding
Legislature has ignored Gov. Evers' proposals to replace lost pandemic funding.
Aug 7th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Child Care Providers Try Again For State Funding
Republican legislators so far opposed, but may consider tax credits.
Jul 10th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
Milwaukee Child Care Issues Force Parents To Stop Working
City's South Side is a "child care desert." McDonald's can pay better than centers.
Jun 15th, 2023 by Tyler Dedrick
Child Care Providers, Parents Call for More Funding
Advocate says system ‘will collapse’ without state aid when pandemic relief ends.
Jan 16th, 2023 by Erik Gunn
State’s Child Care Providers Face Tough Choices
Struggling with worker shortages, low wages, long waitlists as federal pandemic funds end.
Dec 20th, 2022 by Jenny Peek
Families Struggle to Find Early Child Care
Families 'drowning' as early child care programs in state face staffing shortages.
Nov 7th, 2022 by Gaby Vinick
Child Care Providers Struggle to Stay Safe
Low pay, high turnover, and now a pandemic that threatens to put them out of business.
Jun 1st, 2020 by Mary Kate McCoy
State Rewards Top Child Care Centers
Department Of Children And Families now gives higher payments to higher rated providers.
Jul 5th, 2019 by Shamane Mills
State Has Shortage of Child Care Workers
Report finds 3 in 10 leave their jobs each year due to low pay, poor benefits.
Mar 17th, 2019 by Phoebe Petrovic
