Research has shown that the first five years play an enormous role in a child’s ongoing development and future success. Since most kids are in a child care or preschool setting while their parents are at work, it’s critical that we invest in a high-quality early education system that provides the experiences kids need for healthy development.
A new study on Wisconsin's child care workforce shows that child care workers continue to face low pay, weak benefits, and high turnover. The painful truth is that there has been very little progress since 1997. The Capital Times ran an article on the child care study focusing on the low pay for child care workers in Wisconsin. The...
It is no secret that the payment rates for the Wisconsin Shares (WI Shares) child care subsidy program have been on a steep decline for many years. Where are we now, and how did we get there? A recent child care market survey shows how low the payment rates have plummeted. Historical Background Reasonable range of affordable child care:...
Wisconsin was ranked 6th in the nation for 4-year-olds enrolled in prekindergarten programs in 2015, according to the annual The State of Preschool 2015, released by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The report showed that 71.7% of Wisconsin’s 4-year-olds were enrolled in prekindergarten, including 4-year-old...
Hillary Clinton is proposing an agenda focusing on child care and home visiting. The Huffington Post published a May 10 article titled: Clinton To Lay Out Agenda For Making Child Care Better — And More Affordable Clinton is putting forth her policy agenda for young children and their families, including two key pieces: Child Care:...
Governors are increasingly paying attention to early care and education (ECE) in their State of the State Addresses. The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) put together a Report on Governors 2016 Comments on ECE that showed a total of 23 governors (12 Democrats and 11 Republicans) mentioned early care and education in their State of the...
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