In the Spring of 2020, Kids Forward published its first report that specifically examined racial equity in Wisconsin’s Early Care and Education (ECE) system. Unsurprisingly, the resulting data showed significant disparities in access to high-quality childcare as determined by YoungStar rating. Fortunately, we did not see this same...
Equity and Collectivity in Early Childhood Healthy Eating
The Community of Practice Meeting on Farm to Early Care and Education was hosted by the Policy Equity Group and supported by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation - Washington D.C., 24-26 September, 2019. Arriving back to mid 60’s temperatures in Madison last Thursday afternoon, I immediately remembered the warmth of Washington, DC I had just...
Progress for Wisconsin’s Children at a Standstill
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 17, 2019 CONTACT: Erica Nelson, Kids Count and Race to Equity Project Director enelson@kidsforward.net, (608) 284-0580 x-321 Ken Taylor, Kids Forward Executive Director ktaylor@kidsforward.net, (608) 284-0580 x-302 MADISON, Wisconsin — Wisconsin’s rank of 13th in the annual KIDS COUNT® Data Book signals...
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