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.
JFC Motion Improves a Few Areas, but Leaves Most of the Wisconsin Shares Cuts Intact Tuesday evening the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) approved an omnibus motion that makes a few improvements in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) budget. However, a new Wisconsin Budget Project Blog post says the committee’s version of the DCF...
Nearly nine of out of ten Wisconsin high school students graduated on time last year, a rate that has increased for at least three years in a row. But Wisconsin’s high graduation rate masks a deep disparity between the graduation rates of white and black students. In 2012, 89.5% of Wisconsin’s high school students graduated with a...
The next meeting of the Joint Finance Committee (JFC) this week will be on Tuesday, May 21, starting at 10:00 in Room 412 E. The largest set of papers will concern the issues in the Department of Children and Families (DCF) budget, including Wisconsin Shares child care subsides, W-2, EITC funding, the Transform Milwaukee Jobs Program,...
The YoungStar quality rating and improvement system is being rolled out, bringing greater focus to the quality of services for children from low-income families supported by Wisconsin Shares child care subsidies.
Wisconsin was ranked as one of the top ten states for licensing program requirements and oversight of child care centers in a 2013 report from Child Care Aware of America, We Can Do Better: Child Care Aware of America's Ranking of State Child Care Center Regulations and Oversight. Wisconsin was ranked 4th in program requirements and...
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