This report is the fourth in a series of WCCF reports tracking the progress of
Wisconsin’s YoungStar program, a quality rating and improvement system
(QRIS) launched in 2011 to improve the quality of Wisconsin child care
programs. YoungStar focuses on children of low-income working families
receiving assistance from the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy programs.
YoungStar rates the quality of child care programs on a 5-Star scale and is
administered in 6 regions of the state. The analysis in this report is based on
data as of the end of July 2013.
Early Care and Education
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.
Wisconsin’s Race to the Top-Early Learning: What’s Happening?
I asked Andrew Turner, Wisconsin’s Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTTT-ELC) Grant Manager, to provide a summary of progress on early learning system building so far in the 4-year grant. Here is a what he provided. Enhancing Early Learning Systems Public private: Working in consultation with early childhood coalitions and...
The Impact of the Seven-Year Freeze of Child Care Payment Rates
WCCF has released a report on the impact of the 7-year freeze of child care payment rates in Wisconsin Shares: Child Care Rates The freeze has negative implications for the quality and stability of child care programs, the services children are receiving, and the ability of parents to afford child care.The report includes an analysis of...
The Impact of the Seven-Year Freeze of Child Care Payment Rates
The 2012 child care market survey made available recently shows the impact of frozen child care payment rates in the Wisconsin Shares child care subsidy program.
Looking on the Bright Side of Wisconsin’s Early Learning & Development Efforts
As the fall colors begin to glow, I thought I would focus on some of the recent progress in Wisconsin’s early learning and development landscape. In the midst of increasingly partisan battles at state and national levels, and after disappointing results in the state’s biennial budget, here are six encouraging trends.YoungStar: 65% of...
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